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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

03-10-2005 15:57

Its possible to have at least limited interactivity with flash videos! I just saw it! Restarting the stream, using a script, acted like a button push. We couldnt choose which button we wanted to push (yet) but its a start! Flash videos with a single button took the restart as a button push. Videos with multiple buttons took the restart as a push to the buttons in sequence, one at a time. This trick allowed us to run some interactive flash movies that previously wouldnt start at all! Woot!

Come on scripters! Lets get it working!

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Jeffrey Gomez

Cubed™

Join date: 11 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,522

03-10-2005 16:20

Already listed.

I think the question is not whether it will work, but rather when LL will give us "true" support for the feature other than a few peasley button presses.

And, honestly, I think most of that is inaccessible at the resident end unless you love XML-RPC.

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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

arrghhh!!

03-10-2005 17:04

so close!!

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REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."

Elle Pollack

Takes internets seriously

Join date: 12 Oct 2004

Posts: 796

03-11-2005 12:56

www.hoodyhoo.com

Good site with flash movies that you can test single-button pressing with.

Helps if you're an RPG fan

Sherona DeGroot

Registered User

Join date: 23 Jul 2004

Posts: 71

Bandwith Usage?

03-11-2005 14:15

I have done flash websites before for myself hosted off of sites like the geocities 10usd a month offers. However with this you are limited to a max daily bandwith, after that you are cut off until the next cycle. I have not been doing this much the past year or so, but is this a forseeable issue with the streaming of flash files into the new version of sl since my understanding is it is streaming in from the web?

I have not had the chance to jump on the preview version, but i would like to know about this b/c this could be a great tool for advertising instead of the texture cycle script.

Alex Lumiere

Registered User

Join date: 1 Jun 2004

Posts: 228

03-11-2005 15:58

Flash streams .swf files depending on how you set it up. All in one frame (big chunk), preloaders, dynamic content or set up in a long time line. Also layer order makes a difference or if sounds or video embedded. Since files will have to be Flash 5 or lower streaming may not be as efficient as it is now for Flash MX/7.

so yes, this will probably be an issue.

On a related issue, people can analyze their log files on regular sites to see where the traffic spikes are coming from. If people are grabbing rich media files and their "traffic" goes up i wonder what they'll do? It's like absolute links to picture sources not hosted on your own website. Kind of a no-no without peoples persmission and most people don't really like others doing it since bandwidth=money. I'm curious how these streams show up in the hosting logs and if LL is going to recieve complaints about people taking bandwidth... I love the new feature but i can also see it's abuse causing problems.

If people do this (which i don't rec), they may want ot consider grabbing the swf and popping it on a free host or their own. At least they're not stealing bandwidth then.

This is a lot trickier than just saving pics from the net and uploading them to incorporate into projects. Thoughts anyone? We may want to ask the Lindens about this.

interactive flash is possible!
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	03-10-2005 15:57 Its possible to have at least limited interactivity with flash videos! I just saw it! Restarting the stream, using a script, acted like a button push. We couldnt choose which button we wanted to push (yet) but its a start! Flash videos with a single button took the restart as a button push. Videos with multiple buttons took the restart as a push to the buttons in sequence, one at a time. This trick allowed us to run some interactive flash movies that previously wouldnt start at all! Woot! Come on scripters! Lets get it working! _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Jeffrey Gomez Cubed™ Join date: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,522	03-10-2005 16:20 Already listed. I think the question is not whether it will work, but rather when LL will give us "true" support for the feature other than a few peasley button presses. And, honestly, I think most of that is inaccessible at the resident end unless you love XML-RPC. _____________________ ---
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	arrghhh!! 03-10-2005 17:04 so close!! _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Elle Pollack Takes internets seriously Join date: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 796	03-11-2005 12:56 www.hoodyhoo.com Good site with flash movies that you can test single-button pressing with. Helps if you're an RPG fan
Sherona DeGroot Registered User Join date: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 71	Bandwith Usage? 03-11-2005 14:15 I have done flash websites before for myself hosted off of sites like the geocities 10usd a month offers. However with this you are limited to a max daily bandwith, after that you are cut off until the next cycle. I have not been doing this much the past year or so, but is this a forseeable issue with the streaming of flash files into the new version of sl since my understanding is it is streaming in from the web? I have not had the chance to jump on the preview version, but i would like to know about this b/c this could be a great tool for advertising instead of the texture cycle script.
Alex Lumiere Registered User Join date: 1 Jun 2004 Posts: 228	03-11-2005 15:58 Flash streams .swf files depending on how you set it up. All in one frame (big chunk), preloaders, dynamic content or set up in a long time line. Also layer order makes a difference or if sounds or video embedded. Since files will have to be Flash 5 or lower streaming may not be as efficient as it is now for Flash MX/7. so yes, this will probably be an issue. On a related issue, people can analyze their log files on regular sites to see where the traffic spikes are coming from. If people are grabbing rich media files and their "traffic" goes up i wonder what they'll do? It's like absolute links to picture sources not hosted on your own website. Kind of a no-no without peoples persmission and most people don't really like others doing it since bandwidth=money. I'm curious how these streams show up in the hosting logs and if LL is going to recieve complaints about people taking bandwidth... I love the new feature but i can also see it's abuse causing problems. If people do this (which i don't rec), they may want ot consider grabbing the swf and popping it on a free host or their own. At least they're not stealing bandwidth then. This is a lot trickier than just saving pics from the net and uploading them to incorporate into projects. Thoughts anyone? We may want to ask the Lindens about this.

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