Video on the iPhone OS

[jafproductions]

I am trying to deploy a Flash application to the iphone. My application works when run locally but does not run on the ipod.

Program uses FLVPlayer 2.5, and loads the video using the load() function.

Video's are .mp4 filesand are stored in the root folder.

Anyone got advice on using video on the iPhone OS?

[jafproductions]

More information.

The mp4 files I am trying to play in the app can be viewed when played standalone on the ipod.

I added some error checking:

video1.addEventListener(VideoEvent.STATE_CHANGE, HandleStateChange);

function HandleStateChange(e:VideoEvent):void
{
    ErrorText.text=e.state;
}

The ErrorText displays "Playing" when the video is supposed to be playing, although the screen is otherwise completely black.

[Colin Holgate · Accepted solution]

H.264 files won't play with FLVPlayback on iOS. If you're using AIR 2.6 you can play them using a StageWebView. Or you can play them with the FLVPlayback component, but as On2 VP6 FLV files.

[relaxatraja]

How to identify the video is H.264 and On2 VP6 FLV files? becoz I too tried AIR 2.6 video with the flv component itz not working for me on Ipad also used stagewebview itz working fine with the native player

[Colin Holgate]

If the file is named .mp4, and it plays with the native player, then it's most likely H.264, and won't work on iOS with FLVPlayback. If it's named .flv, it won't work with the native player, will work with FLVPlayback, and it's most likely On2 VP6.

Anything that plays with the native player should work in StageWebView, but you have to get the syntax exactly right.

[jafproductions]

Makes no sense but you are right.

Thanks!

[jafproductions]

One additional question.

What are the best parameters to encode FLV video to play smoothly on the iphone?

Deinterlace? or not

Best bitrate?

Best Framerate?

[Colin Holgate]

Under AIR 2.0 or 2.6 you're unlikely to get smooth playback, but you could try 300 kbps. The iPhone shows progressive video, any interlacing in the source will end up being averaged. So use a non-interlaced source if you have one, and deinterlace if you need to.

Match the source frame rate, usually that would be 24, 25, or 30 fps.

If this isn't urgent, I would compress at higher data rates, so that the video looks good, and then hope for AIR 2.7 to come out sooner rather than later.

[jafproductions]

Even at 360 kbps playback is jerky.

Do you think that will be improved in FLVPlayback in the new version of Air?

When will the new version be coming out?

[Colin Holgate]

Yes, dramatically better. I don't know a release date, but others here have referred to "sometime in June".

[jafproductions]

To take advantage of the newest version of Air, do I need to compile the App with the new version, or is the new version updated on the users' phone?

[jafproductions]

Has anyone been able to run Stage Video on the iPad or iPhone?

I tried running this sample on the iPad and nothing happens.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/stage_video.html

I tried with a .MOV file, a FLV file and an MP4 file

Is it supported on the iPhone?

I am using Flash CS 5.5

[Parkerrita]

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