# Playing an flv as it loads (Progressive)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-an-flv-as-it-loads-progressive/303506>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 21, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-an-flv-as-it-loads-progressive/303506 "2010-01-21T11:13:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-an-flv-as-it-loads-progressive/303506/1 "2010-01-21T11:13:14Z")

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Hi,

Hopefully a simple solution to a simple problem. I’ve made myself a little flv player, using the progressive download method.

However, it only starts playing once the whole flv has been downloaded. Now the adobe docs quote:

> While using an ActionScript 3 file, the video begins playing only when enough of it has downloaded so that it can play the FLV file from start to finish. This behavior can be altered using ActionScript.  
> However, I can not find this code anywhere. bufferTime does not work (as it is downloading, not streaming).

Anyone have any ideas?