# Buffertime is ignored completely

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buffertime-is-ignored-completely/260411>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 15, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buffertime-is-ignored-completely/260411 "2008-05-15T12:32:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![penlix](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/penlix/32/3365_2.png) [@penlix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/penlix)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buffertime-is-ignored-completely/260411/1 "2008-05-15T12:32:51Z")

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Hi,

on Flash CS3, on a movie with AS2.0, Flash 8 export settings I am using the FLVplayback component, and I am setting the Buffering time to 10 seconds, so when viewed online the flash movie pre-buffers the flv enough so it won’t break while playing. The flv I a loading is 5MB so I need to do this prebuffering.

However, when tested online, the movie only waits half or one second and then plays… (for a technical reason I cannot test offline btw, so I always have to upload to the server).

How do I actually force the flv to be streamed for the time I ask and play after that time has passed?

If my problem is not clear enough I will reply asap with more info.

Thank you,

Konstantinos

link to screengrab of my properties window: [http://www.vcdc.gr/images/penlix\_images/properties.jpg](http://www.vcdc.gr/images/penlix_images/properties.jpg)Ⓜ