User Guide

Using the FLVPlayback component 511
isLive A Boolean value that, if true, specifies that the FLV file is streaming live from Flash
Communication Server. One example of a live stream is a video of news events as they are
taking place. The default value is
false. For more information, see FLVPlayback.isLive
on page 601.
maintainAspectRatio A Boolean value that, if true, resizes the video player within the
FLVPlayback component to retain the aspect ratio of the source FLV file; the source FLV file
is scaled to the dimensions of the FLVPlayback component on the Stage. The
autoSize
parameter takes precedence over this parameter. The default value is
true. For more
information, see
FLVPlayback.maintainAspectRatio on page 605.
skin A parameter that opens the Select Skin dialog box from which you can select a skin for
the component. The default value is initially a predesigned skin, but it subsequently becomes
the last selected skin. If you select
None, the FLVPlayback instance does not have control
elements to operate the FLV file. If the
autoPlay parameter is set to true, the FLV file plays
automatically. For more information, see “Customizing the FLVPlayback component”
on page 524.
skinAutoHide A Boolean value that, if true, hides the skin when the mouse is not over the
FLV file or the skin region, if it is an external skin that is not on the FLV file viewing area. The
default value is
false. For more information, see FLVPlayback.skin on page 670.
totalTime The total number of seconds, to a precision of milliseconds, in the source FLV
file. The default value is 0.
If you use FCS or FVSS, the component always takes the total time from the server.
If you use progressively download over HTTP, the component uses this number if it is set to a
value greater than zero. Otherwise, it tries to take the time from the FLV file metadata. For
more information, see
FLVPlayback.totalTime on page 683.
volume A number from 0 to 100 that represents a percentage of the maximum volume
(100). For more information, see
FLVPlayback.volume on page 690.
Each of these parameters has an equivalent property in the FLVPlayback class. Setting the
property overrides the parameter setting in the Component inspector or the Property
inspector.