Flash Component – Movie Timer

I'm creating a custom skin for FLV Playback and have been
looking for a timer component (progress timer/total time of movie).
I haven't been able to find any indivvidual componets though
flvPlayerPRO looks good. Has anyone used this? If so, what did you
think? Does anyone have any other recommendations?

I've got an email out to the creator of the FLVPlayback
component @ Adobe to get his thoughts on best practices for this
subject matter. I'll keep you posted...

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