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Anonymous
August 31, 2011
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iOS AIR: video stream, flv vs f4v

  • August 31, 2011
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Why can I successfully stream an FLV on the iPad but not a F4V?

Can anyone explain?

Thanks...

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Anonymous
August 31, 2011

Okay thanks.

The reason for all these questions is we are trying to find an alternative solution to StageWebView/iOS Native Player.

The latest version of AIR has greatly improved FLV playback but it still stutters on intense animations.

Hopefully AIR3 will have a remedy, or at least a way to bridge to the Native Payer's controls.

Thanks again for the help...

Colin Holgate
Colin Holgate
Inspiring
August 31, 2011

FLV is On2 VP6, and that can be handled in iOS using the FLVPlayback component. F4V is generally H.264, and that can't be handled. You may be able to play an F4V using StageWebView instead.

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Anonymous
August 31, 2011

Thanks for the reply Colin.

I'm a bit confused.

We can display mp4 and m4v videos through the iOS native player using StageWebView.

Both mp4 and m4v are H.264.

If the native player can handle H.264, why can't the FLVPlayback component?

Colin Holgate
Colin Holgate
Inspiring
August 31, 2011

FLVPlayback doesn't use the native player, it's doing its own thing, and can only handle On2 VP6 encoded FLVs. On desktop, FLVPlayback can handle H.264, but not on mobile.

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