how to play .swf file?
is it possible to play .swf files?
I`ve many of .swf files, but i want to scroll bar to back, stop the .swf like in youtube
is it posiible?
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@Tomas
Yes, it is possible. However, there is a drawback namely, there is no seek time involved thus the player doesn't know when you stop.
To see a swf in action, if you wish to see a swf being used with the JWPlayer then visit the multimedia section on my web site.
Here is the link. If you look at the code then you'll see a swf file being used
www.mirana.net/multimedia.html
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oh, yes,but your video files embeded in source are: .mp4
and I want to embed: .swf
And my question is:
Is it possible put .swf as video file in fwplayer, and use scroll bar ?
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Yes
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@hast
Here is an example of using a swf.
go to www.mirana.net/multimedia.html and look at the code for that page.
The diamond is a swf which is being played by the JWPlayer. simply right click for proof.
Knowing that this is possible then you can use scroll bar and IF I understand you correctly, do you mean scroll bar in a playlist?
perhaps I am missing something?
Well I am an old man of 64 and it could be that senility is begining
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My .swf file consist of 300 jpg files
I convert it like this:
jpeg2swf -q 100 -r 5 -M -f -o $DESTDIR/kamera.swf $DESTDIR/*.jpg
its of course conversion from 300x.jpg -> 1 swf file
Now I`ve 1 swf, and when I simply embed to html it just play from 1 to 400 jpg. I cant stop, I cant forward, I cant back etc.
So I need something like fwplayer with scroll bar (like in youtube, on the bottom). So I could rewind, stop etc.
is it possible fo ONE (1) swf to rewind it (with scrollbar), etc?
Thank You very much Tomas and Willie ;)
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that is the one problem in using a swf and have the JWPlayer playing it.
However, all isnt lost.
You can then convert the swf into an mp4/flv using a great utility called "Sothink SWF to Video Converter"
Does this help?
btw, have a Zywick on me ;-)
Ethan Feldman
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All – We do not support swf files. SWF is not a video format, it a Flash animation. Technically the files will play in the JW Player, but since SWF files generally have some interactive elements in them, we do not support them, as those will no longer be interactive if played through the player. If you are trying to embed a SWF file, it is recommended to just embed it without the player.
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ah, and is it possible to play backward swf ? by using java script command?
Ethan Feldman
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I don’t know. All I know is that the player does not support this format.
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@Ethan
I agree with you in what you stated.
The swf that I use with the JWplayer does not contain such.
I am aware of the pitfalls associated with swf/JWPlayer.
The example is a very simple flash swf.
I simply replied to the question "is it possible to play a swf"
Sorry to have responded if it created turmoil.
Ethan Feldman
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No worries :)
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Ethan,
is it possible to use some player for SWF files? or we should just embed it with some of the 2 methods explained on the forum?
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@Pablo
In my posting of 05-17, the mentioned link had the a swf present which I subsequently replaced by virtue of making my web site which is written in html5 and using the JWPlayer in the html5 mode(this is still in the process).
Three things are worth noting
<ol>
<li>I kept the swf to under 2mb in size</li>
<li>when using the flashmode with the new flash player (32&64 bit) FOUC was often indicated. Irrespective in the manner that it placed placed or positioned in the document</li>
<li>this isn't practical for the mobile market</li>
</ol>
To make it possible for the html5 modus, I simply converted the swf into the H.264 mp4 iso v2 format
IMHO, a swf should be used IF and only IF its size is kept relatively small that is to say <2mb in size. Using a swf is more indicated for the desktop environment BUT as we both are well aware consideration for the mobile market must be thereby also considered in the design schema which is a decision that the web designer makes or responsible for and also the client.
I can upon request make the example I used(05-17) available for viewing.
Ethan Feldman
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Our player does not support SWF files because SWF is not a video format, it is a Flash animation.
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Thanks @Willie & @Ethan
Ethan Feldman
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NP
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I've experienced the same challenges and chose to rely exclusively on the jQuery library and plugins to accomplish what you're asking. The jQuery UI which is a separate package contains sliders and buttons that can be skinned with different .css files. With creative use of jQuery UI, jQuery, and calls to the SWFObject used to create the embed for your .swf, you will be able to load, play, fast forward, rewind, and use a slider for navigating your .swf. You can even create special functions to monitor when the .swf is complete.
I used this in conjunction with the JWPlayer so we could host .swf and full video files in the same container. We just have to tell the container what type of file it is and it will use the appropriate methods.
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As a follow-up. It's critical that each of your images are separate 'frames' in the _root level of the .swf. If, for some reason, your .swf contains sprites/movieclips which run on their own timeline, this will not work for you. You need to have a 'flat' .swf file where everything runs on the main _root timeline in individual frames. This way, you can control the flow of the movie via the SWFObject calls.
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omg
put your money where your mouth is and let's see a link. this I have to see in action.
Ethan Feldman
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Do you have a link Jamie?
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yes that would be very cool! link please
Ethan Feldman
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Sounds like he isn’t coming back …
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