How do i make a flash timeline seekbar using AS3?

[Flashmando]

I have found some ways of making this using AS2 but i need it to work for AS3. does anyone kow how or how files to do as such? (also, when paused i want the video to pause EVERYTHING including movie clips)

this is the AS2 Seekbar code that i have found

onClipEvent(mouseDown)

{

    var pos;

    if (_ymouse > 0 && _ymouse <= 50 && _xmouse > 0 && _xmouse <= 500)

    {

        pos = _xmouse / 500 * (_root._totalframes - 40);

        _parent.sBar._width = _xmouse;

        _parent.sBar._x = 0;

        _root.gotoAndPlay(int(pos));

        _global.paused = 1;

    }

}

[faraday1987]

hi, you can try this:

myClip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myFunc);

function myFunc():void{

    var pos;

    if (_ymouse > 0 && _ymouse <= 50 && _xmouse > 0 && _xmouse <= 500)

    {

        pos = _xmouse / 500 * (_root._totalframes - 40);       

        _parent.sBar._width = _xmouse;

        _parent.sBar._x = 0;

                         MovieClip(parent).gotoAndPlay(int(pos);

        _global.paused = 1;

    }

}

or share the code to changue to AS3

regards.

[Flashmando]

I got the Expecting rightparen before semicolon line 23 error using that

also, i found this in the actionscript2

onClipEvent(mouseDown)

{

    var pos;

    if (_ymouse > 0 && _ymouse <= 50 && _xmouse > 0 && _xmouse <= 500)

    {

        pos = _xmouse / 500 * (_root._totalframes - 40);

        _parent.sBar._width = _xmouse;

        _parent.sBar._x = 0;

        _root.gotoAndStop(int(pos));

        _global.paused = 1;

    }

}

[faraday1987]

try this:

myClip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myFunc);

function myFunc():void{

    var pos;

    if (mouseY > 0 && mouseY <= 50 && mouseX > 0 && mouseX <= 500)

    {

         pos = mouseX / 500 * (MovieClip(parent)._totalframes - 40);      

        _parent.sBar.width = mouseX;

        _parent.sBar.x = 0;

                    MovieClip(parent).gotoAndPlay(int(pos);

        _global.paused = 1;

    }

}

[Flashmando]

same error

[faraday1987]

well test this and tellme wath you need to do i atach this files: http://www.faraday.mx/testThis.rar

you want to do one player? somethink like this files? because the code wath you found do somethink like this atached files, and it works if you have video in time line you can goToAndStop();
in one especific frame. and made the width of the secBar from point x 0 to your mouse click.

is this wath you need to do?

[Flashmando]

What i need to do is like how this video has it set up

luckystarscattery.com/wizard.swf

(its invisible at the bottom when the video starts, hover over it for visibility)

So basically, Play and pause buttons (preferably as the same button) as well as the seekbar. (I need the play/pause to pause EVERYTHING including movie clips and audio)

[faraday1987]

hello here is the answer:

import flash.events.MouseEvent;

//we start the width of the bar around the number of frames of MC player in root

sBar.width = 500 * (MovieClip(parent).player.currentFrame / MovieClip(parent).player.totalFrames);

//start the parent Movieclip PLAYER as STOP

MovieClip(parent).player.stop();

//when click the bar check the values

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, myFunc);

//execute the function when click

function myFunc(e:MouseEvent):void{

          if (mouseX > 0 && mouseY <= 50 && mouseX > 0 && mouseX <= 500)

    {

        var pos:Number = mouseX / 500 * (MovieClip(parent).player.totalFrames);

        sBar.width = mouseX;

        sBar.x = 0;

        MovieClip(parent).player.gotoAndStop(int(pos));

                    //also we pause when move

                    MovieClip(root).infoTxt.text = "isPaused";

    }

}

and i atached some files to you can learn about it:http://www.faraday.mx/player2.rar

about the sounds stop you can use:

import flash.media.SoundMixer;

SoundMixer.stopAll();

and for stop the movieclips you need to found it and use Movieclip.stop();

regards.

[Flashmando]

ok, now how do i make it so that works on the main timeline instead of within a movie clip?

[faraday1987]

hi, you need use like this:

inside the secBAR:

import flash.events.MouseEvent;

//we start the width of the bar around the number of frames of MC player in root

sBar.width = 500 * (MovieClip(root).currentFrame / MovieClip(root).totalFrames);

//start the Main timeLine  as STOP

MovieClip(root).stop();

//trace("MC root->"+MovieClip(root));

//when click the bar check the values

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, myFunc);

//execute the function when click

function myFunc(e:MouseEvent):void{

          if (mouseX > 0 && mouseY <= 50 && mouseX > 0 && mouseX <= 500)

    {

        var pos:Number = mouseX / 500 * (MovieClip(root).totalFrames);

        sBar.width = mouseX;

        sBar.x = 0;

        MovieClip(root).gotoAndStop(int(pos));

                    //also we pause when move

                    MovieClip(root).infoTxt.text = "isPaused";

    }

}

regards.

[Flashmando]

I couldn't get it to work, just got errors and when i got no errors then the Seekbar stopped working

[faraday1987]

are you changue the code in the main timeline like this about the sources wath i alredy send to you?

import flash.events.Event;

//start the player paused

infoTxt.text = "isPaused";

//events of the player buttons

nextfr.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, nextFramePlay);

prevfr.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, prevFramePlay);

playStop.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, playPause);

//Next frame when click next and rezise the bar

function nextFramePlay(e:MouseEvent):void

{

          nextFrame();

          secBarMC.sBar.width = 500 * (this.currentFrame / this.totalFrames);

}

//Next frame when click prev and rezise the bar

function prevFramePlay(e:MouseEvent):void

{

          prevFrame();

          secBarMC.sBar.width = 500 * (this.currentFrame / this.totalFrames);

}

//Play button check if is play pause and if is paused play. is toggled button

function playPause(e:MouseEvent):void

{

          trace(infoTxt.text);

          switch(infoTxt.text)

          {

                    case "isPaused":

                              play();

                              infoTxt.text = "isPlay";

                    break;

                    case "isPlay":

                              stop();

                    infoTxt.text = "isPaused";

                    break;

          }

}

[Flashmando]

ok, now it works but the seekbar doesnt move as the video plays

[faraday1987]

you need add a Enterframe Event like this to update the secBar:

add this:

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveWhilePlay);

function moveWhilePlay(e:Event):void{

          secBarMC.sBar.width = 500 * (this.currentFrame / this.totalFrames);

}

[Flashmando]

that breaks it, after using that code it doesnt pause and loops forever. would you be able to post the FLA please?

[faraday1987]

hi sure here is the last fla it is working good as you want it can be more complex but i thing your request is alredy done

preview: http://www.faraday.mx/Adobe/Player/Player2.swf

fla: http://www.faraday.mx/Adobe/Player/Player2.fla

i think it's all all is answer..

regards.

[Flashmando]

It's Perfect. thank you