Existing 'load external .flv' code?

Recently, I found a great little Flash project that acts like a jukebox for external mp3 song files, and am using it on my website to play my song demos.
I'm now trying to find if there is an existing solution like that for video. I just need some way to progressively download video files from my webspace when the thumbnail is clicked... and am now looking into some sort of Flash jukebox.
I've tried just embedding the video files into HTML, but they don't progressively download for some reason (even though they are saved as Progressive With Compressed Header). I've even tried using prettyPhoto (...a script that mimics a Lightbox like feature, where the whole page dims, and a floating window appears over your site, displaying any media, and allowing you to move back/forth through your list of media)..... works great, but again, not a progressive download, so you stare at a blank screen for a while.
Seems the only way it works is if I have the file on YouTube or some other site, then embed it or use the prettyPhoto app.
So, can someone either tell me how to make the embedded file download (OT, but I figured I'd ask), or point at some existing Flash file that serves as a video jukebox, showing all media on a common window?

Hi,
You can load external .flv files which is placed on your web server. You have to add a small amount of AS3 code into your flash document. Please click on the below link
http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/media/Video.html
Please use the sample code which is provided in the bottom of the page. In the code, you will find a line
private var videoURL:String = "Video.flv";
In the above line, instead of "Video.flv", you have to give your webserver path like http://www.domainname.com/foldername/videofilename.flv
(The above code does the progressive download of an video)
You can play the video through progressive download, by click on an image. To achieve that, you need to place the above code inside the mouse click function of an image.
Thanks

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I've been going around in circles for a week on this one.... trying several different methods, all of which have issues.
All I want is this....
I have an HTML page that has movs or flvs embedded which don't load until you click on play... and when you do, it does a Fast Start type of thing, where it starts playing once it has enough of a head start....
I've tried seemingly everything...
-Mov files exported from AfterEffects (as Fast Start), embedded in the HTML.... Doesn't Fast Load for some unknown reason.
-Using prettyPhoto (Lightbox-like app) with Fast Start mov's ... Doesn't Fast Start.
-Using prettyPhoto (Lightbox-like app) with flv's ... Doesn't appear to do .flv's.... Only .swf's.
-Using a variety of codes found online for embedded mov's.... Still doeesn't Fast Start.
-Using a variety of codes found online for embedded flv's... Either flat out doesn't work... has errors... or requires 'free' flv players that are not free if you use them commercially (as I would be).
Lastly, I tried 'playing back external flv files dynamically' (from the Adobe Flash CS3 manual.... which I ended up getting to work (and although I can't tell if it's Fast Starting, it certainly loads and plays fast enough, and probably is.... You just don't see the load bar, so it's not entirely obvious if it is).
That's all good... but the sample code from the manual has some issues... Namely, no controls. So, I put in a 'Play' button on frame one, and have it jump to the video object (frame 3) when you click the button. That's fine.... but the problem now is that there is no way to restart the video once it's played (or pause it while it's playing, restart half way through, etc). I can't just put in a 'Play Again' button at the end, since the FLV is loading externally, so I don't have an actual timeline for the movie clip to put any code on, to happen at the end of the video.
Does anyone have ANY EASY, WORKING solution to give me a thumbnail gallery of videos which you can click on and view, where the clips do NOT load until you click play, and when they load, they play as soon as they have enough of a head start? It can be .mov or .flv....
Sorry, I've just spent a week going around in circles for what seems like a simple task here.... I need a complete, working solution.... code and explanation.
Can anyone help out? (I have the AfterEffectsCS3, FlashCS3, and Vegas running on an XP Pro PC)

For those following along, I found that Adobe Flash CS3's FLV Player component works well, and is FAR less complicated than all the other solutions I found. I'm still working on getting it to behave exactly as intended, but it's definitely the easiest and most successful solution so far.
At this point, I have the embedded clips that display right away (despite not being fully loaded)... so you don't have blank spots, like non-progressive clips would do while they are loading. They also allow you to hit play even while they are still loading. So, all that is very good... The only issue now is the clips download regardless of whether you hit play or not... so all clips on the page will be downloading when you enter the page (causing a possible bottleneck, plus downloading all that data, regardless of whether it's needed or not).

Unable to load external swf which has runtime sharing with another swf.

Hi,
I am getting issues on loading external swf say "importer.swf" file into another swf file say "loader.swf" for second time like
ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable testSymbol is not defined. VerifyError: Error #1014: Class testClass could not be found.
at global$init()
In the external swf "importer.swf", i am trying to import the symbol "testSymbol" from another swf file say "exporter.swf", which exports through runtime sharing option for the symbols.
I am having some buttons in loader.swf file and on each button click i am loading different swf files into the loader.swf after unloading the previous one.
I am able to load and unload different swf files but unable to load the importer.swf file which is sharing symbols from external swf and that too for the second time i.e., when i click the button twice.
When trying to debug with flash debugger, all the other swf files are being unloaded before loading of another swf but the swf which is sharing symbols/classes with another swf is not getting unloaded.
Output when i am trying to load two files example and importer files into loader.swf file on two different button clicks. On first button click example.swf is loaded. On second button click , example.swf is unloaded and importer.swf is loaded which is successful. On first button click again importer.swf is unloaded and example.swf is loaded. On second button click again, example.swf is unloaded and importer.swf is loaded, here i am getting issues shown above.
Attemping to launch and connect to Player using URL D:\runtime issue\loader.swf
[SWF] D:\runtime issue\ loader.swf - 8181 bytes after decompression
[SWF] D:\runtime issue\example.swf - 441708 bytes after decompression
[UnloadSWF] D:\runtime issue\example.swf
[SWF] D:\runtime issue\importer.swf - 1920 bytes after decompression
[SWF] D:\runtime issue\importer.swf - 441708 bytes after decompression
[SWF] D:\runtime issue\ example.swf - 441708 bytes after decompression
[UnloadSWF] D:\runtime issue\ example.swf
[SWF] D:\runtime issue\importer.swf - 1920 bytes after decompression
ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable xxxxxx is not defined.
Debug session terminated.
Code i am using
b1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, b1Clicked);
b2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, b2Clicked);
var ldr:Loader;
function b2Clicked(e:MouseEvent)
    if(ldr != null)
        ldr.unloadAndStop(true);
    ldr = new Loader();
    ldr.load(new URLRequest("importer.swf"));
    addChild(ldr);
function b1Clicked(e:MouseEvent)
    if(ldr != null)
        ldr.unloadAndStop(true);
    ldr = new Loader();
    ldr.load(new URLRequest("example.swf"));
    addChild(ldr);
If i try to open the swf using IE, i am not getting any issues at all. But i need to open this loader.swf in a air application. Also when i use loaderContext for the loader instance i am able to get rid of this issue but i cant use it in my application.
So, please help me in resolving this issue.
Thanks

I got my answer. I had to append the photo url to the 'movie' value of the javascript embed method. Like this:
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
   AC_FL_RunContent(
      'codebase', 'http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0',
      'width', '550',
      'height', '400',
      'src', 'lesson2',
      'quality', 'high',
      'pluginspage', 'http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer',
      'align', 'middle',
      'play', 'true',
      'loop', 'true',
      'scale', 'showall',
      'wmode', 'window',
      'devicefont', 'false',
      'id', 'lesson2',
      'bgcolor', '#ffffff',
      'name', 'lesson2',
      'menu', 'true',
      'allowFullScreen', 'false',
      'allowScriptAccess','always',
      'movie', 'lesson2?photo=http://www.flash-mx.com/images/image1.jpg',
      'salign', ''
      ); //end AC code
</script>
Thanks,
srb.

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