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Video class
Availability
Flash Player 6; the ability to play Flash Video (FLV) files was added in Flash Player 7.
Description
The Video class lets you display live streaming video on the Stage without embedding it in your
SWF file. You capture the video by using
Camera.get(). In files published for Flash Player 7 and
later, you can also use the Video class to play back Flash Video (FLV) files over HTTP or from the
local file system. For more information, see the NetConnection class and NetStream class
entries.For more information, see “Playing back external FLV files dynamically” on page 299 and
the NetConnection class and NetStream class entries.
A Video object can be used like a movie clip. As with other objects you place on the Stage, you
can control various properties of Video objects. For example, you can move the Video object
around on the Stage by using its
_x and _y properties, you can change its size using its _height
and
_width properties, and so on.
To display the video stream, first place a Video object on the Stage. Then use
Video.attachVideo() to attach the video stream to the Video object.
To place a Video object on the Stage:
1.
If the Library panel isn’t visible, select Window > Library to display it.
2.
Add an embedded Video object to the library by clicking the Options menu on the right side
of the Library panel title bar and selecting New Video.
3.
Drag the Video object to the Stage and use the Property inspector to give it a unique instance
name, such as
my_video. (Do not name it Video.)
Method summary for the Video class
Property summary for the Video class
Method Description
Video.attachVideo()
Specifies a video stream to be displayed within the boundaries of the Video
object on the Stage.
Video.clear()
Clears the image currently displayed in the Video object.
Property Description
Video.deblocking
Specifies the behavior for the deblocking filter that the video compressor
applies as needed when streaming the video.
Video.height
Read-only; the height of the video stream, in pixels.
Video.smoothing
Specifies whether the video should be smoothed (interpolated) when it
is scaled.
Video.width
Read-only; the width of the video stream, in pixels.
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