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• To hide the controller and only display it when users roll their mouse cursor
over the video, select the check box for the skinAutoHide option.
• To choose a new controller (the skin), click the name of your skin file and select
a new skin in the dialog box that appears.
• To change the transparency of the skin, enter a decimal value from 0 (totally
transparent) to 1 (totally opaque) for the skinBackgroundAlpha.
• To change the color of the skin, click on the color chip and choose a new color
for the skinBackgroundColor.
• To change the video file or the location of the video file that Flash seeks to play,
click the source option.
In the Content Path dialog box that appears, enter a new filename or click the
Folder icon to choose a new file to play. The path is relative to the location of
your Flash file.
Working with Video and transparency
For the various animal videos, you want to show the entire frame with the animals
in the foreground and the lush environment in the background. But sometimes you
want to use a video file that doesn’t include a background. For this project, the zoo
director was filmed in front of a green screen, which was removed using Adobe
After Effects. When you use the video in Flash, the zoo director appears to be in
front of the Flash background. A similar effect is used for news weatherpersons,
where the background of the video is totally transparent and can show weather
graphics behind the person.
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Lesson 8
Working with sound and Video