Comments on: Embedding Screencast.com Jing Content http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/ This is the blog of Brooks Andrus. Here, at irregular intervals, you may find digital noise centered around the activities of an early 21st century technologist. I work for TechSmith Corporation, but this web space and the views found on it are entirely my own. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:31:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rory http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-48873 Rory Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:01:51 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-48873 Hi Brooks, I watched your screencast about emedding .swf files in a WordPress post with the Kimili plugin. I am trying to do this but unfortunately to no avail. I have embedded the .swf file (a test animation) in the post, but all that appears is a black, empty flash object at the size I specified - the animation is not shown. And yet, if I type into the Firefox address bar the absolute URL of the animation object that I am trying to embed, I can see it with no problems. So the issue must be with Kimili trying to call the .swf file. Have you any ideas on how I could fix this? Great blog by the way - lots of useful tips - and keep up the good work. All the best, Rory. Hi Brooks,

I watched your screencast about emedding .swf files in a WordPress post with the Kimili plugin. I am trying to do this but unfortunately to no avail. I have embedded the .swf file (a test animation) in the post, but all that appears is a black, empty flash object at the size I specified - the animation is not shown. And yet, if I type into the Firefox address bar the absolute URL of the animation object that I am trying to embed, I can see it with no problems. So the issue must be with Kimili trying to call the .swf file. Have you any ideas on how I could fix this?

Great blog by the way - lots of useful tips - and keep up the good work.

All the best,

Rory.

]]> By: Brooks http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-48388 Brooks Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:04:46 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-48388 @Aral - Unfortunately that hard coded noScale is injected by the C++ code for legacy reasons (the artifacting that results from Flash Player's bitmap pixel shifting bug for one). I believe there are plans to remove this from the code and allow scaling in the near future though. So yah, its lame and it should get fixed soon...not very helpful, but apologetic at least. :-) @Aral - Unfortunately that hard coded noScale is injected by the C++ code for legacy reasons (the artifacting that results from Flash Player’s bitmap pixel shifting bug for one). I believe there are plans to remove this from the code and allow scaling in the near future though.

So yah, its lame and it should get fixed soon…not very helpful, but apologetic at least. :-)

]]> By: Aral Balkan http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-48387 Aral Balkan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:08 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-48387 Hi Brooks, I'm running into the same issue while trying to embed Jing content in my blog posts. The hardcoded noScale is a bad idea, it should be overridable via parameters from the HTML. (Use case: I'm trying to embed a scaled down version of my 800x600 screencast on my blog with a link to the full res -- can't do it currently). Hi Brooks,

I’m running into the same issue while trying to embed Jing content in my blog posts. The hardcoded noScale is a bad idea, it should be overridable via parameters from the HTML.

(Use case: I’m trying to embed a scaled down version of my 800×600 screencast on my blog with a link to the full res — can’t do it currently).

]]> By: Martin Cole http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-39301 Martin Cole Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:14:49 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-39301 REALLY SORRY I had no idea that video would play when I posted it here. I cant see away to edit it now either. BIG RED FACE SORRY REALLY SORRY I had no idea that video would play when I posted it here. I cant see away to edit it now either.
BIG RED FACE SORRY

]]> By: Martin Cole http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-39300 Martin Cole Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-39300 Hi I am using Adobe Captivate to make screen videos. I use this because it generates such small sizes when compared to say camtasia which I also have and do sometimes use. Basically the issue is as follows. I produce the swf in Adobe Captivate. I upload the SWF file (or all 4 files) and embed with the kimili plugin. (I am using WPress) So far all OK. PATInterface1_demo5_skin.swf (this is the file I link to) If I now go to the page there is the video and it starts playing immediately. The problem is that the video will not stop on load IE it just plays. I have tried play="false" but has no effect. When Captivate produces the swf it also at the same time produces an HTML file, the swf file, and a swf player file, if I just open up the html page then there is the swf embedded in the player. Again cant stop this playing. This is what I have in the Wpres page. Is there is a solution to this? Thanks Martin Hi
I am using Adobe Captivate to make screen videos. I use this because it generates such small sizes when compared to say camtasia which I also have and do sometimes use.

Basically the issue is as follows.
I produce the swf in Adobe Captivate. I upload the SWF file (or all 4 files) and embed with the kimili plugin. (I am using WPress) So far all OK.

PATInterface1_demo5_skin.swf (this is the file I link to)

If I now go to the page there is the video and it starts playing immediately. The problem is that the video will not stop on load IE it just plays. I have tried play=”false” but has no effect.

When Captivate produces the swf it also at the same time produces an HTML file, the swf file, and a swf player file, if I just open up the html page then there is the swf embedded in the player.
Again cant stop this playing.
This is what I have in the Wpres page.

Is there is a solution to this?

Thanks
Martin

]]> By: Tom Johnson http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-38926 Tom Johnson Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:32:04 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-38926 I'm trying to scale them down so that I can fit them inside a blog post area. Is there any way to alter the noScale attribute coded into the swf file? (By the way, I'd love if it your blog had a Subscribe to Comments plugin so that I could get email notification for replies. Just a tip.) I’m trying to scale them down so that I can fit them inside a blog post area. Is there any way to alter the noScale attribute coded into the swf file?

(By the way, I’d love if it your blog had a Subscribe to Comments plugin so that I could get email notification for replies. Just a tip.)

]]> By: Brooks http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-38841 Brooks Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-38841 Are you trying to scale the videos up or down by using the width and height parameters? I believe Jing hard codes a "noScale" attribute into the swf file when its created. Camtasia Studio 5 ships with the ability to toggle this on or off. Are you trying to scale the videos up or down by using the width and height parameters? I believe Jing hard codes a “noScale” attribute into the swf file when its created. Camtasia Studio 5 ships with the ability to toggle this on or off.

]]> By: Tom Johnson http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-38796 Tom Johnson Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:19:45 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-38796 Brooks, thanks for posting this. I do have a question about embedding Jing videos into WordPress posts. I'm using the Kimili plugin to embed the swf file, but for some reason the width and height parameters aren't having any effect on the size of the video that's played (not the embedded image). However, the width and height parameters do work for .swf files generated from Camtasia. Why would there be a difference? Brooks, thanks for posting this. I do have a question about embedding Jing videos into WordPress posts. I’m using the Kimili plugin to embed the swf file, but for some reason the width and height parameters aren’t having any effect on the size of the video that’s played (not the embedded image). However, the width and height parameters do work for .swf files generated from Camtasia. Why would there be a difference?

]]> By: Test at Meriwether Lewis Elementary School http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-14751 Test at Meriwether Lewis Elementary School Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:35:44 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/07/18/embedding-screencastcom-jing-content-using-swfobject/#comment-14751 [...] at screencast.com don’t provide any code for that. After a quick Google search, I found this post by Brooks Andrus and he details how to accomplish this with a Kimili plugin for Wordpress. [...] [...] at screencast.com don’t provide any code for that. After a quick Google search, I found this post by Brooks Andrus and he details how to accomplish this with a Kimili plugin for Wordpress. [...]

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