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#1 2008-07-24 12:02 pm
- lagamorph
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Flash/Flv/Swf to web broken link?
I use Flash encoder to convert a QuickTime to Flv. Import the Flv to Flash. Export to Swf.
Folder includes: AC_RunActiveContene.js, flv, html, swf, and the skin.
Double click the Html file and it runs great on my computer using FireFox. Put the folder on a flash drive, and transfer it to my husband's Windows computer using Internet Exp. 7. No video, however, the skin controller is there and looking for the video.
Appears to be a broken link to me. I'm converting some of my video files to the Flv format for a friend to use on his web site. So, the link needs to work on his computer for uploading to his server.
What am I missing?
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#2 2008-07-24 8:33 pm
- avkills
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Re: Flash/Flv/Swf to web broken link?
Are you running that under the built-in Apache web server that is part of every OS X install? In other words, is the folder living in your "Sites" directory and are you navigating to it through the web server?
Many web technologies will not work unless they are run through a real web server.
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#3 2008-07-24 9:39 pm
- Aqua OS X
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Re: Flash/Flv/Swf to web broken link?
This sounds like you have absolute links or you're not respecting the relative links you've created. You want to make sure Flash is always looking for an FLV is that is in the same relative location to the SWF, not an FLV that is located in a specific folder or on a specific disk that is not present on your flash drive.
If that doesn't make sense I can clarify it further.
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#4 2008-07-24 10:04 pm
- avkills
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Re: Flash/Flv/Swf to web broken link?
Aqua OS X wrote:
This sounds like you have absolute links or you're not respecting the relative links you've created. You want to make sure Flash is always looking for an FLV is that is in the same relative location to the SWF, not an FLV that is located in a specific folder or on a specific disk that is not present on your flash drive.
If that doesn't make sense I can clarify it further.
Good point. Although I have had issues testing stuff like this until I ran it from a real web server.
-mark
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#5 2008-07-25 8:44 pm
- lagamorph
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Re: Flash/Flv/Swf to web broken link?
Thanks, everyone. I think it's a problem with what is going into which folder and when and with the code calling the player. We haven't tried it on a real server, yet. However, with your help, my husband has been able to get it to play on his computer's local browser.
I greatly appreciate your taking the time to help. Self-teaching is a very frustrating experience.
Y'all are wonderful!
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#6 2008-07-26 12:46 pm
- Aqua OS X
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Re: Flash/Flv/Swf to web broken link?
avkills wrote:
Aqua OS X wrote:
This sounds like you have absolute links or you're not respecting the relative links you've created. You want to make sure Flash is always looking for an FLV is that is in the same relative location to the SWF, not an FLV that is located in a specific folder or on a specific disk that is not present on your flash drive.
If that doesn't make sense I can clarify it further.Good point. Although I have had issues testing stuff like this until I ran it from a real web server.
-mark
As someone who as done a fair share of Flash / Flex development, I'm fairly sure this is a linking issue. 
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