NetStream Buffer Pause

Question

I have a progressive video file FLV which is dynamically
loaded using AS NetStream function.
Now I want to stop the buffering of the video after a certain
amount of bytes are being loaded. For example, the FLV size is 10mb
and I want to PAUSE the buffer after the 2mb of bytes are loaded.
During the PAUSE of the buffer, the connection should be ON and I
should be able to play the video.
Is there any way we can PAUSE the buffer and after certain
amount of time, we again can START the buffering process? Say it
should again start buffering after 2 minutes.

Thanks in advance. 
AS NetStream

Anonymous · Answer

It's possible, but not with just an http server.

Have a look at the following article:

http://flashcomguru.com/index.cfm/2005/11/2/Streaming-flv-video-via-PHP-take-two

Since the php proxy is reading the file from a given byte, it wouldn't be all that hard to modify to define an end byte as well. The on the AS side, you'd just need to work out your logic for when you want to resume download.

I should mention that when using this apprach, each request to the php document is a new request, not a "continuation" of the download. As a result, you won't have a single .flv file in cache, but rather, a separate flv for each request. If your idea here is to save bandwdith, this method would actually work against you. If it's all about managing bandwidth/data transfer, I'd use FMS or another streaming server.

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