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Mute sounds in a swf at the time of embedding.???

Hi all.
I have a SWF movie which plays background mucis.
I need to embed this SWF into a page, with full functionality. But i need it to be silent / muted.
I do not have acces to the original flash file, so i cant see any parameters inside etc..
There should be no other sounds on the page, so is there some way of just stopping all sounds on the page? (this should not must other pages and applications though )

Any help greatly apreciated.

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Jason C. Levine

The other option would be to convert the SWF to a FLV if it makes sense to do so (i.e. it's an actual video) and then load it up through a player skin which will have a mute control.

phatsion

ASKER

The movie has functionality, with buttons etc, so not just an actual video.
Would it work to embed this SWF inside another flash movie, and mute that one?
would that work?

Rouchie

Yes you could, providing the first movie is not password protected. Adobe have the password functionality to stop this happening. Try the IMPORT command in Flash and see if it lets you do it

Rouchie

Just to add, you might have to give the embedded movie an instance name and fire the StopAllSounds command directly against it, i.e.

myMovieName.stopAllSounds()

I've not used Flash for a long time so my ActionScript knowledge is a little rusty!

phatsion

ASKER

The swf wont import, as it is locked...
I have tryed embeding it remotly, but seem to be running into all sorts of other problems.
I have, however, managed to decompile the swf - code is attached.
Can any one see any volume parameters in there that i could send it to mute it??
i have tryed userVolume=0 and myVolume=0 but had no joy.
Cheers.

// Action script...
 
// [onClipEvent of sprite 105 in frame 1]
onClipEvent (construct)
{
    multipleSelection = false;
    rowHeight = 17;
}
 
// [onClipEvent of sprite 152 in frame 1]
onClipEvent (load)
{
    startPosition = this._x;
    myleft = this._x;
    mytop = this._y;
    myright = myleft + _root.hbase._width - 9;
    mybottom = this._y;
    fadeOutTime = 120;
}
 
// [onClipEvent of sprite 152 in frame 1]
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
    mySoundPosition = Math.round(_root.sound_mc.myMP3.position / 10) / 100;
    mySoundDuration = Math.round(_root.sound_mc.myMP3.duration / 10) / 100;
    if (_root.q == "hi" && _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].fade == 1 && mySoundDuration > fadeOutTime)
    {
        mySoundDuration = fadeOutTime;
    } // end if
    if (mySoundPosition > fadeOutTime - 5 && _root.q == "hi" && _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].fade == 1)
    {
        if (_root.sound_mc.myMP3.getVolume() > 0)
        {
            _root.sound_mc.myMP3.setVolume(_root.sound_mc.myMP3.getVolume() - 2);
        } // end if
    } // end if
    if (mySoundDuration < 20)
    {
        mySoundDuration = 20;
    } // end if
    if (mySoundDuration > 20 && mySoundPosition >= mySoundDuration)
    {
        _root.killMusic();
        if (_global.myPlaylist.length > _global.currID + 1)
        {
            _global.currID = _global.currID + 1;
            _root.prepareSong(_global.currID);
        }
        else
        {
            _root.endPositionPlay();
            _global.currID = 0;
        } // end if
    } // end else if
    myTimeBarPosition = startPosition + mySoundPosition / mySoundDuration * (_root.hbase._width - 7);
    if (_global.playStatus == "playing" && this.dragingSlider != 1 && mySoundPosition > 0)
    {
        this._x = myTimeBarPosition;
    } // end if
    distanceTraveled = this._x - startPosition;
    percentTraveled = distanceTraveled / (_root.hbase._width - 10);
    dragStartPosition = percentTraveled * mySoundDuration;
}
 
// [onClipEvent of sprite 160 in frame 1]
onClipEvent (load)
{
    top = _y;
    bottom = _y;
    left = _x - Math.floor(_root.volumeDisplay._width);
    right = _x;
    checkInitialVolume();
}
 
// [onClipEvent of sprite 160 in frame 1]
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
    if (_global.changeInitialVolume == true)
    {
        _root.sound_mc.myMP3.setVolume(_root.so.data.userVolume);
        setProperty("", _x, left + _root.so.data.userVolume / 2);
        _global.changeInitialVolume = false;
    } // end if
    if (volumeDragging == true)
    {
        var myVolume = 100 - (right - _x) * 2;
        _root.sound_mc.myMP3.setVolume(myVolume);
        _root.so.data.userVolume = myVolume;
        _root.volumeText = "volume:" + Math.ceil(myVolume);
    } // end if
}
 
// [Action in Frame 1]
function getKeyXML()
{
    myStatus2 = "loading...";
    var _loc1 = new XML();
    _loc1.ignoreWhite = true;
    _loc1.onLoad = processKeyXML;
    _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/passkey.cfm?flash=true");
} // End of the function
function processKeyXML(success)
{
    if (success)
    {
        myPasskey = this.firstChild.firstChild;
        if (_global.playlistStatus == "loaded")
        {
            myPlaylist[currID].controlID = myPasskey;
            playSong(currID);
        }
        else
        {
            getMyXML(myPasskey);
        } // end else if
    }
    else
    {
        myError = "key not loaded!";
        gotoAndStop("linkError");
    } // end else if
} // End of the function
function getMyXML(myKey)
{
    var _loc1 = new XML();
    _loc1.ignoreWhite = true;
    _loc1.onLoad = processXMLData;
    newref;
    if (newref == undefined)
    {
        counterID = 3;
    }
    else
    {
        counterID = newref;
    } // end else if
    ext;
    if (ext == undefined)
    {
        extSource = 0;
    }
    else
    {
        extSource = 1;
        counterID = 4;
    } // end else if
    shuffle;
    if (shuffle == undefined)
    {
        shuffle = "false";
    } // end if
    scid;
    if (scid == undefined)
    {
    }
    else
    {
        songid = scid;
    } // end else if
    if (playType == "single")
    {
        _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/xmlsong.cfm?songid=" + songid + "&passkey=" + myKey + "&q=" + q + "&ext=" + extSource);
    }
    else if (playType == "band")
    {
        _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/xmlband.cfm?passkey=" + myKey + "&bandid=" + bandid + "&q=" + q + "&shuffle=" + shuffle + "&ext=" + extSource);
    }
    else if (playType == "album")
    {
        _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/xmlalbum.cfm?passkey=" + myKey + "&albumid=" + albumid + "&q=" + q + "&ext=" + extSource);
    }
    else if (playType == "charts")
    {
        _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/xmlcharts.cfm?passkey=" + myKey + "&q=" + q + "&genre=" + genre + "&subGenre=" + subgenre + "&showOnly=" + showOnly + "&advState=" + advState + "&advCountry=" + advCountry + "&advSigned=" + advSigned + "&advVIP=" + advVIP + "&advFeatured=" + advFeatured + "&ext=" + extSource);
    }
    else if (playType == "station")
    {
        _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/xmlstations.cfm?passkey=" + myKey + "&q=" + q + "&folderID=" + folderID + "&shuffle=" + shuffle + "&ext=" + extSource);
    }
    else if (playType == "contest")
    {
        _loc1.load("http://www.soundclick.com/util/xmlcontest.cfm?passkey=" + myKey + "&q=" + q + "&contestID=" + contestID + "&shuffle=" + shuffle + "&ext=" + extSource);
    } // end else if
} // End of the function
function processXMLData(success)
{
    if (success)
    {
        _global.playlistStatus = "loaded";
        var _loc9 = this.firstChild.childNodes.length;
        var _loc5 = this.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes.length;
        _global.myPlaylist = new Array(_loc9);
        for (var _loc3 = 0; _loc3 < _loc9; ++_loc3)
        {
            _global.myPlaylist[_loc3] = new Array(_loc5);
            for (var _loc4 = 0; _loc4 < _loc5; ++_loc4)
            {
                myName = this.firstChild.childNodes[_loc3].childNodes[_loc4].nodeName;
                myValue = unescape(String(this.firstChild.childNodes[_loc3].childNodes[_loc4].firstChild));
                myValue = str_replace("/xtc", "", myValue);
                myPlaylist[_loc3][myName] = myValue;
            } // end of for
            var _loc6 = padZero(_loc3 + 1);
            playlist.addItem({label: _loc6 + " " + myPlaylist[_loc3].artist + " - " + myPlaylist[_loc3].title, data: _loc3});
        } // end of for
        _global.currID = 0;
        if (autoplay == 0)
        {
            autoplay = 1;
            myStatus2 = "press PLAY button to start song";
            killMusic();
        }
        else
        {
            prepareSong();
        } // end else if
    }
    else
    {
        myError = "xml error!";
        gotoAndStop("linkError");
    } // end else if
