Okay, I tried searching previous threads and didn’t find quite what I’m looking for. Basically I have to create a slide show that may contain say 100 slides. The project will also contain 5 videos ranging in size of 50 to 100 megs each. Each slide will need to have the ability to move the playhead to a certain point in a video. I guess this can be done in flash, doesn’t seem too difficult, but should it be done in flash. People at work are trying to push this one on me, thus the suggestion to do it in flash, because they are too scared to try it. I am willing to learn any other dev studio that may be better for this type of project. One more note, this must be viewable accross both PC and MAC platforms. Any suggestions would be helpful. I’m just trying to start on the correct path.
I’ve been experimenting with flash mx and am not having luck using these large video clips. I forgot to mention that this is for a cd-rom presentation. I have virtually no experience with authorware but wonder if this would be a better dev studio to use. I’m desperate for help.
you sure as hell can use flash for this project my friend, just import the video mpg or avi file make it a movieclip and once its a movieclip you can controlit in any which way you like with stop rewind fast forward and play actions if you need more help let me know i got a fla file with a sample but its at my work pc so maybe i can send you it tomorrow good luck :beam:
How large are the video files that you’re importing? Mine are around 100 megs. I tried it last night with flash MX 2004 and seem to be having better luck. Still testing though. If I could see your example that would be great. Thanks!
Flash is a perfectware for this type of things.
I’m currently trying to work on the project in flash MX 2004. I’ve imported a 100 meg video which takes up approximately 21,000 frames. I’ve inserted it into a movie clip with the instance name video1. I’ve dropped that on the stage. I’ve created another mc called menu that will contain a movie clip for each slide. I’ve created one slide mc, dropped it in the menu mc and given it the instance name slide1. The a/s that I’ve applied to the slide1 mc is as follows:
on(press){
_root.Video1.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
I’ve dropped the menu mc on the stage, which once again contains this slide1 mc. This should start playing my video on press but it does nothing. Am I overlooking something obvious? Could it be because of my movie size.
I don’t have 2004 yet, so I’m not sure what you mean when you say slide mc, because as I’ve read 2004 has a slide structure or smth…:sigh:
by slide mc, I just mean a movie clip that contains a graphic (a slide for my slideshow). I’ve gotten past that problem, I’m trying to cut the video into smaller segments so I can load each segment as needed.
g’luck 
ask if help needed.
