Unload embedded video in flash AS3 (skip intro style)

Question

Here's the scenario:

1. i've created an external.swf that contains an embedded video (FLV) in the timeline.

2. i've created another swf file (player.swf) that loads the external.swf using this:

   var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("external.swf"); var loader:Loader = new Loader(); loader.load(request); videoContainer_mc.addChild(loader);

3. i inserted a skipIntro_btn in player.swf using:

   skipIntro_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownSkip); function mouseDownSkip(event:MouseEvent):void { videoContainer_mc.removeChild(loader); gotoAndPlay("ending"); }

it seems that the skipIntro_btn unloads the external.swf, but i can still hear the audio of the embedded video. what am i doing wrong? are there any other ways to implement the skip intro effect on embedded videos?

Answer 1

Well, if you can just remove the swf after the click, like this:

var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("external.swf");
var loader:Loader = new Loader(); 
loader.load(request); videoContainer_mc.addChild(loader);

skipIntro_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownSkip);
function mouseDownSkip(event:MouseEvent):void { 
    videoContainer_mc.removeChild(loader);
    loader.unloadAndStop(true);
    gotoAndPlay("ending");
}

If you can't just remove the swf, then you'll need to stop the movieclip that contains the video inside the loaded swf.