Make Flash movie continue to play as user navigates

Hi,
I need to know how to make a Flash banner (that is on all the
pages of a site) play independently whilst the user navigates
through the pages. By this I mean so that the banner dosn't go back
and play from the start everytime you go to another page.
Is it achieved using SSI or is there some other technique you
have to use?
Thanks

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Encoder...that
does not seem to want to play.
Then I imported the MPG file into flash, converted it to a
SWF...and I can
play it on my decktop, but will not play once uploaded. I can
play it in DW,
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I know there is something there..
Anyone have a suggestion??
http://www.unitexpaving.com/unitexmovie1.html
Thanks
Gary

Ok, I have uploaded the clearoverplaysedmute.swf and the
corresponding fla
file... What am I still not doing or doing wrong?
Thanks again for your help
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"Mark A. Boyd" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Gary posted in macromedia.dreamweaver:
>
>> Thanks for your reply, but no, it does not have
anything to do with
>> it... I put up another flash movie that I had
created and it played
>> fine... it is this one file that was created from a
movie file....
>>
>> The flash movie in question plays fine on my
desktop, plays fine in DW
>> in the design view, but once uploaded it does not
view....it is there,
>> but you cannot see it...so I am thinking it is a DW
issue...or should I
>> say an issue I can solve with DW
>
> No, it's not a DW issue. Even when I go directly to
>
http://www.unitexpaving.com/unitexmoviepat.swf
as linked on the page, I
> get
> the same 404 errors.
>
> That .swf file is looking for that .flv file with the
long name with
> spaces
> in it, and for ClearOverPlaySeekMute.swf
>
> You say you converted an MPEG file to a .swf file. Did
you remember to
> upload
> that file? It will likely be MUCH larger than the 33.5KB
> unitexmoviepat.swf
> file I'm getting.
>
>
>> "Mark A. Boyd" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
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>>> Gary posted in macromedia.dreamweaver:
>>>
>>>> I cant seem to get a flash movie to play. It
was originally a MPG
>>>> that I first tried convertinng to a flash
movie via the Flash Video
>>>> Encoder...that does not seem to want to
play.
>>>>
>>>> Then I imported the MPG file into flash,
converted it to a SWF...and I
>>>> can play it on my decktop, but will not play
once uploaded. I can play
>>>> it in DW, but not on the web.
>>>>
>>>> I know there is something there..
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have a suggestion??
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.unitexpaving.com/unitexmovie1.html
>>>
>>> Anything to do with these missing files?
>>>
>>>
http://www.unitexpaving.com/Templates/Header.png
>>> HTTP/1.x 404 Not Found
>>>
>>>
http://www.unitexpaving.com/ClearOverPlaySeekMute.swf
>>> HTTP/1.x 404 Not Found
>>>
>>> (I believe that is the file that contains the
video controls)
>>>
>>>
http://www.unitexpaving.com/Pictures%20downloaded%20on%20August%20%2015%
>>> 20%20 2008%20638.flv
>>> HTTP/1.x 404 Not Found
>>>
>>> That is the actual .flv video file.
>>>
>>> Note1: Your Web server is case-sensitive for
filenames.
>>> Note2: Remove the spaces in the .flv filename
and in the link to it for
>>> best
>>> compatibility.
>>> Note3: The yellow-on-white text in your address
div is extremely hard
>>> to read.
>
>
> --
> Mark A. Boyd
> Keep-On-Learnin' :)

Flash movies won't play in document or browser

Hi there,
I am having problems with putting flash movies onto my website. I know this is a common problem so apologies for any repetition.
I have trawled through a lot of forums trying to solve this issue and so far have not found a solution that works for me.
First of all I'm using dreamweaver v7, on a macbook OSX (intel)
On inserting flash movie, only the box with 'f' apears in the document, and in browser, nothing at all. It doesn't worry me so much that the movie doesn't appear in the doc, as with shockwave it's the same. However shockwaves play fine in browser.
I have tried the following so far:
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- made the file name really, really simple. 6 letters and no other characters.
- tested in alternative browsers
- tried inserting another flash object (flash button) to see whether the problem resides in inserting flash objects, or if the problem is with the movie file itself (the flash button worked, so I thought the movie file must be the problem) - so then ...
- I tried compressing the movie in a different programme - I tried sorenson squeeze - still nothing
- As inserting the movie as a quicktime works fine using 'insert shockwave', I even tried changing the file extension of the QT version from .mov to .swf as I read somewhere that it might work (!!!??) but it didn't though the movie still played without dreamweaver
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I am a bit confused though - is flash video not the same as flash movie?
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Just to confuse matters some, just prior to the creation of the .flv format, it was not uncommon to import videos into Flash and save them as .swf movies (videos). But that was only good for very short, very small videos.
Additionally, since you brought it up, Shockwave files are also referred to as movies. But they are created by Director, not Flash. Director, like Flash, refers to its files as movie files. DIR is the editable file and DCR is the Shockwave-compressed file for the Web. The Shockwave plugin is not the same as the Shockwave Flash plugin. Shockwave Flash cannot play Shockwave movies, but Shockwave movies can play Flash .swf movies - neither of which are videos.
How's that for clear as mud?
Mark A. Boyd
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I have googled the error but the results seem to be developers talking about code in Action Script 3.
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updated Active Controls and the Shockwave Player, but it still
won't play.

