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Using the FLV playback component

Using the FLV playback component

Once you've imported video into Flash, you'll see the FLVPlayback component on the Stage with a preview of your video. One of the new features in Flash CS5 is that you can actually play the video using the component directly in Flash, without even having to test it in the Flash Player. So I can use the seek controls, I can see the time code updated, all of that without ever having to test the movie in the Flash Player. To edit the settings for the FLVPlayback component, select the video on the Stage. Then look in the Properties panel. In the Properties panel, you'll see a section called Component Parameters. So if you expand that section, you'll see the different things that you can change for the component. So there is align, autoPlay, scaleMode and skin. Skin is the appearance of the controls of the component. So if you want to change that, you can just click the Pencil icon. Let's say I wanted to add a Full Screen button. So I can go to the next one down, which includes Full, and…

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