Media components (Flash Player 6 and 7)

The media component suite consists of three components: MediaDisplay, MediaController, and MediaPlayback. With the MediaDisplay component, to add media to your Flash documents, drag the component to the Stage and configure it in the Component inspector. In addition to setting the parameters in the Component inspector, you can add cue points to trigger other actions. The MediaDisplay component has no visual representation during playback; only the video clip is visible.

The MediaController component provides user interface controls that let the user interact with streaming media. The Controller features Play, Pause, and Rewind to Start buttons and a volume control. It also includes playbars that show how much of the media has loaded and how much has played. A playhead slider can be dragged forward and backward on the playbar to navigate quickly to different parts of the video. Using behaviors or ActionScript, you can easily link this component to the MediaDisplay component to show streaming video and provide user control.

The MediaPlayback component provides the easiest and quickest way to add video and a controller to your Flash documents. The MediaPlayback component combines the MediaDisplay and MediaController components into a single, integrated component. The MediaDisplay and MediaController component instances are automatically linked to each other for playback control.

To configure parameters for playback, size, and layout for all three components, use the Component inspector or the Parameters tab in the Property inspector. All the media components work equally well with mp3 audio content.

For more information on the media components, “Media components,” in the ActionScript 2.0 Components Language Reference.