Getting Flash movies to play and not download

[audiogeek1]

I am a novice at this. I am trying to put flash videos on a page that are playable. I use the link from the download options etc... and have added flv to the inline file extensions like the video shows. It still starts downloading the video. What am I missing?

Thanks

Mike

[Cristián Lávaque]

Could it be that your browser is configured to download that kind of file? Is it a link to the file or are you embedding it in your page?

[audiogeek1]

It is a link to file just like the download option video shows. I guess I am having a hard time with the whole flash player thing. I have tried a few plug ins to no success. So it may not be the plug in. I do not know. I have read some of the other video file posts and I guess I am just a bit novice when it comes to programming. This is my first set up.

[Cristián Lávaque]

OK... If you tried to open with the same browser an FLV file that is not protected, are you also given the download prompt or does it playback?

[drbyte]

What flash player are you using? Jw player, flowplayer...others

Sam

[audiogeek1]

Flowplayer, JW Player, and Embed Flash.

[drbyte]

Can you post the code you are trying to use or if you have a live site we can take a look..that would help.

[audiogeek1]

Here is my code

[jwplayer config=”myplayer” file=”http://www.sessionsatstudiom.com/?s2member_file_download=Class1_1.flv&s2member_file_inline=yes&type=video”]

Does not work. Just shows up as that.

[drbyte]

Add type=video to the code

[audiogeek1]

Where? I have it at the end.

PS I am on a mac does this pose a problem?

[audiogeek1]

Got it working. Reading the other posts plus this. Thanks for the help.

Mike

[cote289]

Mike

can you share exactly how you got it working? I'm struggling with this right now too and i've read a lot of posts, but still stuck.

appreciate your input

Ben

[audiogeek1]

So I downloaded the viper quicktag plug in. Went into the settings to include flash and quicktime. I also downloaded the correct JW Player plugin. The first one. Went into its settings on the flashvar and added type=video.

Then I went to my posts visual mode and saw the flash icon up in the editing stuff. It asked me to put the path to the file on it. I copied the exact path with the inline stuff and low and behold embedded flash video on a secure page with secure video. Exactly what I needed for my audio school.

Hope this helps.

Mike