help with flv video interface

[jsauna]

Hi!
I'm trying to put together a number of videos on a single module. I'm don't know much actionscripting, so i thought the easiest way to go about it would be call the URL for the different movies on frames 1, 2, 3, 4 etc, then create buttons as icons for the movies which will in turn "go to and play" at frame 1, 2, 3, 4...

I've actually managed to get my interface to work, but I still have one major problem. If I click on another movie while one is still playing, they both play together. how can i get one movie to stop when the other starts playing? I'm assuming I have to put some actionscript in the buttons, but have no idea what.

You can view what i have so far at: http://www.publicintegrity.org/video...und_Video.html

Can somebody please help? I'm running on a deadline, and need to get this done fast

I am using Flash 8 Professional.

thanks

[nadafinga]

it's hard to say without seeing your actual script/.fla, but for what you are doing, I would assume that you need to make sure the keyframe for each movie starts and ends at it's specified frame, so "movie01" that loads on "frame01" doesn't continue in the timeline at frame 2..... and the same for each frame that contains a movie....

hope this helps

oh, and use gotoAndStop... not gotoAndPlay

[jsauna]

thanks for the response. I tried GotoAndStop, but that doesn't help either. I can attach my original fla file if you'd be willing to take a look at it.

[nadafinga]

Originally Posted by jsauna

thanks for the response. I tried GotoAndStop, but that doesn't help either. I can attach my original fla file if you'd be willing to take a look at it.

that would be helpful to myself or anyone trying to help you.....

[jsauna]

okay, here it is. Thanks again

[nadafinga]

here you go, just as I thought, the problem was what I addressed in the first post, you need to eliminate the movie from the timeline after it's initial keyframe (shift + F5). Good luck and enjoy.

p.s. it's a slow day so i fixed some text alignment issues for you, and tidied up your script a bit as well....

[jsauna]

thank you so much! that was great. It's so frustrating trying to teach myself, cuz i spend hours on a problem and then someone like you come along and fixes it in seconds.
now i gotta tackle buffer time. but hey! this is great. thanks again

[nadafinga]

hey no problem (seems like you are working for a good cause), don't get too frustrated, in most circles I would be considered a flash newb as well. Just study what I did (after you meet your deadline of course!) then compare it to what you had, and you should be able to see what I did and why. Hint: the problem you were having wasn't in actionscript (even though I changed it a bit to make it a bit cleaner) it was in the way you had your timelines/layers set up......