I'm liking the RTMP bitrate switching, but I wonder if it's possible to get access to the bandwidth and selected stream info as the video plays.
I don't see an Event that's triggered when detected bandwidth changes, or when a new level is selected and what it is. I see Transition events, but they don't include the right metadata.
My goal is to offer a way for users to see their bandwidth, see which stream is selected, and be able to override the automatic choice. I can do that with Javascript and the right APIs -- or even better would be a variation on the QualityMonitor plugin that would display the options and allow the user to choose.
While there isn't a specific bitrate or bandwidth event, there are several ways to gt the current bandwidth and display it for the user.
1) Run a simple loop that checks the config object for the current bandwidth:
function bitrateSwitchingMonitor(){
gid('bitrate').innerHTML = '<br />Bitrate Switching:<br />Width: ' + player.getConfig().width + '<br />Level: ' + player.getConfig().level + '<br />Bandwidth: ' + player.getConfig().bandwidth;
setTimeout("bitrateSwitchingMonitor();", 20000);
};
2) Setup a META monitor and watch for bandwidth to come down the pipe:
var meta = '';function metaMonitor(obj)
{
meta += '<br />META Data:<br />';
for(var j in obj)
{
meta += j + ': ' + obj[j] + '<br />';
if((j == 'info') && (obj[j] == 'NetConnection.Connect.Closed'))
{
player.sendEvent('NEXT');
//alert('NetConnection.Connect.Closed');
}
<strong> if(j == 'bandwidth')
{
gid('bandwidth').innerHTML = '<br />Current Bandwidth: ' + obj[j];
}
}
</strong>
gid('meta').innerHTML = meta;
};