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  customComponents package < code >
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  import flash.events.Event;
  import flash.events.NetStatusEvent;
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  import flash.media.Video;
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  {
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  netConnection = new NetConnection();
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  / * We store the metadata collected by the NetStream object, information so that we can him later in this program. This isn't really a meathod, but it
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  < code >

  Any help?

  Here is the code for the component. I hope there is nothing odd about that. I have included my contact information at the top. Please send me an email me or Adobe PM if you have questions or comments about this code. Hope this helps someone. It took me a good while to tinker until I found this.

  You can also find this useful if you do not need to completely rebuild the component. http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=21

  [CODE]

  /* Contact info: Jordan: [email protected] between 2010 and 2015. */
  
  /* The built-in video display object would not work for our purposes, because it would leak enormous amounts of memory (in the order of 200-300MB) every time a new
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  /* TODO: Looping pauses for a moment before restarting.
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       import flash.events.Event;
       import flash.events.NetStatusEvent;
       import flash.media.SoundTransform;
       import flash.media.Video;
       import flash.net.NetConnection;
       import flash.net.NetStream;
  
       import mx.core.UIComponent;
       import mx.events.FlexEvent;
  
       import org.osmf.events.TimeEvent;
  
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       {
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            {
                 super();
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                 createUnderlyingVideoPlayer();
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            /* We need to allow everything time to initialize before we start trying create some things or addressing parts of some components. Looking towards expandability,
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            private function init(event:FlexEvent):void
            {
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            /* Global variables */
  
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                      dispatchNeedToSeek();
                 } else {
                      netStream.play(newSource);
                 }
            }
  
            /* Pretty straightforward--we pause the video by pausing the netStream.
             * Called from: pause() in VideoScreenCustom.mxml. */
            public function pause():void
            {
                 netStream.pause();
            }
  
            /* Pretty straightforward--we need to unpause the video where we left off, so we call resume() on the netStream to unpause.
             * Called from: resume() in VideoScreenCustom.mxml. */
            public function resume():void
            {
                 netStream.resume();
            }
  
            /* We don't currently use this, because closing the netStream makes it hard to restart videos and seek, since it's still opening the stream when the seek command
             * is sent, and it stops the screen saver from working properly. It's just best to avoid closing our stream unless we are unloading it or something.
             * Called from: nowhere. This is a place holder / view into other uses. */
            public function stop():void
            {
                 netStream.pause();
                 netStream.close();
            }
  
            /* We need to be able to move around a video and to enter at different entryPoints, so seeking is vital. Here, we make it accessable from outside this component.
             * Called from: loopVideo() in this component, play(), rewindVideo() and fastForwardVideo(), and seekToPoint() from VideoScreenCustom.mxml */
            public function seek(timeToSeekTo:Number):void
            {
                 netStream.seek(timeToSeekTo);
            }
  
            /* Function that mutes the video. When it is called again, it restores the previous volume.
             * Called from: set volume() below, and currently nowhere else. This is a place holder until that feature is requested. */
            public function mute():void
            {
                 if(!muted)
                 {
                      lastVolume = netStream.soundTransform.volume;
                      setVolume(0);
                      muted = true;
                 } else {
                      setVolume(lastVolume);
                      muted = false;
                 }
            }
  
            /* Getter and setter functions */
  
            /* Used by VideoScreenCustom to know what the current time in the video is so that it can rewind, fastforward (by passing through a new time to seek to), and so
             * we can watch for stop points in the video clips. */
            public function get currentTime():Number
            {
                 return netStream.time;
            }
  
            /* Used by the videoScreenCustom to know if it is even possible to fast forward any (if within the skip interval from the end, then FFing is not possible). Also
             * here if ever needed for any other reason. */
            public function get duration():Number
            {
                 return vidInfo.duration;
            }
  
            /* Since we're remembering both the previous and the current source, we need to specify that we are returning the newSource through this getter function.
             * Externally, this looks just like a public variable. */
            public function get source():String
            {
                 return newSource;
            }
  
