| This
brief tutorial contains an FLA file that you
can download and use for your own projects.
The file below is accompanied only by a fairly
brief explanation of its purpose. It will be
up to you to examine them and determine how
they will be most useful to you.
In most cases, you can use the FLA as provided
and you should only have to modify the graphics
and perhaps adjust the function slightly to
suit your needs. You will also likely need
to change the size of the background graphic
that the video plays in, but the very existence
of this graphic is optional. I like to use
a background graphic because it gives you a
visual placeholder, allowing you to position
your other elements around it so that they
will not obscure the video while it is playing.
The size of this placeholder (gleaned from
the Info Panel in Flash) can also be transferred
to the Custom SWF dimensions in the Flix Video
tab so that all your parts fit together as
expected. The clip that the video gets loaded
into is just an empty movie clip and won't
need to be resized, only repositioned to represent
the upper left corner of the loaded movie.
We can't foresee all possible movie configurations
though, so it could be that you only use certain
elements from this file. I personally use parts
from this file all the time. It is quite common
for me to copy and paste either the Information
Clips that return information about the status
of loading movies or play controls that give
viewers the ability to control the operation
of the video. They provide quick functionality
and you can pick and choose which elements
you want to include. |
