FlvPlayback Skin displayheadTime/totalTime Text Modification

Hi,
I want to separate the time_txt inside the counter_mc into two objects. One displaying just the displayheadTime and the other the totalTime. I want to do this on the skin file. What my problem is I can't seem to find the part where the text is being set at all. If someone can point me to at least what file/source I should be looking at that would be deeply appreciated.
I am using CS5/FlvPlayback 2.5
Thanks

Hi folks,
Well as a last resort I did what I did with my previous post. That is to loop through the children of the skin. I wish there is a more easier way to do this. If you guys have any ideas I'll be glad to try it out.

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