Another FLV Player

[angel777]

Try the attached - increased the buffer time.
Also added Full Screen capability (right-click).

Thanks, how to set autostart=yes this new?

[rphMedia]

Thanks, how to set autostart=yes this new?

Autostart IS set to yes 

For info, I modified the code in the first post to allow changing the size of the movie. Also fullscreen capability (right-click).

[Αndré]

For info, I modified the code in the first post to allow changing the size of the movie. Also fullscreen capability (right-click).

Is it normal when you set a value like 640*480 the player (the buttons and the bar at the bottom) will be bigger, too?
I also can't find the fullscreen capability :-\ just "zoom in" and "zoom out", or is this what you mean with fullscreen?

[rphMedia]

Yes, the buttons do enlarge proportionately. I can make it so the controls auto-hide.

If you add the modified code, right-click the video and you'll see the option to go fullscreen.

[Αndré]

I tested in your gallery and there it works, but not on my website
I've updated the code and also flashobjects.js and flvplayer.swf
Maybe it doesn't work together with one of my plugins? Should I send you a link to a video in my gallery?

[rphMedia]

Replace the Player with the attached.

[Αndré]

Works. Thanks

[alm0stperfect]

Thank you so much for this! I've been looking for this to provide watching of videos online, instead of having visitors to download them!

[Timos-Welt]

Hi rphMedia,

I'd like to bundle your FLV player with EnlargeIt! (which is GPL 3.0) - am I allowed to do so, and which license is your great player?

regards
Timo

[rphMedia]

Hi rphMedia,

I'd like to bundle your FLV player with EnlargeIt! (which is GPL 3.0) - am I allowed to do so, and which license is your great player?

regards
Timo

I have no problem with that. And I don't have a license attached per-se, so you can bundle it (GPL 3) along with the widget. Maybe just link to this thread for reference.

[Timos-Welt]

Thank you very much!

EnlargeIt! latest beta now supports playback of FLV files with two different players (rphMedia or OS FLV); both are included and can be switched on the plugin config page. File type is automatically added when installing the plugin.

Download

Demo

[Αndré]

A user in the german support board reported, that videos with ratio of 16:9 will be deformed and displayed as 4:3. I haven't tested this by myself. Is your player able to play 16:9 videos in its original ratio?

[rphMedia]

A user in the german support board reported, that videos with ratio of 16:9 will be deformed and displayed as 4:3. I haven't tested this by myself. Is your player able to play 16:9 videos in its original ratio?

The original does not, but I've attached a version that does maintain aspect ratio.

[Αndré]

It works quite good, but the border doesn't scale to the video size (I have a upright video where you can see it very good - here). How can I fix it?

[rphMedia]

The only thing I could do is remove the border, but the video wouldn't be centered.

Why do you have such odd video resolutions anyway? They're far from standard as most web-based videos are either 4:3 or 16:9 ratio.

[Αndré]

Sometimes people films while holding their camera upright I can't prevent this, that's why I have a few videos with this resolution

[Αndré]

Back to the 16:9 issue. Maybe you have an idea.

It's hard to explain, so please have a look at this example:
- The border loads in the correct size (640*360)
- Then the player loads in 4:3 ratio and fits its height to the video height (in this example 480*360)
- Then the player resizes to 16:9 ratio, but in the wrong size. It takes the current width of the player and fits its height to it
-> The result is a video which is played in 480*270 (instead of 640*360) with much space between the border and the player

Can you fix it?

[rphMedia]

Back to the 16:9 issue. Maybe you have an idea.

It's hard to explain, so please have a look at this example:
- The border loads in the correct size (640*360)
- Then the player loads in 4:3 ratio and fits its height to the video height (in this example 480*360)
- Then the player resizes to 16:9 ratio, but in the wrong size. It takes the current width of the player and fits its height to it
-> The result is a video which is played in 480*270 (instead of 640*360) with much space between the border and the player

Can you fix it?

I don't think I can help out much further. My recommendation would be to scale the video to a specific size, but that's totally my opinion. You start running into problems when the source video is all different sizes/bitrates, from playback smoothness to videos too large for the stage - making the player auto-size is mainly for videos that are smaller, not larger. You'd have to know the largest stage available (ie, your 640x360; still kind of large for web deployment). If the player auto-sizes UP, you run the risk of losing the controls and video crop. If you account for the largest video available, then the smaller videos (320x240) look weird in the giant box. Which would you rather have? I hope you understand what I'm trying to say

[Αndré]

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say

I think so

But maybe you can post the code for:

The only thing I could do is remove the border

I don't know if it helps the person. But an offer doesn't hurt anyone


Thank you.

[rphMedia]

OK, the attached has no border and auto-sizes.