Video class

Availability

Flash Player 6; the ability to play Flash Video (FLV) files was added in Flash Player 7.

Description

The Video class lets you display live streaming video on the Stage without embedding it in your SWF file. You capture the video by using Camera.get(). In files published for Flash Player 7 and later, you can also use the Video class to play back Flash Video (FLV) files over HTTP or from the local file system. For more information, see Playing back external FLV files dynamically, NetConnection class, and NetStream class.

A Video object can be used like a movie clip. As with other objects you place on the stage, you can control various properties of Video objects. For example, you can move the Video object around on the stage by using its _x and _y properties; you can change its size using its _height and _width properties, and so on.

To display the video stream, first place a Video object on the Stage. Then use Video.attachVideo() to attach the video stream to the Video object.

To place a Video object on the Stage:

If the Library panel isn't visible, select Window > Library to display it.
Add an embedded Video object to the library by clicking the Options menu on the right side of the Library panel title bar and selecting New Video.
Drag the Video object to the Stage and use the Property inspector to give it a unique instance name, such as my_video. (Do not name it Video.)

Method summary for the Video class

Method	Description
`Video.attachVideo()`	Specifies a video stream to be displayed within the boundaries of the Video object on the Stage.
`Video.clear()`	Clears the image currently displayed in the Video object.

Property summary for the Video class

Property	Description
`Video.deblocking`	Specifies the behavior for the deblocking filter that the video compressor applies as needed when streaming the video.
`Video.height`	Read-only; the height of the video stream, in pixels.
`Video.smoothing`	Specifies whether the video should be smoothed (interpolated) when it is scaled.
`Video.width`	Read-only; the width of the video stream, in pixels.