Right click. Open up the properties of the embedded swf.
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Good Morning,
I'm sure someone may have asked about this already but...
I'm running Safari 4.0.2 On OS 10.5.7. I am putting my portfolio page (html) onto a CD to make copies to mail out. One of the pieces that I am showing on the html page is an flash animation that I designed.
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http://www.pe.gatech.edu/video/frankie-pool.html
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For review:
Pathing issues
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Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com
Best of luck,
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It plays locally just fine. I used Flash and Dreamweaver to
create the HTML code and neither have worked. I have all of the
flash and html elements in the same folder on the server so I'm
assuming it's not a path issue.
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<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>MagMem09_1</title>
<script language="javascript">AC_FL_RunContent =
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</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
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http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0','name ','MagMem09_1','width','450','height','300','align','middle','id','MagMem09_1','src','MagM em09_1','quality','high','bgcolor','#ffffff','allowscriptaccess','sameDomain','allowfullsc reen','false','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','movie','MagMem0 9_1'
); //end AC code
</script>
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<object
classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0"
name="MagMem09_1" width="450" height="300" align="middle"
id="MagMem09_1">
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<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
<param name="movie" value="MagMem09_1.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
<embed src="MagMem09_1.swf" quality="high"
bgcolor="#dddddd" width="450" height="300" name="MagMem09_1"
align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"
allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
/>
</object>
</noscript>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Here's the
actual page on the server.
I am about to pull my hair out. I keep finding articles on
line but they are all different problems and are over a year old in
most cases.
= (

hi there,
when u find the answer, plz let me know! :D
i have been pullin my hair out 2 for ages. I think i have a
similar problem to urs.
My website previews perfectly when i test in flash.
functionality is fine. but when i upload to my server, the FLV
playback screws up. i.e comes in when its not suppose to and doesnt
reset. (keeps layering the audio)
i think it "may" have something to do with my web host server
settings. i have tried adding a FLV mime extension. no good! ...and
also think the html might have to have an absolute location for the
file. i.e it can't find the file on the server as it can while
playing locally. good luck! n like i said, let me know if u find a
solution plz! ronnie
www.matchboxtwenty.com.au

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I am using GoLive CS2 and Flash Pro 8. I'm a newbe to
flash..and have searched forums and google and tried several things
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<td width="672" height="496" valign="top" align="left"
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Thanks! I appreciate the help!

Hi Brubble,
IE 6 launched an update a while back which causes this to
happen, or a box appears around your swf when viewed in your
browser - so this will be the case for IE 6 and upward. There
should be something similar to this (or it will be):
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0','wi dth','550','height','400','id','HelloWorld','align','middle','src','HelloWorld','quality', 'high','bgcolor','#ffffff','name','HelloWorld','allowscriptaccess','sameDomain','pluginspa ge','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','movie','HelloWorld'
); //end AC code
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classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0"
width="550" height="400" id="HelloWorld" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
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name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor"
value="#ffffff" /><embed src="HelloWorld.swf" quality="high"
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align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
/>
</object></noscript>
Flash 8 has an update to correct this issue.Try the solution
in the following link, republish your file to the site, and try
again.
The link:
Flash
8 update
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I want to add a single picture for it to transition to, then show for the remaining duration of the video (which is supposed to be 2:20 long).
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Why do Flash movies only play at certain sites?

For some reason, flash movies won't play at certain sites. They work fine at YouTube. But, at places like MLB.com and NFL.com, nothing happens. My system specs are:
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Firefox 3.6.8
Flash Player 10.1
Kaspersky Internet Security

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Stop button on flash movie doens't stop it unconditionally

Hello again to all ...
Sorry but I need to ask you to go to
http://www.importubos.com/
There you can see this flash movie has a play and a stop
buttons.
Their associates action are respectively:
on (release) {
play();
and
on (release) {
stop();
Question is:
Although they work well, when I stop the movie and go, for
example from EMPRESA to CONTATOS (through site menu),
the movie starts again playing.
How to stop the movie so it stays stoped even when I go
through different section of the site ?
Lots of thanks
Miguel Garcia

You'd probably have to set a cookie and read it back (through
javascript) on
each new page. I think the animation is more than enough on
the home page -
I would make a static jpg of it for each of the interior
pages if I were
you. Then you don't have to worry about cookies and
javascript. Just assume
that they don't want to see it keep going, and going, and
going... :-)
"MiguelGarcia_Adober" <[email protected]>
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> Hello again to all ...
>
> Sorry but I need to ask you to go to
http://www.importubos.com/
>
> There you can see this flash movie has a play and a stop
buttons.
> Their associates action are respectively:
>
> on (release) {
> play();
> }
>
> and
>
> on (release) {
> stop();
> }
>
>
> Question is:
>
> Although they work well, when I stop the movie and go,
for example from
> EMPRESA to CONTATOS (through site menu),
>
> the movie starts again playing.
>
> How to stop the movie so it stays stoped even when I go
through different
> section of the site ?
>
> Lots of thanks
>
> Miguel Garcia
>

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