Every aspect of the FLV Player Component can be controlled using our FLV Player FlashVar Component Parameters API. No need to have Flash or the Component Inspector installed on your computer. We provide you with the needed swf, and the entire player can be setup using our FlashVars API and it's parameters listed below. All of these FlashVars can be used within your embed code in the same manner as our examples at the end of this article.
Video Playback Options
Control the Interface Display Mode
Show or Hide Any of the Interface Elements
Turn Rounded Corners On and Off
Control the Colors of the Component Interface
Control the Rollover Colors of the Component Interface
Control the Alpha Transparencies of the Component Interface
A Few Examples Using the FLV Player FlashVar Parameters API
Video Playback Options
flvpFolderLocation property
default : flvplayer/
Tells the FLV Player component where it can find the "flvplayer" folder on your server or local development environment. The "flvplayer" directory contains all of the fonts, media files, and xml settings.
flvpVideoSource property
default : [empty]
Sets up the url to use for video playback. This can be progressive (http) or streaming (rtmp) addresses, or an xml file. When setting the http value you can use something like "http://domain.com/media/video.mp4". when setting a rtmp value you can use something like "rtmp://your.fms_server.com/application_name/,video_name". Note that you do not need to specify the file extension when streaming from a Flash Media Server.
flvpPreRollImage property
default : [empty]
Optionally give FLV Player a url to an image to be used as a pre-roll image when the video auto start is set to false.
flvpAutoStartMovie property
default : true
Specify whether or not you want the first video available to automatically start playing when the video player is available. This setting accepts either "true" or "false". When set to true, the video automatically starts. When set to false, a large play button is displayed, and playback requires a user interaction.
flvpCustomLogo property
default : [empty]
Optionally give FLV Player a url to your own logo to be displayed within the player.
flvpCustomLogoPosition property
default : top left
Specify the location of the Custom Logo.
Options
top left — Position the logo in the top left corner.
top right — Position the logo in the top right corner.
bottom left — Position the logo in the bottom left corner.
bottom right — Position the logo in the bottom right corner.
flvpCustomLogoUrl property
default : [empty]
Specify the url that the logo takes users when clicked.
flvpMenuStartOpen property
default : false
Specify whether or not the menu system is open when the video player loads. This requires the xml file to be setup with videos present.
flvpShowMenuOnStop property
default : false
Specify whether or not the menu system is open when a stops the video playback using the stop button. This requires the xml file to be setup with videos present.
flvpShowMenuOnEnd property
default : false
Specify whether or not the menu system is open when a video completes playback. This requires the xml file to be setup with videos present.
flvpCaptionsStartOpen property
default : false
Specify whether or not the captions window is open when the player loads.
flvpShowInfoOnStart property
default : false
Specify whether or not the information window is open when the player loads.
Options
do not show at video start — Do not show the video information when a video loads.
show at video start — Show the video information when a video loads.
show at video start and autohide — Show the video information when a video loads, and automatically hide it after 5 seconds.
show at start and mouseover with autohide — Show the video information when a video loads, automatically hide it after 5 seconds, and automatically show it when the mouse hovers over the player.
flvpVideoLooping property
default : false
Specify whether or not a video will automatically loop once it has finished playing.
flvpAutoNextVideo property
default : false
Specify whether or not a video will automatically progress to the next video specified in the xml.
flvpVideoSmoothing property
default : true
Turn video smoothing on or off.
flvpVideoBuffer property
default : 3
Set how long the video will buffer before FLV Player begins playback. This value is also used in dynamic buffering if the playback of the video buffer becomes empty.
flvpInitVolume property
default : 50
Control the starting volume of the video playback. This value is a number that specifies the setting as a percentage. Values can range from 0-100.
flvpVidConstraints property
default : constrain to player
Control how the video is displayed and played back in terms of what size the player is setup.
Options
constrain to player — Keep the video at the same size as the component.
automatically resize if needed — Resize the video to fit within the component at the correct aspect ratio.
original — Do not resize the video. Keeps the video centered, and crops everything outside the component.
fit to width — Resize the video to fit the width of the component.
fit to height — Resize the video to fit the height of the component.
flvpVideoFade property
default : true
Specify whether or not the video will fade when the video is finished playing.
flvpWidth property
default : 768
Specify the width of the video.
flvpHeight property
default : 423
Specify the height of the video.
Control the Interface Display Mode
flvpInterfaceDisplay property
default : open
Control how the interface is displayed.
Options
open — Interface is always available.
closed — Interface is always not available.
autohide — Interface is available when the player starts, and fades out when there is no user interaction. It will display again when mouse movement over the component is detected.
flvpInterfaceLayout property
default : overlay
Control where the interface is displayed.
Options
overlay — Display the interface over the video.
outside — Display the interface outside the video.
