Hi folks,
I have a web page with an SWF file on it which in turn loads and plays an FLV file. The SWF is embedded in a layer (referred to here as the “video layer”) which is hidden at load time. Elsewhere on the page is a “view video” button which makes the video layer appear. However, I can’t seem to find any way to make that video start playing when the video layer appears. My thought was to use Javascript and an onClick to start the playback but I haven’t had any luck. I also have a “CLOSE WINDOW” button on the video layer that will have to stop the video playback and close the layer. I have been able to successfully make the video layer appear and disappear, but I have not been able to make the video play or stop. I will also need to make the video rewind at some point as well. Please note that the video itself plays fine if I set the FLV to Autoplay before publishing the SWF but then it starts immediately upon completion of page loading. Any suggestions?
BTW, I am using Dreamweaver CS3 and Flash CS3.
