Hi I am using SWFObject to embed flv videos inside a simple swf container. It all works really well except I can't figure out a way to use flash external playbar skins. Using the following script:
var so = new SWFObject("test.swf", "mymovie", "320", "278", "8", "#000000"); so.useExpressInstall('expressinstall.swf'); so.write("flashcontent");
The video is 320 x 240, the 278 height is there to allow space for the external playbar. In this form it works but the semi-transparent flash playbar skins have rounded corners so the black background pokes out of the corners of the skin, it also shows black through the semi-transparent skin. What I would like to do is be able to see through the external skin to show the image background of the web page. Is thier any way to control the size of the black background, so that it is under the video only and still available for the express install content? The only option I have at the moment is to use an internal skin which I don't want because it covers up part of the video. Thanks
i don't know much about the flv skins, but have you tried setting the background color of the swf to the same as your html page?
you can also try using so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); to allow the background to be transparent, but this will affect the performance of the video a bit, and can give odd results on some systems depending on the flash player version/browser being used.
Thanks Geoff We are using the On2 Vp6 codec so have specified a requirment for flash player 8. Do you know which browsers / flash player versions behave oddly with so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); ?
Could we specify a requirement for Flash Player 9 to get rid of any video performance issues? Do you know which browsers are affected? Thanks Chris
you'll see subtle performance hits in some, and more in others. for the most part, with flash player 8 you should be ok on the major browsers as long as you aren't doing too much crazy layout stuff.
Thanks again Geoff Have gone with an internal skin with the playbar only showing on mouseover. thanks for creating swfobject, it's exactly what I needed. Cheers Chris