Basic Coding For Flash Video

CATEGORIES: Flash, Tutorials, Video Tutorials | Tom Green | September 18, 2008

This tutorial starts with a visual analogy about how streaming Flash video works and moves on to explain the basic Action Script code behind delivering Flash video.

[If you want to create your own project and follow along with this tutorial, the lesson files are available for download here]

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Great tutorial – I will try it.
But how do I put in a video-player with this code – you know – with a play-button, stop-button etc… ???

Comment by Erik | September 20, 2008 @ 12:44 pm

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Good video overall, however the error when the metaData is not found is not “Flash freaking out”. Its occurring because the NetStream event doesn’t have a default onMetaData callback function defined.

Many other functions/methods/classes/objects will create this same result. For instance:

// throw an unhandled IOError
new URLLoader().load(new URLRequest(”path/to/fake/file”);

Comment by Matthew Keefe | October 16, 2008 @ 10:40 am

I agree Matt and I never use a video object without an onMetaData callback function. The issue I confront is how to explain some of the bizarre error messages kicked out by the compiler. In this case, if I am in class or at a conference, I can take the minute or two to explain what is going on. When you have a maximum time limit you cut corners and tell those that are new to the technique it is “flash freaking out”. Still thanks for weighing in.

Comment by Tom Green | October 16, 2008 @ 6:31 pm