Video Class - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

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
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
entries.For more information, see
the NetConnection class
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
and properties, and so on.
_width
To display the video stream, first place a Video object on the Stage. Then use
Video.attachVideo()
To place a Video object on the Stage:
If the Library panel isn't visible, select Window > Library to display it.
1.
Add an embedded Video object to the library by clicking the Options menu on the right side
2.
of the Library panel title bar and selecting New Video.
Drag the Video object to the Stage and use the Property inspector to give it a unique instance
3.
name, such as
Method summary for the Video class
Method
Video.attachVideo()
Video.clear()
Property summary for the Video class
Property
Video.deblocking
Video.height
Video.smoothing
Video.width
996 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
"Playing back external FLV files dynamically" on page 299
and NetStream class
and
_x
to attach the video stream to the Video object.
. (Do not name it Video.)
my_video
Description
Specifies a video stream to be displayed within the boundaries of the Video
object on the Stage.
Clears the image currently displayed in the Video object.
Description
Specifies the behavior for the deblocking filter that the video compressor
applies as needed when streaming the video.
Read-only; the height of the video stream, in pixels.
Specifies whether the video should be smoothed (interpolated) when it
is scaled.
Read-only; the width of the video stream, in pixels.
ActionScript Language Reference
. In files published for Flash Player 7 and
Camera.get()
NetConnection class
entries.
properties, you can change its size using its
_y
CHAPTER 2
and NetStream class
_height
and