I had a similar problem with a flash banner that loaded the images from an external xml file... the way that i got around it was to bring in the flash element in as an iframe... I hope this helps

I haven't used one of those in a long time but I will give it a try. I know the file is valid because I upload a straight vanilla HTML file with the flash embedded to test. So it is an issue with Concrete5.

Thanks for the suggestion.

are you using the flash block or just trying to stick it in via the content block?

I am using the flash block and I just have embeded a file into the template with traditional flash code. Neither works.

I was able to embed an SWF file without any controls. I don't want this because there will be multiple videos on the page and each should have the menu bar on the bottom.

Here is the flash code I am trying with no luck. I have tried to use an HTTP:// path and also a Concrete5 path. If someone has a good example of how they generate the HTML code for a .flv file it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris


<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="352" height="288" id="FLVPlayer1">
<param name="movie" value="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
<param name="scale" value="noscale" />
<param name="salign" value="lt" />
<param name="FlashVars" value="&amp;MM_ComponentVersion=1&amp;skinName=Clear_Skin_3&amp;streamName=<?php echo $this->getThemePath()?>/jetbroadband_flv&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;autoRewind=true" />
<param name="swfversion" value="8,0,0,0" />
<!-- This param tag prompts users with Flash Player 6.0 r65 and higher to download the latest version of Flash Player. Delete it if you don’t want users to see the prompt. -->
<param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
<!-- Next object tag is for non-IE browsers. So hide it from IE using IECC. -->
<!--[if !IE]>-->
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" width="352" height="288">
<!--<![endif]-->
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
<param name="scale" value="noscale" />
<param name="salign" value="lt" />
<param name="FlashVars" value="&amp;MM_ComponentVersion=1&amp;skinName=Clear_Skin_3&amp;streamName=<?php echo $this->getThemePath()?>/jetbroadband_flv&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;autoRewind=true" />
<param name="swfversion" value="8,0,0,0" />
<param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
<!-- The browser displays the following alternative content for users with Flash Player 6.0 and older. -->
<div>
<h4>Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"><img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" /></a></p>
</div>
<!--[if !IE]>-->
</object>
<!--<![endif]-->
</object>

Also, here is a straight HTML file outside of Concrete5 which displays the videos fine. So I am missing something when placing this in a Concrete5 page.

http://www.itcalliance.com/dev/plp/themes/plp/video_test.html...

I am experiencing a similar problem to this where a flash file requires an external controls file. Did anyone here get this sorted that did not involve an iFrame?.

I have tried, content block, html block and the flash block all will load the swf but none will load the controls.swf.

How does concrete5 handle these urls? the controls.swf is in the same folder as the movie swf so should load up?

Ok I managed to get it working using a content block, I had to play about with the advanced settings and set a Base url which I set to be the url of the controls this seemed to do the job?

i am having a similar issue. any way you can send me the code of what you put in? and you put it in the video dialog box under advanced?

thanks...

Sorry I don't remember exactly what I did, reading above I added the controls to the content block and then using the advanced settings of the flash content(you may need to change the tinymce to use advanced or office to see the flash settings icon)

In there was a base url that allowed me to enter an external url to use instead of using a relative path