            /* Since we remember both the old and the current source, when the source is changed (.source = "somePath"), we need to copy the current source, then set the new
             * one so that we can use it in this to know whether to load the video or not (we don't want to load it if it is already loaded in and playing). Externally, this
             * looks just like a public variable.*/
            public function set source(sourceToSet:String):void
            {
                 oldSource = newSource;
                 newSource = sourceToSet;
            }
  
            /* From videoScreenCustom, we set the volume only through videoDisplay.volume=NUM. So, we handle all volume stuff here. It is possible to have the videoScreen
             * call mute() seperately in the future, so we add a little logic here to unmute if muted. Otherwise, we se the volume. */
            public function set volume(volumeToSet:Number):void
            {
                 if(muted)
                 {
                      mute();
                 } else {
                      setVolume(volumeToSet);
                 }
            }
  
            /* We store the metadata information gathered by the NetStream object, so that we can get to it later in this program. This isn't truly a meathod (meaning available
             * to the component hosting this one), but it had to be made public so that the NetStream object could find it. You'll note that we have too onSomeDate() functions.
             * The reason for that is that some video conatiners return one type of data (MetaData), and another returns a different set of metadata (XMPData).
             * Called from: NetStream object, as soon as it gets the metadata and information from the loaded file. */
            public function onMetaData(info:Object):void
            {
                 var oldVidInfo:Number = vidInfo.duration;
                 vidInfo = info;
                 if(oldVidInfo != vidInfo.duration)
                 {
                      dispatchDurationChange();
                 }
                 resizeVideo();
            }
  
            /*See above on onMetaData() for info about this. It does the same thing, but for different file formats (mostly flash-based containers). */
            public function onXMPData(info:Object):void
            {
                 var oldVidInfo:Number = vidInfo.duration;
                 vidInfo = info;
                 if(oldVidInfo != vidInfo.duration)
                 {
                      dispatchDurationChange();
                 }
                 resizeVideo();
            }
  
            /* Private and protected functions of this component, closed off to the rest of the program. */
  
            /* We need to build the essential pieces of the player and leave them in all the time. The basic concept for this player is that we have a Video object to
             * serve as a gateway for the NetStream object, which is what actually connects to the video file and passes it through. The Video object is just the reciever--
             * that means that all calls and commands that we want to deliver to the playing video we instead direct towards to NetStream.
             * Called from: the constructor function. */
            protected function createUnderlyingVideoPlayer():void
            {
                 // create our Video object, attach it to the stage, and resize it (critical--since otherwise, both height and width would be 0).
                 videoPlayer = new Video();
                 addChild(videoPlayer);
                 videoPlayer.width = playerWidth;
                 videoPlayer.height = playerWidth;
  
                 // NetConnection is needed to open the NetStream. When anything changes in this stream, we can handle those changes in netStatusHandler(). When we connect and
                 // pass through null, it means that we have no server and the files will be hosted on the local box.
                 netConnection = new NetConnection();
                 netConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
                 netConnection.connect(null);
  
                 // The main piece. Through this netStream, we control video playback, volume, and so forth.
                 netStream = new NetStream(netConnection);
                 netStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
                 // the client is who the NetStream turns to to find functions for it's events. There is one event that requires handling--the one that calls onMetaData
                 // (or MXPData). It finds those functions in the client object.
                 netStream.client = this;
                 // How long it will buffer before it starts to play the video. Since we're on the local box, our buffer can pretty much be as low as we want.
                 netStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;
  
                 setVolume(defaultVolume);
                 // Final step: attach the NetStream object to the Video so that the Video knows to pay attention and do something.
                 videoPlayer.attachNetStream(netStream);
            }
  
            /* We need to change the size of the video to fit on the screen. However, it must be noted that sometimes, if it must be stretched too far, then video quality
             * becomes horrible, and so far, no workaround has been discovered.
             * Called from: onMetaData (of all kinds, including XMP and other types of metadata), called whenever a new video is loaded in. */
            protected function resizeVideo():void
            {
                 videoPlayer.width = playerWidth;
                 videoPlayer.height = ((playerWidth * vidInfo.height) / vidInfo.width);
                 videoPlayer.x = 0;
                 videoPlayer.y = ((playerHeight - videoPlayer.height) / 2);
            }
  
