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The media scaling to the correct aspect ratio for me as well.

Due to your content aspect ratio you could try adjusting the player width and or height to achieve the desired look.

You only need to disable gzip for the swf file type.

It can also be one on a per folder basis.
With apache just add a .htaccess file with the above commands in it to the folder you're storing your flowplayer.swf files in.

That way gzipping will only be disabled for that folder.

There's tons of additional information on the subject via google: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&&sa=X&ei=QnAWTJH0OISdlgfxr-GFDA&ved=0CBEQBSgA&q=htaccess+disable+gzip+swf&spell=1&fp=610e7dd948e54cca

By simply using the search function you would have found this page:
http://flowplayer.org/documentation/configuration/appearance.html

Scroll down to the Play button section. Look for Replay Label.

// default settings for the play button
play: {

	/*
		relative path to the play button. this can JPG, PNG or SWF file.
		NOTE: button can only be changed in commercial versions
	*/
	url: 'play.swf',

	// all display properties, exept z-index, can be modified in all versions
	opacity: 0.8,

	// label text; by default there is no text
	label: null,

	// label text at end of video clip
	replayLabel: 'Play again',

	/*
		progress indicator - this is shown while video is being loaded.
		it is always in the same place as the play button.
	*/
	// how fast progress indicator fades out after video is loaded
	fadeSpeed: 500,

	// how fast buffering animation rotates
	rotateSpeed: 50

}

Hello,
Try the search function ;) http://flowplayer.org/search.html?q=Play+Again

This is something that's generally done server side via a ffmpeg script or command.

You could also do it manually using the playlist. While this method requires a little more work the results are often better.
http://flowplayer.org/demos/configuration/playlist-splash.html

Out of curiosity how many keyframes are you using via the ffmpeg encoding command line?

With ffmpeg the command would be -g

That just means the user that's running the site is using a free version of flowplayer.
When you upgrade to a licensed version of flowplayer you're able to remove that logo from the player.

Again flowplayer just plays videos that users host on their own servers.

Its like watching a video in vlc media player. Vlc is just playing the video you loaded into it.

Flowplayer is the same way - but for flash/websites. It just plays the media the site owner loads into it.

Hello,
This is most likely a security limitation with your server environment.

If you have root access to your server installing lighttpd or nginx would allow the media to be stored in a different folder "root" for the web server. Then just run the new server via a different port ":8080" or something. Both lighttpd and nginx are far more efficient than php for pseudostreaming.

You may also want to try the dev flowplayer versions:
https://flowplayer-releases.s3.amazonaws.com/info/dist.html

Hello,
Flowplayer is a flash player. It plays videos that users generally host on their own servers or cdn's.

The best route is to contact the administrator of the site that's showing your video and ask them to remove it.

There's a skinless controlbar in this link.
https://flowplayer-releases.s3.amazonaws.com/info/dist.html

The lighttpd in the plugin name is just a label, you can call it anything you want as long as you update the provider in the clip section to match.

To simplify the debugging you may want to eliminate all the php calls and setup direct links - at least for early testing. Just make a blank .php page with direct paths to all the swf files.

To test that the setup is working without the download.php try using this file in your clip url.
http://vod01.netdna.com/vod/demo.flowplayer/Extremists.flv

Once you know its working then start troubleshooting the php script.

Quick example:

<object data="/direct/path/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="720" height="480" id="flowplayer">
<param name="movie" value="/direct/path/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.2.1.swf" />
<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />

<param name="flashvars" value='config={
    "clip":{
        "provider":"lighttpd",
        "url":"/direct/path/flowplayer/download.php?file=CIM_02_low.flv"
        },
    "plugins":{
        "controls":{
        "autoHide":false
        },
	"lighttpd": {
		"url": "/direct/path/flowplayer/flowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf"
	}
    }
}' /></object>

Which php streaming script are you using?

Your best bet is to head over to the open-video-ads project page to get support for this plugin.

http://code.google.com/p/open-video-ads/

Here's some documentation on the subject.
Minimal install: http://flowplayer.org/demos/installation/index.html

RTMP plugin install and config: http://flowplayer.org/plugins/streaming/rtmp.html

If you're still having issues please post a link to your current flowplayer setup.
A empty test page is preferable -> eg only the flowplayer install running in it.

Hello,
Try something like this.
Also please note I haven't test this, and I've yet to finish my first cup of coffee so...

<object data="<?php echo $Video_player ?>" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="<?php echo $Video_width ?>" height="<?php echo $Video_height ?>" id="flowplayer">
<param name="movie" value="<?php echo $Video_player ?>" />
<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />
<param name="flashvars"value='config={
    "clip":{
        "provider":"lighttpd",
        "url":"<?php echo $Video_file ?>"
        },
    "plugins":{
        "controls":{
        "autoHide":false
        },
	"lighttpd": {
		"url": "/path/to/this/plugin/flowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.2.swf"
	}
    }
}' /></object>

There's more info here:
http://flowplayer.org/plugins/streaming/pseudostreaming.html

I've gotten the best results using AS3, however the setup greatly depends on which tracking code you're using.

I haven't experimented with it a lot yet, but thus far its not sending duplicate data because the main tracking code is tracking page views. My current plugin setup is only set to track specific labels.

However:
1. I load the ga.js file pre-gzipped from my own servers "reduces dns lookups".
2. I use a very minimal chunk of script for the page tracking.

My overall google analytics page stats have stayed the same, nothing has doubled up stats wise. The only addition was in the Content -> Event Tracking section of google analytics.

Also -> don't quote me on this as I've yet to thoroughly test it but if you're allowing remote embedding of your media I don't think the bridge mode will consistently work. Again I haven't tested this a lot yet...