# Change Media playback component skin

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-media-playback-component-skin/150053
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 3, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-media-playback-component-skin/150053 "2005-06-03T09:35:11Z")
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### Author: ![NovemberRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/73ab20/32.png) [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-media-playback-component-skin/150053/1 "2005-06-03T09:35:11Z")

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I’ve managed to add video using .flv format in a media play back component. But i can’t change the controls buttons’ look and feal. I knew that flash MX 2004 professional has a set of external fla files that is controlling the skin of the these components.

One of the documentation in my machine shows that using the “Open external library” in File \>\> Import command. And then drag that library file to our file’s library and change the movie clips. But the changes are not reflected here. Since the media play back is a compiled movie clip we can’t do anything directly on it.  
This has totally destroyed all my plans on this movie’