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agabrel
08-18-2008, 04:18 PM
Hi,
I have a page with flash volume control slider that I got from kirupa.com tutorial site: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/volume_slider.htm
My problem is that the mp3 downloads automatically. I want it to download only when the play button is clicked.
here is the page I am working on:
http://www.christineocchino.com/music.html

I'd appreciate any help or pieces of code that would solve my problem.

Eye for Video
08-20-2008, 12:31 PM
Nice player you have there but I’d like to suggest that instead of placing 4 players on one page (that can create one heck of a racket) use one player that uses a playlist to select from. Nothing gets downloaded until a selection is made. The best way to do that is to incorporate an xml file to hold the playlist. The visual appearance could still be exactly like the player you now have, but the viewer is not downloading 4 songs as they decide which one they want to hear.
Google Flash player tutorials and I’m sure you can come up with quite a list. Check:

www.kirupa.com
www.gotoandlearn.com
www.learnflash.com

All good sources for info.
Once you understand how the playlist interacts with the xml file, you can give your player any look you want. Here’s an example:

http://www.uncledoodad.com/photo_ss/in_the_studio/index_its.html

Best of luck,
Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com