Video streaming without iPhone's internal player

Hi everyone,
We publish training videos and have the problem that we need to restrict the player to only play/pause. We have tried every player, we are now publishing videos via Adobe Captivate (an eLearning app) and it works fantastic for us on almost all devices, Android, PC, Mac, even the iPad. The Captivate player only lets the student play and pause the video.
But then we test it on iPhone 5 and, bazing, the iPhone 5's internal player kicks in and takes over the mp4 video, gives the student all the functions they want.
I understand why that is, I really do. We're in the 21st century and instead of making it harder for users to use players, everyone's trying to make it easier. But the problem is in some cases we still need to restrict it.
Does anyone here now how to bypass the internal iPhone 5 player? Is there any way, any product out there that will not fire up the internal player app and just lets it be? The iPad is fine, at least the iPad2 - I don't even know about the mini...
Is there a way? Please let me know. I'm about to slam my head against the next wall...
Thanks,
Nat

Hi iseger,
I understand that you are wanting to transfer personal photos and videos from your iPhone 4S to your personal computer. I have included the following resource that may assist you in doing so:
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
Thanks,
Matt M.

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We publish training videos and have the problem that we need to restrict the player to only play/pause. We have tried every player, we are now publishing videos via Adobe Captivate (an eLearning app) and it works fantastic for us on almost all devices, Android, PC, Mac, even the iPad. The Captivate player only lets the student play and pause the video.
But then we test it on iPhone 5 and, bazing, the iPhone 5's internal player kicks in and takes over the mp4 video, gives the student all the functions they want.
I understand why that is, I really do. We're in the 21st century and instead of making it harder for users to use players, everyone's trying to make it easier. But the problem is in some cases we still need to restrict it.
Does anyone here now how to bypass the internal iPhone 5 player? Is there any way, any product out there that will not fire up the internal player app and just lets it be? The iPad is fine, at least the iPad2 - I don't even know about the mini...
Is there a way? Please let me know. I'm about to slam my head against the next wall...
Thanks,
Nat

Likely there is not one. The MacWorld iPhone 4 review says:
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// NOTICE: Adobe permits you to use, modify, and distribute this file in accordance with the terms of the Adobe license agreement accompanying it.
// If you have received this file from a source other than Adobe, then your use, modification, or distribution of it requires the prior
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