Determine Which Video is Playing in iAd Producer

Hi,
Can someone help me how to check what video is playing on my iAd creative? I'm working on a multi video creative banner and I would like to call an analytics code depending on which video is playing. I have a carousel object that controls which video to play. The thing is, the analytic tracking should be called when the video reaches 25%, 50% and 75% of its duration.
I'm finding ways to execute this through the CODE WINDOW and not within the Inspector or Action Lists panels.
Thanks!
Mark

The code window is where you would hook in your own calls. Otherwise, you could check the boxes in the Analytics window for the default events. Be sure that you've discussed getting this type of reporting with whomever is running your ad since video quartiles may not be part of the standard reporting roll-up.
-Mark

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Quicktime has tons of Gamma issues and if a pc's video card is set to 16-235 instead of full range then VLC will washout video as well.
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http://wiki.videolan.org/VSG:Video:Color_nVidia
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    mcVideoControls.btnPlay.visible        = false;
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    mcVideoControls.btnPlay.visible        = true;
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    mcVideoControls.mcVolumeFill.mcFillRed.width    = 1;
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    // checks, if user is scrubbing. if so, seek in the video
    // if not, just update the position of the scrubber according
    // to the current time
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    else
        mcVideoControls.mcProgressScrubber.x = nsStream.time * 432 / objInfo.duration;
    // set time and duration label
    mcVideoControls.lblTimeDuration.htmlText        = "<font color='#ffffff'>" + formatTime(nsStream.time) + "</font> / " + formatTime(objInfo.duration);
    // update the width from the progress bar. the grey one displays
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    mcVideoControls.mcProgressFill.mcFillGrey.width    = nsStream.bytesLoaded * 438 / nsStream.bytesTotal;
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        mcVideoControls.mcVolumeFill.mcFillRed.width = mcVideoControls.mcVolumeScrubber.x - 371 + 53;
    // chech if user is currently hovering over description label
    if(bolDescriptionHover) {
        // check in which direction we're currently moving
        if(bolDescriptionHoverForward) {
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            mcVideoControls.mcVideoDescription.lblDescription.x -= 0.1;
            if(mcVideoControls.mcVideoDescription.lblDescription.textWidth - 133 <= Math.abs(mcVideoControls.mcVideoDescription.lblDescription.x))
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        } else {
            // move to the right and check if we're back to normal
            mcVideoControls.mcVideoDescription.lblDescription.x += 0.1;
            if(mcVideoControls.mcVideoDescription.lblDescription.x >= 0)
                bolDescriptionHoverForward = true;
    } else {
        // reset label position and direction variable
        mcVideoControls.mcVideoDescription.lblDescription.x = 0;
        bolDescriptionHoverForward = true;
function onMetaData(info:Object):void {
    // stores meta data in a object
    objInfo = info;
    // now we can start the timer because
    // we have all the neccesary data
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function netStatusHandler(event:NetStatusEvent):void {
    // handles net status events
    switch (event.info.code) {
        // trace a messeage when the stream is not found
        case "NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound":
            trace("Stream not found: " + strSource);
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        // more video left or stop the player
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    nsStream.seek(0);
    // in order to clear the display, we need to
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    // function has a bug
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    mcVideoControls.btnPlay.visible        = true;
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function formatTime(t:int):String {
    // returns the minutes and seconds with leading zeros
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function fullscreenOnClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
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function fullscreenOffClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
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    stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.NORMAL;
function onFullscreen(e:FullScreenEvent):void {
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    if (e.fullScreen) {
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        mcVideoControls.btnFullscreenOff.visible = true;
        // bottom center align controls
        mcVideoControls.x = (Capabilities.screenResolutionX - 440) / 2;
        mcVideoControls.y = (Capabilities.screenResolutionY - 33);
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        vidDisplay.width     = vidDisplay.height * 4 / 3;
        vidDisplay.x        = (Capabilities.screenResolutionX - vidDisplay.width) / 2;
    } else {
        // switch fullscreen buttons
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        mcVideoControls.btnFullscreenOff.visible = false;
        // reset controls position
        mcVideoControls.x = 0;
        mcVideoControls.y = 330;
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        vidDisplay.x = 0;
        vidDisplay.width = 440;
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        mcVideoControls.btnPlay.visible        = false;
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initVideoPlayer();

No,im not using flvplayback component (i think).
Heres the video player that i'm using:
http://www.thetechlabs.com/tutorials/xml/expanding-the-as3-videoplayer/

Why do some YouTube videos stop playing after a short time?

