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The webserver-modules ngx_http_mp4_module or mod_h264_streaming allow Flash-clients to seek a video beyond the downloaded buffer line, using a "start"-parameter, e.g.: 

http://server.com/path/to/video.mp4?start=10

Is there a chance to enable this feature in mediaelement.js?

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At the moment, pseudostreaming in Mediaelement flash player is not implemented.

Look at this thread: http streamed MP4 vidéo is not randomly seekable in flash. But someone is working on it; hopefully, we'll get the feature in the future :)

Edit :

They're now working on it (see this news). It only works with mp4 files at the moment. You have to set enablePseudoStreaming to true to enable the feature.

Sample code:

var Player = new MediaElement('video_player', {
    features: [ 'flash' ],
    enablePseudoStreaming: true
});

The player will then make request such as this one:

http://example.com/video.mp4?start=40

The start query parameter specify the second in which you want to start pseudostream. You could also set another one with the option pseudoStreamingStartQueryParam.

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  • This didn't work for me. Is there any additional setting I need to do? – ShivamD Sep 18 '13 at 05:54
  • Is your web server enabled for pseudostreaming of videos? (features like the ones stated in the question). – franzlorenzon Sep 18 '13 at 07:15
  • Not sure. Using heroku now, I guess I have to use one of the two modules mentioned in the question? – ShivamD Sep 18 '13 at 09:08
  • I am not sure, how to go about this. Any direction would be great. – ShivamD Sep 18 '13 at 09:14
  • Yes, that feature is required to make everything work. I had to install `mod_h264_streaming` in my Apache for this. I don't know what to do on Heroku though :P – franzlorenzon Sep 18 '13 at 09:15
  • Have a look: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/28855/pseudo-streaming-in-flash/ . You could also try to throw a JWplayer page with the url of your video. If it doesn’t work, you'll have to do something to your heroku instance. – franzlorenzon Sep 18 '13 at 09:18