Link to external avi/mov into flash?

I would like to know if I can link to an AVI or MOV file from flash. In other words, I want to know if I can put into my AS3 code a link which refers to an AVI or MOV file sitting out on my harddrive or server. What I would like to do is end up having it play in the swf with the original content. Kind of like hitting a button and making it go to a movie but having the movie play where the button was on the screen. Can I do something like src="" and fill in the link to the netstream or something to an external avi? or does it have to be in F4v or FLV?

None of the file formats that you mentioned will just play by themselves, they require a media player. So if the file type is .flv or f4v for example, they require a .swf media player to display them.
That's the good part!
So you set up your media player (inside your existing .swf) as a FLVPlayback component or as a NetStream player and use the absolute address of the .flv file as the source to load... for example:
ns.play(http://www.yoursite.com/video_files/your_video.flv);
of course the exact path will depend on if you are just wanting playback locally or playback from files over the Internet.
Put the player in whaterver frame you want and just use a button to jump to the frame with your video player in it. Also be sure to provide controls so the viewer can navigate away from the video and back to the rest of the site when they want.
You will not be able to playback files on your local machine from over the Internet without a more complex method of allowing you to select files from your local machine by "Browse"ing for them.
Best wishes,
Adninjastrator

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