FLVPlayback component skinAutoHide problem

Hi guys!
I have a problem with FLVPlayback component's skinAutohide
property which works poorly when FLVPlayback component is the same
size as your stage. The skin only hides when I move my mouse very
slowly outside the FLVPlayback component.
Also making the FLVPlayback component smaller isn't an option
so what more options are there left?
Is there anyway to hide the skin by yourself?
I allready tried the following code, but I think this is very
unreliable (I get some errors when I move my mouse very quickly
over and outside the FLVPlayback component):
video.addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_LEAVE, mouseLeaveHandler);
video.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,
mouseMoveHandler);
function mouseLeaveHandler(event:Event):void {
video.skin = "";
function mouseMoveHandler(event:Event):void {
video.skin = "SkinOverPlayStopSeekFullVol.swf";

I am having the exact same problem. Thanks for info that this
is caused by movie being the same size as the stage. I am also
working on a solution and will let you know if I find one.

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