Create a Flash Movie Player With Flash CS4
Adobe Flash CS4 has become a favorite tool for web developers who want to create rich interactive media experiences for people who visit Flash-enabled websites. Flash includes powerful animation tools and a sophisticated programming language that allows greater creative freedom than traditional HTML websites. Flash video streaming has become among the most popular methods of delivering movies and television programming to Internet users. Provide an impressive feature on any website by using Flash to create a customized media player for video streaming.
Instructions
1. Open Flash CS4 and select "Flash File (Action Script 2.0)" from the "Create New" startup menu.
2. Open the Components window by selecting "Window" then "Components" from the main menu, or pressing "Ctrl" and "F7" from your keyboard.
3. Highlight "MediaController" from the Components window and use your mouse to drag the MediaController onto the project stage (the white rectangle in the middle of the "Untitled-1" window).
4. Position the MediaController in the lower third portion of the stage. From the "Properties" tab for the MediaController, adjust the width to equal the width (in pixels) of the video files you plan to stream using this player. For this example, enter "360" next to "W" under "Position and Size."
5. Name the MediaController by entering, as an example, "vcontrol" in the field that displays "" in the "MediaController Properties" tab.
6. Highlight "MediaDisplay" from the Components window and use your mouse to drag the MediaDisplay component onto the project stage. Place the rectangular box directly above the MediaController component.
7. Enter the size equal to your video file image size in the Properties tab. For this example, enter a width of 360 and a height of 240. Name the MediaDisplay "vdisplay" where "" is displayed. Adjust the MediaDisplay position as needed by dragging the rectangular box to position it on top of the MediaController.
8. Open the Behaviors window by selecting "Window" and "Behaviors" from the main menu or press "Ctrl" and "Shift" and "F3" on the keyboard.
9. Click the "+" sign in the Behaviors window and select "Media" and "Associate Controller" from the menu. Select "vcontrol" in the dialog box.
10. Open the Component Inspector window by selecting "Window" and "Component Inspector" from the main menu or pressing "Shift" and "F7" on the keyboard. Make sure the MediaDisplay component remains selected.
11. Enter the URL or file path to your video file in the "URL" field of the Component Inspector. Save your Flash project file and publish the video player by entering "Ctrl" and "F12" on your keyboard.
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