function loadAndSeek(url, timeSec) {

    $('#video').css('visibility', 'hidden');
    $('#player').css('visibility', 'visible');

    if(!player) {
    
        alert("Flash player was not instanciated! Check that your browser is up to date.");
        return;    
    }

    player.sendEvent('load', { file: url, streamer: 'rtmp://fms.idiap.ch/idiap' });   
    player.sendEvent('seek', timeSec);    
   
}