Since sometime in October, 2013, I have noticed that more and more YouTube videos stop playing within a minute of starting. Most that stop do so in 15 or 16 seconds. The playing stops because the download stops. I watch this on a network activity monitor I always have running. Not all videos do this, but the problem is becoming more and more frequent. Some videos which played correctly for me in the recent past are now exhibiting this problem.
Other than installing the latest Firefox updates I have NOT changed the software on my machine. I run Linux by the way. I do not think this is a Linux problem because (1) it was all working before and (2) my son who runs both Mac OS X *and* Windows is also seeing the same problem. We both use Firefox as our browser on all our platforms.
I should also note that I am NOT seeing this problem with any of the other video websites I use, only when I go to YouTube. That leads me to believe that the problem is not in Firefox; if it were it should affect videos from all websites.
Additionally the problem occurs whether or not I log into YouTube.
I have not run Firefox in safe mode because all the extensions I use did not affect the download of Videos before, so I don't expect unchanged extensions to suddenly start causing problems.
So, anyone else see this problem? (There was another note which talked about the same problem but it was disabled.)
Also -- pardon my paranoia, but -- I need to ask: Since YouTube is owned by Google and Google has its own browser it wants you to use, Chrome, is it possible that Google is intentionally causing some YouTube videos to fail if it sees that they are being sent to Firefox?
(That is not so outlandish I think. Microsoft WAS at one point caught mangling web pages going to certain web browsers other than IE. And these days Google wants to dominate the Internet just as badly as Microsoft does, so why not pull dirty tricks too?)
If this keeps happening I am going to have to try Google's Chrome to see if it somehow manages to play YouTube videos correctly while Firefox does not. But I really do NOT want to install Chrome because I trust Google about as much as I trust Microsoft, which is to say Not At All.
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
There have been some issues with Flash 11 in the recent past. This could be a manifestation of that issue. Kindly check this response below to see if this helps you in viewing Flash videos.
Also, if you want to check if this is a flash problem and specifically on youtube, you can try the HTML5 version of Youtube. In this, there are no plugins involved, and the browser natively renders the videos. You can signup for the HTML5 trial by visiting http://youtube.com/html5. Please try that and check if the issue goes away.
Also, in this case, Google might not be doing anything sinister - they generally try to be standards compliant too. You can definitely try installing Google Chrome and test this issue, but we definitely would want you to continue to be a Firefox user :)
<hr>
Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems|this article]] for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).
To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:
#Go to this [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/video-playback-issues.html#main_Solve_video_playback_issues Adobe Flash Player Help page].
#Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
#Click on '''Settings''' in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
# Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel. <br/> <br/>[[Image:fpSettings1.PNG]] <br/>
# Remove the check mark from '''Enable hardware acceleration'''.
# Click '''Close''' to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
# Restart Firefox.
This [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help01.html Flash Player Help - Display Settings page] has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.
<hr>
Also, try this one too
Recent crashes of certain multimedia contents (this includes Youtube videos, certain flash games and other applications) in conjunction with Firefox are most probably caused by a recent Flash update and/or a malfunctioning browser plugin such as Real Player.
In order to remedy the problem, please perform the steps mentioned in these Knowledge Base articles:
* [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems]]
* [[Flash 11.3 crashes]]
* [[Flash 11.3 doesn't load video in Firefox]]
Other, more technical information about these issues can be found under these Links:
* http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1018071?tstart=0
* http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2012/06/inside-flash-player-protected-mode-for-firefox.html
Please tell us if this helped!

Audio from inserted video keeps playing on next slide

Hello,
I'm experimenting with Adobe Presenter 6. I have inserted a
video clip into a slide. There is a stop action on frame1 with a
button that advances to frame2. The video has audio, which
unfortunately keeps playing if I advance to the next slide. If I go
once slide further ahead, the audio from the video stops. Has
anyone else encountered this problem? It's driving me crazy!
Thanks!

Hi Doc!
I actually ran into the same situation...not with a video
clip, but with a basic flash animation that had audio in it. I'm
not suggesting that the following will definitely work for you, but
it might be worth taking a look at:
Any audio that's set to "Event" while editing in Flash will
continue to "stream" , even while navigating between slides. In
most cases that I've seen (from my experience), audio will stop if
the offending slide is placed immediately before a question slide.
I realize that might not be practical in every case, so....
1. Make sure that audio sync settings in flash are set to
"Stream". What this does is effectively kill off any audio once you
navigate away from the slide that has the embedded flash on it.
2. you can always add a stopAllSounds(); method in flash, but
that's not highly recommended
UNLESS your content slide (with the offending flash object )
comes immediately before, or within a range of question slides.
Again, this too might not be entirely practical based on what
you're trying to do.
I realize that might not help, but as I said, it might be
worth taking a look at how you're incorporating your video.
Rob

Which Video Card??

I am sure this has been asked many times, but I could not find previous discussions regarding my question:
I will be ordering a new iMac soon. I plan on purchasing the 2.93 or 3.06 - leaning towards the 3.06 just to get the most I can afford. 1 TB HD. 4 GB RAM (moving to 8 GB when I can afford).
Here is my question:
What video card to choose: the NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512MB OR the ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
I mainly do:
photo editing using PhotoShop CS4, Lightroom, Aperture, Bridge.
HD video editing: Final Cut Express (moving to Studio soon), and I might eventually try 3D editing.
I rarely game, but might more in the future.
Thanks in advance for any advice, recommendations, etc!!
And if you need more info to determine which card would fit my needs better, let me know!
rob

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