Show or Hide Any of the Interface Elements
flvpShowBG property
default : true
Turn component background on and off.
flvpShowControlsBG property
default : true
Turn component controls background on and off.
flvpShowbBack property
default : true
Turn Previous button on and off.
flvpShowbPlay property
default : true
Turn Play button on and off.
flvpShowbStop property
default : true
Turn Stop button on and off.
flvpShowbForward property
default : true
Turn Next button on and off.
flvpShowbInfo property
default : true
Turn Info button on and off.
flvpShowbCc property
default : true
Turn Closed Captions button on and off.
flvpShowbFullscreen property
default : true
Turn Fullscreen button on and off.
flvpShowbMenu property
default : true
Turn Menu button on and off.
flvpShowbVolumeOn property
default : true
Turn Volume On button on and off.
flvpShowScrubBar property
default : true
Turn Scrub Bar on and off.
flvpShowVolumeBar property
default : true
Turn Volume Bar on and off.
flvpShowTimerText property
default : true
Turn Time Text on and off.
flvpShowbPlayLarge property
default : true
Turn the large Play button on and off.
flvpShowbPreviousLarge property
default : true
Turn the large Previous button on and off.
flvpShowbReplayLarge property
default : true
Turn large Replay button on and off.
flvpShowbNextLarge property
default : true
Turn the large Next button on and off.
flvpShowToolTips property
default : true
Turn Tool Tips on and off.
flvpToolTipDelay property
default : 1
Adjust the delay on showing the tooltips.
Turn Rounded Corners On and Off
flvpTurnOnCorners property
default : true
Turn rounded corners on and off.
Control the Colors of the Component Interface
All of the colors support any hexidecimal values.
flvpBgColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Component Background.
flvpControlsBgColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Interface Background.
flvpInfoBoxColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Info Background.
flvpCaptionBoxColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Captions Background.
flvpBackButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Previous Button.
flvpPlayButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Play Button.
flvpPauseButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Pause Button.
flvpStopButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Stop Button.
flvpForwardButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Next Button.
flvpInfoButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Info Button.
flvpCCButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Closed Captions Button.
flvpCloseMenuButtonColor property
default : 0xFF0000
Set the color of the Close Button located in the menu.
flvpFullScreenButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Fullscreen Button.
flvpMenuButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Menu Button.
flvpVolumeOnButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume On Button.
flvpVolumeOffButtonColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume Off Button.
flvpTimeColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Timer Font.
flvpVideoNameFontColor property
default : 0xFF3333
Set the color of the Video Name font located in the info window.
flvpVideoDescFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Video Descriptions font located in the info window.
flvpVideoCaptionsFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Closed Caption font located in the closed captions video.
flvpScrubBarBackColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Scrub Bar Background.
flvpScrubBarBufferColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Scrub Bar Buffer.
flvpScrubBarFrontColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the color of the Scrub Bar Front.
flvpScrubBarDragColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Scrub Bar Drag.
flvpVolumeBackColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume Background.
flvpVolumeFrontColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the color of the Volume Front.
flvpVolumeDragColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume Drag.
flvpVideoNameMenuFontColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the color of the Video Name located in the menu.
flvpVideoDescMenuFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Video Description located in the menu.
flvpToolTipPreviousColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Previous Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipPlayColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Play Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipPauseColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Pause Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipStopColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Stop Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipNextColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Next Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipVideoInfoColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Video Info Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipClosedCaptionsColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Closed Captions Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipFullscreenColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Fullscreen Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipMenuColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Menu Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipVolumeOnColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Volume On Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipVolumeOffColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Volume Off Buttons Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipTimeColor property
default : 0x000000
Set the color of the Time Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipVolumeColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume Tooltip background.
flvpToolTipPlayFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Play Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipPauseFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Pause Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipStopFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the StopTooltip font.
flvpToolTipNextFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Next Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipVideoInfoFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Video Info Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipClosedCaptionsFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Closed Caption Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipFullscreenFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Fullscreen Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipMenuFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Menu Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipVolumeOnFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume On Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipVolumeOffFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume Off Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipTimeFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Time Tooltip font.
flvpToolTipVolumeFontColor property
default : 0xFFFFFF
Set the color of the Volume Tooltip font.
Control the Rollover Colors of the Component Interface
All of the colors support any hexidecimal values.
flvpBackButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Previous button.
flvpPlayButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Play button.
flvpPauseButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Pause button.
flvpStopButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Stop button.
flvpForwardButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Next button.
flvpInfoButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Info button.
flvpCCButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Closed Captions button.
flvpFullscreenButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Fullscreen button.
flvpMenuButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Menu button.
flvpCloseMenuButtonRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Close Menu button.
flvpScrubBarDragRollOverColor property
default : 0x0033CC
Set the rollover color of the Scrub Bar Drag button.
flvpVolumeButtonOnRollOverColor property
default : 0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Volume On button.
flvpVolumeButtonOffRollOverColor property
default : 0x0x00CC00
Set the rollover color of the Volume Off button.
flvpVolumeDragRollOverColor property
default : 0x0033CC
Set the rollover color of the Volume Drag button.
