Understanding the Project Layout
This section provides an overview of the process for using the template and gives you a place to start …
SeekBar and VolumeBar components
The SeekBar and VolumeBar components are similar, although they have different functions. Each has han …
FLVPlayback.totalTime
Availability
Flash Player 8.
Edition
Flash Professional 8.
Usage
my_FLVPlybk.totalTime
Description
Property; a …
Adding Your Own Video, Playback Controls, and Cue Points
When you open the SynchronizedVideoPres.fla file, you see that the video is pl …
Making Changes to the Navigation Buttons
You can customize the buttons along the bottom any way you want (see Figure 5). You can add gr …
Adding Your Own Text, Graphics, and Animations
Customizing the user interface and content in the presentation can be as simple or compl …
Working with Streaming Video
As you’ve seen in the previous sections of this article, the media components are the heart of the t …
This video presentation Flash template is great for basic video presentations, such as when you want the user to see the main topics of …
Understanding the Project Layout
In this version of the template, the content is distributed on layers on the main Timeline. This simpl …
Customizing the Video
The FLVPlayback component displays the video in the template (see Figure 4). You will select the FLVPlayback inst …
Modifying the Buttons and Video Controls
The navigation buttons appearing along the left side of the video display are a key feature of …
Customizing the Background Graphics
One of the easiest changes to make to the template is modifications to the look and feel of the bac …
Creating an application with the FLVPlayback component
You can include the FLVPlayback component in your application in the following w …
I’ve been an audio and video nut for years. Long before I worked for Macromedia (and now Adobe), I was a professional musician. I …
Note: This article is part of a series of articles on new Flash 8 features written by the staff of gskinner.com, a Flash development an …
Setting Up Flash Media Server
To make this application to work, you need to configure File Access and Stream Access.
File Access
The Fi …
Examining the Server-Side ActionScript
There are two applications running on the Flash Media Server:
FileObj supports file access and …
Examining the Client-Side Setup
This client-side setup is rather simple because it is built with pre-existing components using basic OO …
Flash Video is rapidly changing the landscape of video on the web. Developers will need a new set of skills and knowledge relating to v …
A Short History of Video on the Web
In 1998 web video was all about Real Media, which provided the best codecs combined with the best s …