php screensaver and page loading

[Anon]

Hi,

I'm trying to write a screensaver type script in php. The script loads a random video clip or image from a directory and plays it in the screen. After the video or image has loaded, the page will refresh and load another clip.

Right now, the page can only handle images. It loads the image and then sets a 5 second delay before loading the next image.

The problem arises when I try to load video. The JavaScript function onLoad runs after the video has been fully loaded, not after the video has played all the way through.

So, my question is, is there a way to find the load time of a page when there is embedded video present? How will my script know when the video is done playing?

I've been working on this problem for quite some time with no answers. Any insight would be much appriciated. Thanks.

-Samantha

[herve]

There's More Than One Way To Do It :-)

For instance, in the onload() call,
you set a timer (the nb of second is the playing time of the video)

1) the video is loading
2) the video has been fully loaded, the
onload() is called, which start the
timer
3) the video is played on the screen,
the timer decrement
4) At the video end, the timer has finished
so there's a call to the refresh
function (which call the next video,
and so on)

[Anon]

Yes...this is a great idea, only I have to store the video playing time either in the DB or a txt file. What were your other ideas if I may ask?