} // End of the function
function prepareSong()
{
    myStatus2 = "loading...";
    if (myPlaylist[currID].useSecure == "true")
    {
        getKeyXML();
    }
    else
    {
        playSong(currID);
    } // end else if
} // End of the function
function playSong()
{
    if (myPlaylist[currID].useSecure == "true")
    {
        var _loc5 = "http://" + myPlaylist[currID].datacenter + "/" + myPlaylist[currID].streamer + "/getsongfile.cfm?songid=" + myPlaylist[currID].songid + "&id=" + myPlaylist[currID].controlID + "&q=" + q;
    }
    else
    {
        _loc5 = myPlaylist[currID].filename;
    } // end else if
    var _loc4 = new XML();
    _loc4.ignoreWhite = true;
    _loc4.load("http://www.soundclick.com/player/stats/votes.cfm?songID=" + myPlaylist[currID].songid + "&vip=" + myPlaylist[currID].vip + "&bandID=" + myPlaylist[currID].bandid + "&counterID=" + counterID);
    var _loc3 = this.createEmptyMovieClip("sound_mc", 1);
    _loc3.myMP3 = new Sound();
    _loc3.myMP3.onLoad = checkForPlayError;
    _loc3.myMP3.loadSound(_loc5, true);
    if (so.data.userVolume != 100 && so.data.userVolume != undefined)
    {
        _global.changeInitialVolume = true;
    } // end if
    if (currID == 0)
    {
        this.prevTrack._y = skipButtonsInActive_y;
        this.prevTrackInactive._y = skipButtonsActive_y;
    }
    else
    {
        this.prevTrack._y = skipButtonsActive_y;
        this.prevTrackInactive._y = skipButtonsInActive_y;
    } // end else if
    if (myPlaylist.length == currID + 1)
    {
        this.nextTrack._y = skipButtonsInActive_y;
        this.nextTrackInactive._y = skipButtonsActive_y;
    }
    else
    {
        this.nextTrack._y = skipButtonsActive_y;
        this.nextTrackInactive._y = skipButtonsInActive_y;
    } // end else if
    startPositionPlay();
    _global.playStatus = "playing";
    setRemoteStatus();
    updatePlaylist();
} // End of the function
function checkForPlayError(success)
{
    if (success == false)
    {
        myStatus2 = "error loading songfile (" + _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].title + ")";
    } // end if
} // End of the function
function updatePlaylist()
{
    this.playlist.selectedIndex = currID;
    this.playlist.vPosition = currID - 2;
    myStatusTrack = padZero(_global.currID + 1);
    if (playType != "single" && testMode == undefined)
    {
        myRandom = Math.random();
        if (playType == "station")
        {
            getURL("http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?bandid=" + _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].bandid + "&songID=" + _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].songid + "&type=" + playType + "&q=" + q + "&ref=" + ref + "&myRan=" + myRandom + "&upperOnly=true" + "&folderID=" + folderID, "upper");
        }
        else
        {
            getURL("http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?bandid=" + _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].bandid + "&songID=" + _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].songid + "&type=" + playType + "&q=" + q + "&ref=" + ref + "&myRan=" + myRandom + "&upperOnly=true", "upper");
        } // end if
    } // end else if
} // End of the function
function killMusic()
{
    removeMovieClip (sound_mc);
    hslider._x = hslider.startPosition;
    _global.playStatus = "killed";
    setRemoteStatus();
    endPositionPlay();
} // End of the function
function updateProgressBar()
{
    loadProgress = Math.round(sound_mc.myMP3.getBytesLoaded() / sound_mc.myMP3.getBytesTotal() * 100);
    showProg = _root.hbase._width * (loadProgress / 100);
    percent = loadProgress + " %";
    _root.progBar._width = loadProgress;
    _root.bars._x = progWidth + showProg;
    if (loadProgress < 100)
    {
        _root.bars._alpha = 100;
    }
    else
    {
        _root.bars._alpha = 0;
    } // end else if
    updateTimerAndTitle();
} // End of the function
function updateTimerAndTitle()
{
    mps = int(sound_mc.myMP3.position / 1000);
    if (mps < 1)
    {
        myStatus = "0:00";
    }
    else
    {
        nmins = Math.floor(mps / 60);
        nsecs = mps - nmins * 60;
        nsecs < 10 ? (nsecs = "0" + nsecs) : (null);
        myStatus = nmins + ":" + nsecs;
