Controlling video playback using behaviors 303
The following behaviors come with Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8, and are used to
control embedded video:
For lessons on working with video, see “Tutorial: Building a Video Player (Flash Professional
only)” in Getting Started with Flash.
To add and configure a behavior:
1. Select the movie clip that will trigger the behavior.
2. In the Behaviors panel (Window > Behaviors), click the Add (+) button, and select the
desired behavior from the Embedded Video submenu.
3. In the dialog box that appears, select the video you want to control with the behavior.
4. Select a Relative or Absolute path. For more information, see “Using absolute and relative
target paths” on page 39.
5. If required, select settings for the behavior parameters and click OK.
Default event and actions for the behavior appear in the Behaviors panel.
6. In the Behaviors panel under Event, click On Release (the default event) and select a mouse
event from the menu. If you want to use the On Release event, leave the option unchanged.
Behavior Purpose Parameters
Play Video Plays a video in the current
document.
Instance name of target video
Stop Video Stops the video. Instance name of target video
Pause Video Pauses the video. Instance name of target video
Rewind Video Rewinds the video by the specified
number of frames.
Instance name of target video
Number of frames
Fast Forward Video Fast-forwards the video by the
specified number of frames.
Instance name of target video
Number of frames
Hide Video Hides the video. Instance name of target video
Show Video Shows the video. Instance name of target video
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