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Scripting the creation of a New Video object?

I can't find this documented anywhere...

This works just fine:

1) With the document open in the Flash authoring tool, in the Library panel (Window > Library) select New Video from the Library options menu to create a video object.
2) Drag a video object from the Library panel onto the Stage. This creates a video object instance.
3) With the video object selected on the Stage, in the Property inspector (Window > Properties) enter myVideo in the Instance Name text box.
4) Add this code:

myUrl = "example.flv";
//
var myNetConnection:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
myNetConnection.connect(null);
//
var netStream:NetStream = new NetStream(myNetConnection);
//
myVideo.attachVideo(netStream);
netStream.play(myUrl);

But I want to replace steps 1-3 with something like:

_root.myVideo = new Embedded Video ("myVideo", 1, 20, 20, 320, 240);

Is this possible?

abb1

In fact what is done while you perform these steps are:

1) a VideoStreamHead tag is inserted into the timeline;
2) it is placed on a stage with the name you assigned for it.

As for a programmical creation of a video object -- nothing is easier. Just define a VideoStreamHead tag with some predefined width and hight parameters and place it to the stage with the PlaceObject2 tag providing a name for the VideoStreamHead tag. It is very easy to create an SWF using any open-source Flash SDK available on the Net.

As for scripting (using ActionScript) I doubt it is possible, at least at present. Unfortunately video is not a component, therefore you have no way to setup its width and height (which are just readonly in runtime, but you can adjust them in designtime).

Why you need to _create_ it in a script? Do you need to change its dimensions?

SandyCooke

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I'm using a for loop to dynamically create menu items with thumbnails.

I had hoped to use flvs instead of swfs for the thumbs, so that where I would say:

var thumb = this.createEmptyMovieClip("thumb"+i etc.
thumb.loadMovie("thumb"+i+".swf");

I could instead say:

var thumb = this.createNewVideoObject("thumb"+i etc.
thumb.attachVideo("netStream"+i);

but from what you say it looks like I'll have to use swfs for the thumbs after all...?

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SandyCooke

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I have been obsessed with the idea of the entire site being generated by one page of actionscript... now I'll have to load in a swf and that makes me feel just dirty, dammit.