Flash Video & XML

I am not a Flash user, but from what I've read I think it
might do what I need.
I have a Quicktime that I could convert to Flash video. I
have jpeg files that I want to show side -by-side with the video at
specific times during the video. I also have an XML file that
defines when to show the jpegs (based on timecode) and which file
to show at that time. I would keep the jpegs on a server. Using
this method, I can update my jpeg graphics without having to edit
the video. Less time consuming to update an element than to update
the entire video. Update the jpeg, and replace it on the server
with the same name.
The user would play the Flash movie. At specific times, a web
browser window would open up to show a jpeg file. And ongoing
points, the web broswer would change to subsequent jpeg files as
defined by the XML. It's basically a power point that runs
concurrently with the Flash video.
Can this be done in Flash? Easily? Expertly? With what
software components?
Thanks for any help or comments.

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XML file. I'm trying to display a flash movie in the main display
section, so when a user clicks a thumbnails the corresponding video
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I'm the visual designer for a web site "Global Oneness
Project" (
http://www.globalonenessproject.org/videos.php
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Shawn
[email protected]

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Hi, wonder if anyone can help on this one. Going round in circles. Not sure why, should be simple enough.
I have created a Flash Video in Flash 8 and published and picked up in Dreamweaver 8. Published files were sample.swf, sample.html and SteelExternalAll.swf (skin). Publish settings were: Format - Flash SWF and HTML; default Flash settings with local playback security set to access local files only; default HTML settings.
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First get the video to play in the web page that you accessing in iframe;
http://79.170.40.41/booksat.com/videos/elaine.html
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Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com
Best fo luck to ya!
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Thanks for getting me on the right track, I have posted a request about "what is the best solution for synced caption" here but got no responce.
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Look through your XML because XML is strictly, check that you doesn't have use "enter" in your text too.
What I did was to write a simple loader and used timer to sync the text.
I see now that I could have saved me some time, but done is done.
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Now that flash have a component for captions was it more easy to find samples too.
I looked at this but it is for CS3
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/captions_flash_video/
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