Quicktime6 & MX

[robMaurizi]

Hey all... I've got a QT6 .mov that I need to add to my Flash interface. However, I'm having a heck of a time getting the QT movie to play back. I've currently got it linked (vs. embedded) in a Flash MX file... I've tried many different methods of dealing with this linked QT6 .mov, and the only one that does work is dumping it right onto the stage in the main timeline.

I've:

- created a new movie clip, added the linked movie (it says I need X frames to be added to the timeline, so I say yes). I also added a couple of other layers: one for actions (stop @ the first frame & last, w/ some labels too), one for control buttons (play, ff, rew, pause), and the buttons have actions associated with them... Place movie clip on main stage @ frame 1 w/ stop action. No luck here. The final output just shows the buttons, without the video.

- created a new movie clip with just the linked movie (no actions, no buttons, etc.), placed this movie clip on the main stage @ frame 1 with other layers for buttons. ActionScripted the buttons to control the movie clip, and still no luck. The final output is the same as above (just buttons, no video).

- placed the linked video on the main stage @ frame 1, and publish. The final output shows the video as it should. This doesn't seem right, though, because I would have to add all of the frames of the video to the main timeline to make this work.

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Things common to all attempts:
- Publish Flash 5 .swf
- Publish QT .mov w/ no controler, pause @ start, auto everything else
- Publish no HTML (shouldn't matter)
- Using Flash MX, QT6 on PBG4 1GB RAM, OS X
- Linked video was made w/ FinalCut Pro on OS X, exported through Cleaner 5.

I've also been working with 2 different vid files: 1 is about 5 seconds long, while the other is about 5 minutes long. The final output needs to include the long video in it.

Thanks!
-Rob

[Billy T]

Originally posted by robMaurizi

- Publish Flash 5 .swf


the flash 5 plugin doesnt support video

you dont need to add frames to the main timeline because the video has all the frames it needs within the mc you placed it in

I dont really understand your problem

[rynoe]

I love the .mov qtime flics when it comes to mx they have really solved the problem your dealing with. Again it needs to dump right onto the stage but it absorbs completely and even the sound can be upgraded and compressed to mp3. I am sorry I know this isn't the answer you where looking for, but I hope it helps.......

[robMaurizi]

The problem with this, is that you still have to publish a QT .mov from MX, no? So what you're left with is another QT .mov, so you're right back where you started, except now your .mov has some interactivity built in!

Yarr!

Thanks for everyone's responses... I ultimately ended up embedding the .mov into a separate .fla, published that as .swf6, and I'm loading that at runtime.. Works pretty well so far, considering we're leaving dialup users in the dust anyway ;-)

-Rob