Trying to view the videos that were created for the iPhone/pad using the FLV player action on my site. I see a pic on my iPhone of the videos, but there is a circle/slash denying the video. I have rendered the 3GS and the iPhone/iPad versions and uploaded the site. The iPad just gives a black screen without a play button. Based upon the video tutorial on the SP site, I thought the action would automatically detect and play the “i” versions of the videos. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Site is www.stuckinlodi.com
The new Freeway 5.5 has a feature to format the FLV files into two iPhone/Mobile Device formats. MP4 and an addition one (can’t think of the extension now and am not at my home computer).
The program formats everything fine. Makes the new files, puts them in the folder. I upload everything to the site. But when I check it on an iPhone, iPad and my Palm Pre - it won’t play as it’s supposed to.
Something’s not right, and hopefully it will e an easy glitch to fix.
Not the issue, as they have been rendered using the FW compressor. There are two rendered versions; a .3gp and .m4v. I have placed them in a different iPhone folder in my media folder for the site.
Apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Can you use the old version of the Action (found here: FLV Player - ActionsForge ) until we can get the situation remedied.
Joe
On 16 Sep 2010, at 19:47, Scott Brogan wrote:
David, I have the same issues. And thanks, I couldn’t remember the “3gp” acronym.
Thanks Joe, I too will give it a shot. While I have your ear, is there any way in the 5.5 version of the FLV action to move or hide the player controls? I find that the new player control cuts the bottom of the player window and covers lower thirds, etc… I like giving my viewers the control, but would like to give them the option to hide the controls.
That still doesn’t work. I’ve noticed, with both the newer 5.5 and this older FLV player that I reinstalled, that the options in the Actions window are slightly different than what are in the tutorial. For example: I only have the option of having the player “Over” “Glossy” “Custom” or “None” - there is no “Under” option.
I wonder if there’s something wrong with my program?
The version form ActionsForge is the old version, you may need to disable the newer one and enable the older one in the Actions dialog that you can open from the Edit menu. It will be version 1.x as opposed to 2.0.
Joe
On 17 Sep 2010, at 14:04, Scott Brogan wrote:
That still doesn’t work. I’ve noticed, with both the newer 5.5 and this older FLV player that I reinstalled, that the options in the Actions window are slightly different than what are in the tutorial. For example: I only have the option of having the player “Over” “Glossy” “Custom” or “None” - there is no “Under” option.
I wonder if there’s something wrong with my program?
Still not working. I downloaded the older Action and disabled the newer one. Same issue, only now the flash player won’t play in Firefox, but will in Safari.
Nothing plays on my iPad. I now get the image, with the play button lined out (the circle with the line through it). So I have no option on the iPad to view the film.
I don’t know what to do at this point. Has anyone else had the same problem? I can’t imagine I’m the only one.
Odd that the old version didn’t work, the new one has a bug that is fixed internally and should be released soon. I’m not sure what else you can do in the meantime, sorry.
Joe
On 25 Sep 2010, at 21:49, Scott Brogan wrote:
I didn’t get a chance to try it again until now.
Still not working. I downloaded the older Action and disabled the newer one. Same issue, only now the flash player won’t play in Firefox, but will in Safari.
Nothing plays on my iPad. I now get the image, with the play button lined out (the circle with the line through it). So I have no option on the iPad to view the film.
I don’t know what to do at this point. Has anyone else had the same problem? I can’t imagine I’m the only one.
Actually, somehow the old version is now working! Not sure what I did right or wrong. But, it won’t make the Mp4 and 3pg versions. So, what I did was use the versions that QuickTime made for me when I “exported for web” and that seems to work. It’s a bit of a roundabout way to do it, but it’s working.
Now if we could only get Flash to look better. That’s not a Freeway issue! The videos look better on my iPad as that uses the mp4 version.
That’s not a Freeway issue! The videos look better on my iPad as that uses the mp4 version.