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Video over a still

Jul 26, 2012 1:45 PM

Hello,

 

I have a video in a flash as2 project using cs4.  I have a video that plays with an alpha channel that fades.  I want to have a background still under so when it fades it fades to the still that I have text on.  This is in a flash game I have made.  The problem is when the game goes from question to question it should play the video then fade to the video beneath, but it plays the background for 1/2 second or so, then plays the video which then fades to the background.  Is there a way that the background can be under the video but not show initially?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Mark.

1619 Views   12 Replies   Latest reply: kglad, Jul 28, 2012 12:25 PM
 
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  • kglad
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    1. kglad,
    Jul 26, 2012 1:50 PM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    convert your background to a movieclip and assign its _visible property to false until your video starts.

     
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    2. MARKARKARK,
    Jul 26, 2012 4:12 PM   in reply to kglad
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    Thank you so much, How do I assign it's _visible properties to false until it starts.  I have created a new symbol, movie clip, but I don't see this as an option.  Thanks for your help.

     

    Mark.

     
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    3. kglad,
    Jul 26, 2012 4:37 PM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    click on your background (to select it) and (in the properties panel) assign an instance name (eg, bg_mc).  do the same with your flvplayback component (eg, flvpb_mc).

     

    then attaced to the timeline where you want your background to be not visible, use:

     

    bg_mc._visible=false;

    var lo:Object = {};

    lo.ready = function(eObj:Object):Void {

        bg_mc._visible = true;

    };

    flvpb_mc.addEventListener("ready", lo);

     
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    4. MARKARKARK,
    Jul 26, 2012 4:48 PM   in reply to kglad
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    Thank you I will try this.

     
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    5. MARKARKARK,
    Jul 26, 2012 5:13 PM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    I tried the script.  I named my background movie clip bg1, the instance name in the video player is q1.  I have the player and the background in the timeline in the same frame.  In the actions window of the background I inserted,

     

    bg1._visible=false;

    var lo:Object = {};

    lo.ready = function(eObj:Object):Void {

        bg1._visible = true;

    };

    q1.addEventListener("ready", lo);

     

    I didn't show either before the video started, played, or ended.

     

    Thanks again,

     

    Mark.

     
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    6. kglad,
    Jul 26, 2012 11:20 PM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    that code should be on the timeline that contains bg1 and q1.

     
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    7. MARKARKARK,
    Jul 27, 2012 7:45 AM   in reply to kglad
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    Thank you again for your help.  I tried putting the code on the frame with the movie clip, then the movie clip and the video holder, then the movie clip and action layer for the video holder, then all 3.  It plays the video but not the movie clip of the still.  This is in actionscript 2.0

     
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    8. kglad,
    Jul 27, 2012 4:18 PM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    copy and paste the output from:

     

    trace(bg1);

    trace(q1);

     
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    9. MARKARKARK,
    Jul 28, 2012 7:52 AM   in reply to kglad
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    Thank you for your help, I'm sorry, I have limited knowledge.  Where do I paste this to?  I changed the code to:

    trace(bg1);_visible=false;

    var lo:Object = {};

    lo.ready = function(eObj:Object):Void {

    trace(bg1);_visible = true;

    };

    trace(q1);addEventListener("ready", lo);

     

    and added it to the still movie clip, the video player and the layer above the video player that has the actionscript.  I did nothing. I'm sorry, I don't know what I am suppose to do.  Can you be more specific?

     

    Mark.

     
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    10. kglad,
    Jul 28, 2012 9:16 AM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    use:

     

     

    trace(bg1);
    trace(q1);

     

    bg1._visible=false;

    var lo:Object = {};

    lo.ready = function(eObj:Object):Void {

        bg1._visible = true;

    };

    q1.addEventListener("ready", lo);

     

     
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    11. MARKARKARK,
    Jul 28, 2012 11:32 AM   in reply to kglad
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    Thank you for your help.

     
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    12. kglad,
    Jul 28, 2012 12:25 PM   in reply to MARKARKARK
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    you're welcome.

     

    p.s. please mark helpful/correct responses, if there are any.

     
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