Stage video on desktop (AIR)

Is it true that Air 3 does not support stage video on the desktop?.Really? FP 11 can but AIR 3 cant??
The hype around AIR3 at Max got us really interested, but as I am investigating the details of getting a multi-platform high-fidelity video player built in AIR, I must say its extremely dissapointing.
Here are some of the show-stoppers I have found so far:
1. AIR 3 cant leverage stage video on the desktop ?
2. AS3 apps (AIR 2.5) cannot play RTMP streams on Samsung devices (see http://forums.adobe.com/message/3957644#3957644)
Anybody from Adobe care to comment?
Thanks,
- abey

Yes, I find this very frustrating as well. Has anyone found a work around, or another container that does allow for hardware accelerated video in a desktop app?

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I am creating desktop air application that has embedded mp3 audio and also I want to embed mp4 video.
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I need code samples and direction on how to make an embedded video play inside of a desktop air application using the HTML / JS air model. I am using the command line tools to create the air package and test the air app.
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    import flash.display.BitmapData;
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        private var totalTime:Number;
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        private var videoHeight:int;
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        private var videoRect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0);
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        private var classicVideoInUse:Boolean;
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        private var inited:Boolean;
        private var played:Boolean;
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            infos += "Render State : " + event.status + "\n";
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I was able to play only the audio. The video is not playing.
Regards,
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