Can an audio only FLV play directly in Dreamweaver CS3?

Hi chodoy,

CS3 won't play anything in the interface.  Can you play the audio file by loading everything up to the server?

Yes, that is true. But it should do a browser preview, and I did try uploading with no success as well.

Can you give me a link so I can test?

HI Jason,
Okay I set up a test: http://chodoy.com/audio-flv-test/audio-flv.html. Thanks!

--Janice

Did you upload the Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js file and folder?

Also, what's the name of the .flv file?

Oh yes, I just uploaded it, but still no go. The FLV is: scholarship-podcast-remix.flv

Is this a Windows or a *nix host?

Linux. But I've tried this before on other sites with different hosting companies.

Weird.  Your code is basically correct, so that isn't the issue and since you are on *nix, we are not running into the FLV mime type bug.

Try this:

Remove the following code:

<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0','width','300','height','60','id','FLVPlayer','src','FLVPlayer_Progressive','flashvars','&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=scholarship-podcast-remix&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=true','quality','high','scale','noscale','name','FLVPlayer','salign','lt','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','FLVPlayer_Progressive' ); //end AC code
    </script>

      <noscript>

and

</noscript>

Let's just leave the file with embed tags only and retest.

Still the same, sadly. My workaround had been to embed the FLV in Flash, then export the SWF to then bring into Dreamweaver. But it just seems like it should work directly.

>> But it just seems like it should work directly.

It should.

Let's also remove the check for Flash:

<script type="text/javascript">
function MM_CheckFlashVersion(reqVerStr,msg){
  with(navigator){
    var isIE  = (appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 && userAgent.indexOf("Opera") == -1);
    var isWin = (appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1);
    if (!isIE || !isWin){  
      var flashVer = -1;
      if (plugins && plugins.length > 0){
        var desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description : "";
        desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"].description : desc;
        if (desc == "") flashVer = -1;
        else{
          var descArr = desc.split(" ");
          var tempArrMajor = descArr[2].split(".");
          var verMajor = tempArrMajor[0];
          var tempArrMinor = (descArr[3] != "") ? descArr[3].split("r") : descArr[4].split("r");
          var verMinor = (tempArrMinor[1] > 0) ? tempArrMinor[1] : 0;
          flashVer =  parseFloat(verMajor + "." + verMinor);
        }
      }
      // WebTV has Flash Player 4 or lower -- too low for video
      else if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 4.0;

      var verArr = reqVerStr.split(",");
      var reqVer = parseFloat(verArr[0] + "." + verArr[2]);
 
      if (flashVer < reqVer){
        if (confirm(msg))
          window.location = "http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash";
      }
    }
  }
}
</script>

and

 onload="MM_CheckFlashVersion('7,0,0,0','Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Do you want to download it now?');"

Finally, what version of Flash do you have loaded?  Is it possible that the audio file is not functioning with the newest version of Flash (10, I believe)?

I am running Flash 9. Still no luck.

Weird.  Have you tried to play the file using swfobject and the JW Media Player instead of the Adobe built-in stuff?

No, how do I do that?

Okay, I'll check it out. Thanks for trying!

chodoy,

Thanks for the points even though I didn't deserve them

Can you try one more thing?  Can you embed a normal FLV file (with video)?  Let's see if it's an encoding error with the audio-only version...

Yes, with video consistently works.

About the only thing I can think of then is that the encoding for the audio-only is incompatible with FLV_Player_Progressive.swf.  Have you tried just embedding the mp3 file?

Yes that works. But then there are still those Windows users that don't have Quicktime installed. Flash seems to be the best saturation.

Right.  That's why I suggested the JW Media Player instead.  The player handles just about anything you can throw at it...

At least I feel better knowing I wasn't just missing something stupid. Thanks for all the help.