using video

[mark]

I'm not sure if I already know the answer to this, but is it possible to playback quicktime video files from within an SWFkit application.

If not, what media files can I playback and how do I do it?

I ask because we've been forced to use director for several projects....when we actually prefer to use flash. We've found that encoding video in flash is pretty hit and miss and even when you do get it in ok there a re issues over syncing sound and video, memory problems etc. etc.

Any help you can give me would be apppreciated.


Thanks in advance.

[SWFKit]

You can playback a quicktime movie in a SWFKit application by using the quicktime ActiveX object.

You can also playback other movies such as avi, asf, wmv by using the Microsoft windows media player.

The Microsoft windows media player has been installed on most of the Windows systems, but the Quicktime player doesn't. You can test and install the quicktime player in SWFKit like this:

var quicktime_player = new ActiveXObject("QuickTime.QuickTime.3");
if (quicktime_player == undefined)
{
Shell.runAndWait(The Quicktime Player installer);
}

To play a .mov file

var var1 = createControl("QuickTime.QuickTime.3", 0, 0, 200, 200);
var1.activex.seturl("g:\\cats_and_dogs_144.mov");
var1.activex.play();

[dvmstv]

Is there a way for to check if window media player has the correct Codec installed before playing any compressed AVI. Thanks. -DVMS.TV