            /* In order to change the volume, we have to apply a new soundTransform object. So, here we create it and do that.
             * Called from: mute(), createUnderlyingVideoPlayer(), and the setter function set volume(). */
            protected function setVolume(volumeToSet:Number):void
            {
                 var soundTransform:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(volumeToSet);
                 netStream.soundTransform = soundTransform;
            }
  
            /* For our screensaver, we needed to allow the video to loop. This function will handle that. The only problem is, since we wait for it to .Stop (see Called from:),
             * there is a pause between the end of the video, and when it starts over.
             * Called from: netStatusHandler for NetStream.Play.Stop */
            protected function loopVideo():void
            {
                 netStream.seek(0);
            }
  
            /* We need to pay attention to what the NetStream is saying and react accordingly. Especially when the video ends. All NetStream andNetConnection events on
             * documentation at Adobe are listed as a comment at the end of the class (very end of this file).
             * Called from: the NetStream and NetConnection event when they spit out an event. */
            protected function netStatusHandler(event:NetStatusEvent):void
            {
                 switch (event.info.code)
                 {
                      case "NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound":
                           trace("Error. Stream not found: " + source);
                           break;
                      case "NetStream.Play.Stop":
                           if(loop)
                           {
                                loopVideo();
                           } else {
                                var playedTime:Number = int(netStream.time);
                                var totalTime:Number = int(vidInfo.duration);
                                // if we're within 2 seconds of the end, assume we're at the end.
                                if(Math.abs(totalTime - playedTime) <= 1)
                                {
                                     dispatchComplete();
                                }
                           }
                           break;
                 }
            }
  
            /* Event Dispatching Functions */
  
            /* Sent out to let the hosting component (VideoScreenCustom) know that the end of the video clip has been reached.
             * Called from: NetStream's NetStream.Play.Stop event code, sent out whenever the end of the video playing through the stream is reached. */
            protected function dispatchComplete():void
            {
                 var eventObj:TimeEvent = new TimeEvent("complete");
                 dispatchEvent(eventObj);
            }
  
            /* When the new and old sources have different durations (meaning a new video has been loaded), this is called to let the hosing component know we have a new vid.
             * Called from: onMetaData (onXMPData), which is called whenever a video is loaded. */
            protected function dispatchDurationChange():void
            {
                 var eventObj:TimeEvent = new TimeEvent("durationChange");
                 dispatchEvent(eventObj);
            }
  
            /* When we don't have a new video, we still need to call seek() after the NetStream is aware that the video is the same. Or something. I'm not sure why, but we need
             * to seek after things have been set and run for a few microseconds. This is used for FFing, RRing, but mostly for seeking to a new "chapter" in a continuous
             * video during playback.
             * Called from: play() above. */
            protected function dispatchNeedToSeek():void
            {
                 var eventObj:Event = new Event("needToSeek");
                 dispatchEvent(eventObj);
            }
  