Control the Alpha Transparencies of the Component Interface
All of the alpha transparencies support values of 0-1.
flvpBgAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the players Background.
flvpControlsBgAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Interface Background.
flvpInfoBoxAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Info Background.
flvpCaptionBoxAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Closed Captions Background.
flvpBackButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Previous Button.
flvpBackButtonAlphaDisabled property
default : 0.5
Set the alpha transparency of the Back Button disabled state. This state is invoked when there are no available previous or next videos.
flvpPlayButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Play Button.
flvpPlayButtonLargeAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Large Play Button.
flvpReplayLargeButtonAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Large Replay Button.
flvpPreviousLargeButtonAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Large Previous Button.
flvpNextLargeButtonAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the Large Next Button.
flvpPlayLargeButtonRollOverAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha rollover transparency of the Large Play Button.
flvpReplayLargeButtonRollOverAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha rollover transparency of the Large Replay Button.
flvpPreviousLargeButtonRollOverAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha rollover transparency of the Large Previous Button.
flvpNextLargeButtonRollOverAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha rollover transparency of the Large Next Button.
flvpPauseButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Pause Button.
flvpStopButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Stop Button.
flvpForwardButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Next Button.
flvpForwardButtonAlphaDisabled property
default : 0.5
Set the alpha transparency of the Next Button disabled state. This state is invoked when there are no available previous or next videos.
flvpInfoButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Info Button.
flvpCCButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Closed Captions Button.
flvpCloseMenuButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Close Menu Button.
flvpFullscreenButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Fullscreen Button.
flvpMenuButtonAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Menu Button.
flvpTimeFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Timer Font.
flvpVideoNameFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Video Name Font.
flvpVideoDescFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Video Description Font.
flvpVideoCaptionsFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Closed Captions Font.
flvpMenuItemContainerAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the background of each menu item.
flvpMenuItemContainerRolloverAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the background of each menu item during a rollover.
flvpMenuItemContainerRolloutAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the alpha transparency of the background of each menu item during a rollout.
flvpVideoDescMenuFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the background of each menu item during a rollout.
flvpVideoNameMenuFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Video Name in the menu.
flvpScrubBarBackAlpha property
default : 0.5
Set the alpha transparency of the Scrub Bar Background.
flvpScrubBarBufferAlpha property
default : 0.2
Set the alpha transparency of the Scrub Bar Buffer.
flvpScrubBarFrontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Scrub Bar Front.
flvpScrubBarDragAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Scrub Bar Drag.
flvpVolumeBackAlpha property
default : 0.5
Set the alpha transparency of the Volume Background.
flvpVolumeFrontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Volume Front.
flvpVolumeButtonOnAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Volume On Button.
flvpVolumeButtonOffAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Volume Off Button.
flvpVolumeDragAlpha property
default : 1
Set the alpha transparency of the Volume Drag.
flvpToolTipPreviousAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Previous Tooltip.
flvpToolTipPlayAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Play Tooltip.
flvpToolTipPauseAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Pause Tooltip.
flvpToolTipStopAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Stop Tooltip.
flvpToolTipNextAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Next Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVideoInfoAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Video Info Tooltip.
flvpToolTipClosedCaptionsAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Closed Captions Tooltip.
flvpToolTipFullscreenAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Fullscreen Tooltip.
flvpToolTipMenuAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Menu Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVolumeOnAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Volume On Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVolumeOffAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Volume Off Tooltip.
flvpToolTipTimeAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Time Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVolumeAlpha property
default : 0.7
Set the background alpha transparency of the Volume Tooltip.
flvpToolTipPreviousFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Previous Tooltip.
flvpToolTipPlayFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Play Tooltip.
flvpToolTipPauseFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Pause Tooltip.
flvpToolTipStopFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Stop Tooltip.
flvpToolTipNextFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Next Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVideoInfoFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Video Info Tooltip.
flvpToolTipClosedCaptionsFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Closed Captions Tooltip.
flvpToolTipFullscreenFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Fullscreen Tooltip.
flvpToolTipMenuFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Menu Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVolumeOnFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Volume On Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVolumeOffFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Volume Off Tooltip.
flvpToolTipTimeFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Time Tooltip.
flvpToolTipVolumeFontAlpha property
default : 1
Set the font alpha transparency of the Volume Tooltip.
A Few Examples Using the FLV Player FlashVar Parameters API
FLV Player FlashVars Example
Please Upgrade Your Flash Player
Create an instance of the FLV Player that is a custom width and height. Use the video information that is contained in the videos.xml file structure. Lower the default volume to 20.
FLV Player FlashVars Example
Please Upgrade Your Flash Player