    } // end else if
    if (sound_mc.myMP3.position > 0 && (_global.showInfo != true || myStatus2 == "loading..."))
    {
        myStatus2 = _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].artist + " - " + _global.myPlaylist[_global.currID].title;
    } // end if
} // End of the function
function setRemoteStatus()
{
    so.data.remoteStatus = _global.playStatus;
    so.flush();
    so.data.remoteStatus = "killed";
} // End of the function
function initialPosition()
{
    if (playType == "single")
    {
        this.playlist.visible = false;
    }
    else
    {
        this.playlist.visible = true;
    } // end else if
    playButtonActive_x = 3.600000E+000;
    playButtonActive_y = 1.156000E+002;
    playButtonInActive_x = -250;
    playButtonInActive_y = -250;
    skipButtonsActive_y = 1.025000E+002;
    skipButtonsInActive_y = 250;
    startPositionPlay();
    this.prevTrack._x = 1.681000E+002;
    this.prevTrack._y = skipButtonsInActive_y;
    this.nextTrack._x = 1.837000E+002;
    this.nextTrack._y = skipButtonsActive_y;
    this.prevTrackInactive._x = this.prevTrack._x;
    this.prevTrackInactive._y = skipButtonsActive_y;
    this.nextTrackInactive._x = this.nextTrack._x;
    this.nextTrackInactive._y = skipButtonsInActive_y;
    this.myStatusTrack = "";
    this.volumeText = "";
} // End of the function
function endPositionPlay()
{
    this.buttonPause._x = playButtonInActive_x;
    this.buttonPause._y = playButtonInActive_y;
    this.buttonPlay._x = playButtonActive_x;
    this.buttonPlay._y = playButtonActive_y;
} // End of the function
function startPositionPlay()
{
    this.buttonPause._x = playButtonActive_x;
    this.buttonPause._y = playButtonActive_y;
    this.buttonPlay._x = playButtonInActive_x;
    this.buttonPlay._y = playButtonInActive_y;
} // End of the function
function toggleButtons(fromButton, toButton)
{
    prevPosFrom = fromButton._x;
    prevPosFromY = fromButton._y;
    prevPosTo = toButton._x;
    prevPosToY = toButton._y;
    fromButton._x = prevPosTo;
    fromButton._y = prevPosToY;
    toButton._x = prevPosFrom;
    toButton._y = prevPosFromY;
} // End of the function
function str_replace(search, replace, string)
{
    var _loc1 = string.split(search);
    return (_loc1.join(replace));
} // End of the function
function padZero(myNumber)
{
    if (Math.round(myNumber).toString().length < 2)
    {
        myNumber = "0" + myNumber.toString();
    }
    else
    {
        myNumber = myNumber.toString();
    } // end else if
    return (myNumber);
} // End of the function
so = SharedObject.getLocal("userSettings", "/player/");
if (so.data.userVolume == undefined)
{
    so.data.userVolume = 100;
    so.flush();
} // end if
getKeyXML();
initialPosition();
if (q == "Lo")
{
    setProperty("", _soundbuftime, 5);
}
else
{
    setProperty("", _soundbuftime, 0);
} // end else if
my_interval = setInterval(updateProgressBar, 100, sound_mc.myMP3);
progWidth = _root.bars._x;
 
mx.accessibility.playlist.enableAccessibility();
focusManager.setFocus(playlist);
playlist.setStyle("themeColor", "haloOrange");
playlist.setStyle("fontSize", 11);
playlist.setStyle("backgroundColor", 14803455);
playlist.setStyle("selectionColor", 7829503);
playlist.setStyle("textSelectedColor", 16777215);
playlist.vScrollPolicy = "auto";
playlist.change = function (evt)
{
    _global.currID = evt.target.selectedItem.data;
    _root.prepareSong();
};
playlist.addEventListener("change", playlist);
 
// [Action in Frame 2]
stop ();
 
// [Action in Frame 13]
myOffset = 0;
killMusic();
myStatus2 = myError;
stop ();

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Rouchie

Try setting this line (110 above):

playSong(currID);

to this:

// playSong(currID);

That comments the line that *appears* to play the song

phatsion

ASKER

I dont think i can get the swf to work if it is changed, as it is ment to be hosted, and just embedded.
Idealy i need to just pass a var to it.. something like volume=0, but in the html embedding code.
I just cant see what one would do it.
Cheers.

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Jason C. Levine

Agreed. Sorry, phatsion...you're out of luck.

phatsion

ASKER

ok,
no worries guy.
Thanks for all your help though.

Cheers.