[FLASH] embed video player with "chapter" support

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Posted by JeanM, 11-18-2008, 04:42 PM
FLASH] embed video player with "chapter" support In the past few days I've been trying to find a solution to my problem of having a video clip I want to share with people but the video discusses several topics and I need the viewer to be able to skip this topic. The video is actually a multimedialized (sounds cool, right?) business plan which was an idea of mine for a school project. So I have this business plan with 20 chapters and I have to get people's attention without them requiring to read it and look at all the data, the charts, etc. I now have my short movie where I tell about each chapter, show them the charts, explain the charts etc etc etc. It works really great except for one problem, the viewer has to watch the entire 20 minute video to know where the chapter about topic X is located. I tried searching for embed video players (I need this to be on a website, so no stand-alone software) like Vimeo.com that supports chapters. I know these kind of video players exist because I use them each month on TED.com (f.e. ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html). Unfortunately I haven't been able to find anything even remotely like the video player they use on that website so I was hoping someone of you has ever run across a tool that fits my needs. Oh and yes, I could just simply put a legend next to the movie, but where's the fun in that?
Posted by JeanM, 11-20-2008, 03:28 AM
no one ever found such a player?
Posted by claymen, 11-22-2008, 06:10 AM
Could you not work around the issue and simply use some creative CSS/Frames to setup chapters around the actual video window? I know its not the best but at the same time might cut down on bandwidth required and allows you to easily link to a single chapter remotely.

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