video Object and NetStream Help

[Navarone]

I am trying to get my flv to play in my video object. So I have been following the Help files and I must not be doing something correct cause nothing is playing.

I added a new video object to my Library and renamed it "my_video" . I then draged it to the stage, set the size properties I needed 320x240 and gave it an instance name of "my_video". Then I attached this code straight from the Help file and changed the file name to play my flv.

PHP Code:

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(my_nc);
my_video.attachVideo(ns); // my_video is a Video object on the Stage
ns.play("Videos\Intro.flv"); 


When I test the movie in flash I don't see my video. I also published my flash project and tried playing the swf file but it still doesn't work.

What am I doing wrong?

[chrisgannon]

You simply need to change the line:

var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(my_nc);

to

var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);

It's a known error in the help.

[Navarone]

Ok, I changed that per your suggestion, but I still don't see my video.

PHP Code:

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
my_video.attachVideo(ns); // my_video is a Video object on the Stage
ns.play("Videos\Intro.flv"); 


[EDIT]Hey, Navarone... AS tag is offline... Please use PHP tag instead... Thank you...[/EDIT]

[Navarone]

Ok, thanks for the tip.

I read thru the help files and got things to work. However, I want to use the media controller and I don't think I understand how to link the controller to my_video.

I would use the Media Playback component, but I don't see anywhere how to adjust the size of the component. If I change the property values, it defaults back to the component's original size.

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Oh... never mind. I think I figured that out too!

[chrisgannon]

I have found that changing the AS 2.0-specific syntax from:

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); 
nc.connect(null); 
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc); 
my_video.attachVideo(ns); // my_video is a Video object on the Stage 
ns.play("Videos\Intro.flv");

to

nc= new NetConnection(); 
nc.connect(null); 
ns = new NetStream(nc); 
my_video.attachVideo(ns); // my_video is a Video object on the Stage 
ns.play("Videos\Intro.flv");

makes it alot more stable - the var declaration along with the object type (:NetStream) seems to make it fail sometimes

[oka_]

Also you might want to try using the line

ns.play("Videos\\Intro.flv");

Being able to actually find the file helps

-oka