[AS2] FLV stopping and starting

[philLT11]

I am using a movie player component I downloaded from the internet to play a number of short movies (which are called dynamically from actionscript). They range from 5MB to 34MB in size. One of my questions is: are the file sizes I just mentioned suitable for a progressive download over the internet?

The reason I ask is because I tested the website online and what happens is the component initiates a buffer time now and again. Basically, the movies are stopping and starting.

If you go to:

http://www.philleith.com/BJ.html

and click on the "film" section, you will see what I mean. If this is a size issue, would it be useful to implement a preloader?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Phil

[philLT11]

I am using a movie player component I downloaded from the internet to play a number of short movies (which are called dynamically from actionscript). They range from 5MB to 34MB in size. One of my questions is: are the file sizes I just mentioned suitable for a progressive download over the internet?

The reason I ask is because I tested the website online and what happens is the component initiates a buffer time now and again. Basically, the movies are stopping and starting.

If you go to:

http://www.philleith.com/BJ.html

and click on the "film" section, you will see what I mean. If this is a size issue, would it be useful to implement a preloader?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Phil