Help With WebPage Stuff

[3DGuy]

hi, i have an embeded 3d tour video on a web page. for broadband it loads instantly but for dial up its black untill its ready to play. i havea loading bar there but i have to put how long it will be there for so its not dependant on the video. does anyone know how to make a loading bar that shows how long till the video will play? thanks all. badly need this help. and u lot are the best place to go to for answers :D
take it easy
chris

[Nataku]

in flash you can make a loading bar load based on the amount of the file it has downloaded.

Do you know flash?

[3DGuy]

not very well im afraid. take a look at the link

http://www.3dvirtualtours.co.uk/Number17BristolStreetDialUp2.htm

the loading bar there is just according to the time you enter

this one is how i want it to work but this only seems to work with a still image. i need it to be with the video from the first link

http://www.3dvirtualtours.co.uk/demo.html

any ideas?

[Nataku]

render it out as a quicktime movie... it will be better compression (sorenson 3 is a good one) and it will have an accurite loading bar built right in. I'm a Digital media student... this is what I do all day.

for examples... check out my quicktime movies... www.digitalstormstudio.com

[3DGuy]

can it still be embeded in the page?

[Nataku]

yes... make a cell (if your using tables) and put the link to the file in there... it will load in the same window. I just chose to make it open in it's own window.

[3DGuy]

any way to do it with media player? like teat second link ? just with that loading bar to show the vid when its ready?

[Nataku]

never tried... posibly but it is beyond me.