Is there a flash/html5 audio player that allows links to jump to a specfic time?

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I am looking for a web audio player to embed on my website that allows links to jump to a specific time in the audio, a la youtube.

I am uploading lecture audio from lectures that are over an hour. I'd like to provide a way to link to specific times in the audio to jump to different topics, just like in youtube comments where users can enter 00:33 and have it turned in to a link that, when clicked, will jump to 00:33 part of the video. I can't seem to find anything that can do this.

The site is only for myself and a few friends, FYI, so wide compatibility is not required.

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 04 '12 at 17:54

If you are using the HTML5 audio tag, you can scan the HTML looking for a XX:XX pattern and add a link to a certain function, let say ChangeTime, and then do something like this in Javascript:

function ChangeTime(time){  
    var oAudio = document.getElementById(myAudio);  
    oAudio.pause();  
    oAudio.currentTime = time;  
    oAudio.load(); //for cross browser  
    oAudio.play();  
}

Of couse, you need to see in which format are the currentTime and convert from XX:XX to int format.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '12 at 18:03

FlowPlayer has the seek() function for doing this. (No anchors on that page, unfortunately; just do an in-page search.)

JWPlayer has a similar function, though I'm not as familiar with their docs and can't find a specific page at the moment. You'd basically do it like so document.getElementById('playerID').sendEvent('SEEK', 12.5);

Is there a flash/html5 audio player that allows links to jump to a specfic time?

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