[FLEX-6022] AS3: Video doesn't play if contentPath is changed and VideoDisplay.play() is called.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Fix Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 2.0 (Release)
• Component/s: mx: Video
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 08/Jun/05 04:06
• Updated: 10/May/11 14:14
• Resolved: 02/Apr/08 12:25

Description

Reproduction:
1. Compile the bug file or following code & run.

<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml">
<mx:Script>
function playVideo(url)

{ mediaPlayer.contentPath = url; mediaPlayer.play(); }

</mx:Script>

<mx:VideoDisplay id="mediaPlayer" autoSize="true" aspectRatio="true" contentPath="" autoPlay="false"/>

<mx:HBox>
<mx:TextInput id="url1_ti" text="rtmp://agilra02/videodisplay/ball.flv" width="250" />
<mx:Button label="Play this Video" click="playVideo(url1_ti.text)"/>
</mx:HBox>

<mx:HBox>
<mx:TextInput id="url2_ti" text="http://agilra02/streams/matrix-FLV-1-1.flv" width="250" />
<mx:Button label="Play this Video" click="playVideo(url2_ti.text)"/>
</mx:HBox>

</mx:Application>

2. Click on first "Play this Video" to play the video from the mentioned url.
3. When video starts playing, Click on second "Play this Video" button.

Actual Results: Video blinks (black) and freezes at current video frame.

Expected Results: VideoDisplay should start playing the video from second url or current contentPath.

Workaround: