Looking for tutorial: how to add a big "Play" button to a web Flash video

Question

Can't seem to find out how to do this: I've imported a Flash
8 video to
a web page (with autoPlay set to false) and it has a
controller skin
underneath it, but I'd also like to show a big "Play"
triangle button in
the centre of the video, like you see on all the Youtube
videos. How do
I add that and make it start the video? Any clues for the
clueless
would be appreciated!

Answer 1

Nickels55 wrote:
> Not too difficult.
> First create your button or movieclip with the big
arrow.
> Give your flv playback component an instance name like
vid.
> Create a new layer above the video layer. Drag your
button/movieclip to the
> stage.
> Give the button/movieclip an instance name like
vidcontrol.
>
> Put this actionscript on the frame (not attached to the
button or component):
>
> vidcontrol.onPress = function(){
> vidcontrol._visible= false; //makes arrow
button/movieclip invisible
> vid.play(); //makes video play
> }
>
> Tested code and concept and it works perfect.
Brilliant, works like a charm. Thanks very much, Nickels55!
Is there a way I can add something like your
"vidcontrol._visible=
false;" to the "Mojaveexternalall.swf" skin as well? Right
now if I
click on the big arrow, everything works fine, but if I click
on the
Mojaveexternalall's small Play arrow instead, that new button
layer
doesn't disappear.