video stream and enter_frame

[schlafendes_faultier]

Hello!

I've on my flash-page some music and i'm using an eq-visualizer. this is works fine with the enter_frame - event.

I've also an video-stream, it work's fine, too.

But if i stream a video, the eq-visualizer doesn't work anymore in the browser. It is flimmering sometimes, so i think there is a problem with streaming and enter_frame ... when i write in the code with flash and press "test-movie" (apple + return), it works - the eq-visualizer shows the music-waves of the video. But not in the browser. When the video is finish or "stop" is pressed, the eq-visualizer works as befor.

So where i've made a mistake?

This is the example-page http://mutti.lima-city.de/test/nin_remix.html  - the videos are in the left box.

Thanks for help, sorry for my english.

edit - I'm using flash cs3 and as3

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

You need to use debug player.

You thing throws an error:

SecurityError: Error #2122: Security sandbox violation: SoundMixer.computeSpectrum: http://mutti.lima-city.de/test/nin_remix.swf cannot access http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/0002_0485.flv. A policy file is required, but the checkPolicyFile flag was not set when this media was loaded.
    at flash.media::SoundMixer$/computeSpectrum()
    at scripte.sonok_30::Start/fadeCircle()

This means you need to tell your stream to load policy File. Here is documentation:

http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/net/NetStream.html#checkPolicyFile

By the way, if the video is on a third party domain and they restrict access - you may not be able to compute spectrum.

[schlafendes_faultier]

Thank you - now i have one (i was thinking i had one bevore) and i see the error.

I've insert

ns.checkPolicyFile = true;

and now i get a new error -> SecurityError: Error #2123: Security sandbox ...

But i don't know how i get a policy file.

The webspace i use is some dual-think - it is free webspace (for the swf, for example), but for some download-stuff (like the videos) i've to pay, and it's on another domain. But i'me able to load up and down the files there as i want.

So, if i'me able to create a police file (like a text-file or a .htaccess-file), i can do this, i think ... or is it some kind of the server-spezification? there i can't do anything ...

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

Yes, you need to create a policy file (which is xml) on the server where video assets are hosted. It will be loaded automatically by Flash when loadPolicyFile is set to true.

[schlafendes_faultier]

a file called

crossdomain.xml

with

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<cross-domain-policy> 
    <allow-access-from domain="http://mutti.lima-city.de/test/" /> 

</cross-domain-policy>

where my videos are? and <allow-access-from domain="http://mutti.lima-city.de/test/" /> is where my *.swf is?

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

No, where your videos are.

[schlafendes_faultier]

hm, something i made wrong ...

my videos are here:

          http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/

my crossdomain.xml ist here, too:

          http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/

in the crossdomain.xml i write:

          <?xml version="1.0"?>

          <cross-domain-policy>

             <allow-access-from domain="download.sonok.lima-city.de" />

             <allow-access-from domain="download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/" />

          </cross-domain-policy>

and in the swf-file i write:

          client = new Object;

          client.onMetaData = metadataHandler;

          nc = new NetConnection;

          nc.connect(null);

          ns = new NetStream(nc);

          ns.checkPolicyFile = true;

          ns.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS,netStatusHandler);

          ns.client=client;

          ns.play(url);

but i still get the SecurityError: Error #2123:

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

Try to place you policy file into the root so it reads:

http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/crossdomain.xml

Otherwise, I think,  you will need to use Security.loadPolicyFile("http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/crossdomain.xml") in the beginning of the application.

[schlafendes_faultier]

Hm, now i've the xml in http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/crossdomain.xml, in http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/crossdomain.xml and i use the Security.loadPolicyFile - option, but it still not work. Do i've to do anything else then put the Security.loadPolicyFile - line in the code?

I've ask one of the team there, http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/ is the root he says. Hm. Now i've go to work, thank you for your help so far. I will try it in the evening again.

[schlafendes_faultier]

Now i tried it sometimes, but it doesn't work yet. I've testet it with

Security.loadPolicyFile("http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/crossdomain.xml"); and

Security.loadPolicyFile("http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/crossdomain.xml");

I have the same xml in

http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/crossdomain.xml and in

http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/crossdomain.xml

I've testet it with

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<cross-domain-policy>

   <allow-access-from domain="download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/" />

   <allow-access-from domain="download.sonok.lima-city.de/" />

</cross-domain-policy>

and with

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<cross-domain-policy>

   <allow-access-from domain="http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/krimskrams/" />

   <allow-access-from domain="http://download.sonok.lima-city.de/" />

</cross-domain-policy>

I really don't know what i can do now.

[Andrei1-bKoviI · Accepted solution]

You got it backwards. Policy must specify domains that will SEND request to the domain where assets are hosted. So, you policy file should be:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<cross-domain-policy>  
     <allow-access-from domain="mutti.lima-city.de" /> 
</cross-domain-policy>

Also, note that you shouldn't include protocol or forward slashes.

[schlafendes_faultier]

Yes, great, thank you, now it works.

Thank you very much for your time!

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

You are welcome.