StartingPlaybackMode

Description

Determines the actions the movie takes when it is displayed. If the SWF is embedded in a web page, this means the actions it takes when the page is loaded.

BB FlashBack SDK Flash exports comprise two SWF files, or an SWF and FLV file. One SWF file contains the playback controls and the second file (either an SWF or FLV file) contains the main movie. The StartingPlaybackMode property determines how the main movie file is downloaded.

Syntax

[C#/C++]
public Long StartingPlaybackMode;

[VB.NET]
Public Property StartingPlaybackMode As Integer

Remarks

Values for this property are:

0 = spmDownloadOnClick

Do not download the movie or start playback until clicked.

This requires that the movie is exported as multiple SWFs. See About BB FlashBack SDK Flash Exports for further details.

Only the toolbar SWF is loaded, displaying the playback controls. A 'play' symbol is displayed in the center of space that will be occupied by the movie. The main movie SWF or FLV is downloaded when the user clicks the symbol.

1 = spmDownload

Download automatically but do not start playback until clicked

When the toolbar SWF is displayed, it starts download of the main movie. The 'play' symbol shown in the movie center. Playback only starts when the user clicks the symbol.

2 = spmDownloadAndPlay

Automatically download and play the movie

When the toolbar SWF is displayed, it starts download of the main movie. Playback of the movie starts as soon as it is calculated that enough has been downloaded to ensure playback from start to finish with no pauses for further downloading.