# Video, Flash and/or web scripting?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-flash-and-or-web-scripting/276900
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [December 4, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-flash-and-or-web-scripting/276900 "2008-12-04T20:25:12Z")
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### Author: ![graylensman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-flash-and-or-web-scripting/276900/1 "2008-12-04T20:25:12Z")

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I have a client - his business is catalog/internet sales of fine dolls and collectibles. On his website, each product has its own page, with photo and information. What he wants is to add a link which, when clicked, will open a new window that displays a short video that shows off the product.

What I need to know is this: would it be easier/more efficient to create a “viewer app” via Flash, that calls the video via XML, or would it be easier/more efficient to just create Flash video that is called using a server-side script like PHP?

thanks!

(Pardon the double-post, but I’m not sure exactly where to put this question.)