VideoLoader-Events Bug

[sebastian]

Hey, I think I found a bug in the VideoLoader-Events.

 

I have got registered three event listeners on my video:

video.addEventListener(VideoLoader.VIDEO_BUFFER_EMPTY, onBufferEmpty);

video.addEventListener(VideoLoader.VIDEO_BUFFER_FULL, onBufferFull);

video.addEventListener(VideoLoader.PLAY_PROGRESS, onPlayProgress);

 

Everything works fine, except when I want to seek my video right before the end AFTER the video is completely buffered:

Suddenly the VideoLoader.VIDEO_BUFFER_EMPTY is fired and the VideoLoader.PLAY_PROGRESS doesn't fire any more.

Also when the the video is paused and I want to jump right before the end of the video, same situation.

 

I use the latest swc and here is my code:

[link removed because it contained members-only plugins/classes]

 

Thanks for your support

Sebastian

[sebastian]

Oh, I see my link was deleted, because of my special classes. Here again, hope this one works:

http://www.file-upload.net/download-405 ... e.zip.html

 

Can you confirm this problem? I use Mac, FP 11.1.102 Debug-Version. For me it seems as if this bug appears since FP 10.1.102

[GreenSock]

The PLAY_PROGRESS event will only be dispatched when the playProgress changes. If no progress was made, the event won't dispatch - that's a good thing. So in your situation, if the video is paused, it would make perfect sense that it isn't dispatching that event anymore. And remember, when the video finishes, the video pauses. So if you then skip to another part of the video and forget to playVideo(), it won't play (hence, the PLAY_PROGRESS won't be dispatched thereafter). See what I mean?

 

As far as the buffer emptying and filling again, that is normal. That's how NetStreams work in Flash - anytime you jump to a new spot in a NetStream, it empties the buffer and refills it from that point.

 

Does that clear things up? I wasn't able to see any bugs, but maybe I'm missing something.

[sebastian]

Thanks for your answer. I understand, that the PLAY_PROGRESS its only fired when the progress is changed, but that wasn't exactly my problem.

In my case (see my test setup link), even when it plays, the PLAY_PROGRESS isn't fired: The video has autostart and when it is buffered completely (full blue bar), I click short before the end (let's say 0,3 inch or 0,8 cm) in the videoControlBar. The video jumps to that position and continues playing but the PLAY_PROGRESS isn't fired any more, so the videoControlBar-Progress isn't updated any more. Also, the VideoLoader.VIDEO_BUFFER_EMPTY is fired (that is correct), but the VideoLoader.VIDEO_BUFFER_FULL isn't fired afterwards (what it should in my opinion, because it still has some bytes to play). Weird, that you can't see the bug, a workmate could confirm it on his mac. Any ideas? Thanks.

[GreenSock]

Hmm...I'm really not sure because I cannot seem to reproduce that problem at all. I've tried many, many times (locally and on a server). I can't get it to break. Are you sure you're using the latest version of VideoLoader? Maybe try downloading it again just to double-check.

[sebastian]

I use the latest version of the swc (which includes the latest version of VideoLoader, does it?)

But I figured out, that the problem seems only to pop up on the mac. I started my Browser on Windows via Parallels, same flash player version, and everything works fine.

Are you working on a PC?

[sebastian]

I'm still having trouble with this issue. Seems to be a Mac problem. Could you test it on a Mac, or do you have any ideas for workaround?

I tested an older version of the greensock.swc and everything works fine

[GreenSock]

Ah yes, I believe I have isolated the issue and resolved it in the latest version of VideoLoader. Would you mind giving it a shot and letting me know if it works well for you? http://www.greensock.com/loadermax/

[sebastian]

Perfect. Works like a charm! Thank you very much.