       }
  }
  
  /*
  The following table describes the possible string values of the code and level properties.
  Code property Level property Meaning
  "NetStream.Play.Start" "status" Playback has started.
  "NetStream.Play.Stop" "status" Playback has stopped.
  "NetStream.Play.Failed" "error" An error has occurred in playback for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table, such as the subscriber not having read access.
  "NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound" "error" The FLV passed to the play() method can't be found.
  "NetStream.Play.Reset" "status" Caused by a play list reset.
  "NetStream.Play.PublishNotify" "status" The initial publish to a stream is sent to all subscribers.
  "NetStream.Play.UnpublishNotify" "status" An unpublish from a stream is sent to all subscribers.
  "NetStream.Play.InsufficientBW"  "warning" Flash Media Server only. The client does not have sufficient bandwidth to play the data at normal speed.
  "NetStream.Play.FileStructureInvalid" "error" The application detects an invalid file structure and will not try to play this type of file. For AIR and for Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and later.
  "NetStream.Play.NoSupportedTrackFound" "error" The application does not detect any supported tracks (video, audio or data) and will not try to play the file. For AIR and for Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and later.
  "NetStream.Play.Transition" "status" Flash Media Server only. The stream transitions to another as a result of bitrate stream switching. This code indicates a success status event for the NetStream.play2() call to initiate a stream switch. If the switch does not succeed, the server sends a NetStream.Play.Failed event instead. For Flash Player 10 and later.
  "NetStream.Play.Transition" "status" Flash Media Server 3.5 and later only. The server received the command to transition to another stream as a result of bitrate stream switching. This code indicates a success status event for the NetStream.play2() call to initiate a stream switch. If the switch does not succeed, the server sends a NetStream.Play.Failed event instead. When the stream switch occurs, an onPlayStatus event with a code of "NetStream.Play.TransitionComplete" is dispatched. For Flash Player 10 and later.
  "NetStream.Pause.Notify" "status" The stream is paused.
  "NetStream.Unpause.Notify" "status" The stream is resumed.
  "NetStream.Record.Start" "status" Recording has started.
  "NetStream.Record.NoAccess" "error" Attempt to record a stream that is still playing or the client has no access right.
  "NetStream.Record.Stop" "status" Recording stopped.
  "NetStream.Record.Failed" "error" An attempt to record a stream failed.
  "NetStream.Seek.Failed" "error" The seek fails, which happens if the stream is not seekable.
  "NetStream.Seek.InvalidTime" "error" For video downloaded with progressive download, the user has tried to seek or play past the end of the video data that has downloaded thus far, or past the end of the video once the entire file has downloaded. The message.details property contains a time code that indicates the last valid position to which the user can seek.
  "NetStream.Seek.Notify" "status" The seek operation is complete.
  "NetConnection.Call.BadVersion" "error" Packet encoded in an unidentified format.
  "NetConnection.Call.Failed" "error" The NetConnection.call method was not able to invoke the server-side method or command.
  "NetConnection.Call.Prohibited" "error" An Action Message Format (AMF) operation is prevented for security reasons. Either the AMF URL is not in the same domain as the file containing the code calling the NetConnection.call() method, or the AMF server does not have a policy file that trusts the domain of the the file containing the code calling the NetConnection.call() method.
  "NetConnection.Connect.Closed" "status" The connection was closed successfully.
  "NetConnection.Connect.Failed" "error" The connection attempt failed.
  "NetConnection.Connect.Success" "status" The connection attempt succeeded.
  "NetConnection.Connect.Rejected" "error" The connection attempt did not have permission to access the application.
  "NetStream.Connect.Closed" "status" The P2P connection was closed successfully. The info.stream property indicates which stream has closed.
  "NetStream.Connect.Failed" "error" The P2P connection attempt failed. The info.stream property indicates which stream has failed.
  "NetStream.Connect.Success" "status" The P2P connection attempt succeeded. The info.stream property indicates which stream has succeeded.
  "NetStream.Connect.Rejected" "error" The P2P connection attempt did not have permission to access the other peer. The info.stream property indicates which stream was rejected.
  "NetConnection.Connect.AppShutdown" "error" The specified application is shutting down.
  "NetConnection.Connect.InvalidApp" "error" The application name specified during connect is invalid.
  "SharedObject.Flush.Success" "status" The "pending" status is resolved and the SharedObject.flush() call succeeded.
  "SharedObject.Flush.Failed" "error" The "pending" status is resolved, but the SharedObject.flush() failed.
  "SharedObject.BadPersistence" "error" A request was made for a shared object with persistence flags, but the request cannot be granted because the object has already been created with different flags.
  "SharedObject.UriMismatch" "error" An attempt was made to connect to a NetConnection object that has a different URI (URL) than the shared object. 
  
  If you consistently see errors regarding the buffer, try changing the buffer using the NetStream.bufferTime property.
  
  */
  

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