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Scott Koons

2005-04-07, 5:49 pm

Hi all,

I am working on some code Chris Hock used at the Max conference to =
dynamically generate thumbnails from an XML list and FCS. I've got =
everything running fine on a PC, but when I test on a mac, I get issues =
with the video not starting right away (although the sound does) and =
sometimes the thumbnails do not generate at all (hence the corresponding =
video does not play). Has anyone run across these issues on a mac =
platform? Can anyone suggest a solution?

Thanks for the help.

-Scott

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daz lee

2005-04-07, 5:49 pm

well the thumbnails are done on the server right? and works on pc so =
it's a local thing, it could be a video encoding thing, or a player =
glitch, try a video file you know works on mac with the same thumbinail =
system.
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Hi all,

I am working on some code Chris Hock used at the Max conference to =
dynamically generate thumbnails from an XML list and FCS. I've got =
everything running fine on a PC, but when I test on a mac, I get issues =
with the video not starting right away (although the sound does) and =
sometimes the thumbnails do not generate at all (hence the corresponding =
video does not play). Has anyone run across these issues on a mac =
platform? Can anyone suggest a solution?

Thanks for the help.

-Scott

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Scott Koons

2005-04-07, 5:49 pm


Thanks Daz. Yes, the videos work fine on the mac when I stream them
through another player and there does not appear to be any encoding
issues. I was wondering if anyone else had tried the dynamic thumbnail
generation code and received similar results. I have also tested the
page with several macs at different locations, and all the macs (in all
browsers) come up with the same issues.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

-Scott


On Feb 20, 2005, at 3:28 PM, daz lee wrote:

>
> well the thumbnails are done on the server right? and works on pc so
> it's a local thing, it could be a video encoding thing, or a player
> glitch, try a video file you know works on mac with the same
> thumbinail system.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Koons<mailto:scott-mzx94KdJ7Zk@public.gmane.org>
> To:
> flashcomm-1Ss2GqJETD3yZ38Mhd3e/9ZfFG6BLHNm@public.gmane.org<mailto:
> flashcomm-1Ss2GqJETD3yZ38Mhd3e/9ZfFG6BLHNm@public.gmane.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:24 PM
> Subject: [FlashComm] dynamic thumbnail generation...
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am working on some code Chris Hock used at the Max conference to
> dynamically generate thumbnails from an XML list and FCS. I've got
> everything running fine on a PC, but when I test on a mac, I get
> issues with the video not starting right away (although the sound
> does) and sometimes the thumbnails do not generate at all (hence the
> corresponding video does not play). Has anyone run across these
> issues on a mac platform? Can anyone suggest a solution?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> -Scott
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daz lee

2005-04-07, 5:49 pm

has to be the player then, the mac player is prety buggy
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Subject: Re: [FlashComm] dynamic thumbnail generation...



Thanks Daz. Yes, the videos work fine on the mac when I stream them =20
through another player and there does not appear to be any encoding =20
issues. I was wondering if anyone else had tried the dynamic =
thumbnail =20
generation code and received similar results. I have also tested the =

page with several macs at different locations, and all the macs (in =
all =20
browsers) come up with the same issues.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

-Scott


On Feb 20, 2005, at 3:28 PM, daz lee wrote:

>
> well the thumbnails are done on the server right? and works on pc so =

=20
> it's a local thing, it could be a video encoding thing, or a player =


> glitch, try a video file you know works on mac with the same =20
> thumbinail system.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Koons<mailto:scott-mzx94KdJ7Zk@public.gmane.org<mailto:scott-mzx94KdJ7Zk@public.gmane.org>>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:24 PM
> Subject: [FlashComm] dynamic thumbnail generation...
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am working on some code Chris Hock used at the Max conference to =

=20
> dynamically generate thumbnails from an XML list and FCS. I've got =


> everything running fine on a PC, but when I test on a mac, I get =20
> issues with the video not starting right away (although the sound =20
> does) and sometimes the thumbnails do not generate at all (hence the =

=20
> corresponding video does not play). Has anyone run across these =20
> issues on a mac platform? Can anyone suggest a solution?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> -Scott
>
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hank williams

2005-04-07, 5:49 pm

Scott,

I am interested in doing the exact same thing. Could you tell me where
I find I could find the thumbnail generation code?

Thanks
Hank


On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:58:56 -0700, Scott Koons <scott-mzx94KdJ7Zk@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Thanks Daz. Yes, the videos work fine on the mac when I stream them
> through another player and there does not appear to be any encoding
> issues. I was wondering if anyone else had tried the dynamic thumbnail
> generation code and received similar results. I have also tested the
> page with several macs at different locations, and all the macs (in all
> browsers) come up with the same issues.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Scott
>
>
> On Feb 20, 2005, at 3:28 PM, daz lee wrote:
>
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Scott Koons

2005-04-07, 5:49 pm


Sure Hank. You can find a DevCenter article with code at:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx...deo_player.html
we have been working from this and some additional code that the
article was based upon. It works very nicely on a Windows environment,
but we are completely stumped when it come to the Mac. This is our
first experience with compatibility issues. Somewhere, someone has got
to have tried this with success on the Mac.

Let me know if you run into the same issues. Perhaps we can solve this
one together Hank. Thanks for the input.

-Scott



On Feb 21, 2005, at 11:52 AM, hank williams wrote:

>
> Scott,
>
> I am interested in doing the exact same thing. Could you tell me where
> I find I could find the thumbnail generation code?
>
> Thanks
> Hank
>
>
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:58:56 -0700, Scott Koons <scott-mzx94KdJ7Zk@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
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