ptg16476052410 LESSON 14: Integrating Multimedia: Video and Sound
in the flashvars parameter. Figure 14.13 shows an example that moves the control bar
to the top of the player:
<param name="flashvars" value="file=video.flv&controlbar=top">There are two configuration parameters in that <param> tag: file and controlbar. Each
is separated from its value by an equals sign, and the two parameters are separated by
an encoded ampersand (&). The flashvars is formatted in the same way as a URL
query string, the same format used for encoding form parameters when they’re sent to
the server. For more information about how to format query strings , take a look at the
Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string.Using Flowplayer
Flowplayer is another popular Flash-based video player. The base version is free and
open source and can be used on commercial sites. The only catches are that the base ver-
sion displays the Flowplayer logo at the end of the video and you can only have a maxi-
mum of 4 minutes per video. If you want to get rid of the branding or display your own
logo, you can purchase a commercial version of Flowplayer. The price is based on the
number of domains on which you want to use the player. You can download it at http://
flowplayer.org/.
Flowplayer is used similarly to dynamic publishing with SWFObject. To embed a video
in a page using Flowplayer, you must include the custom JavaScript file supplied with
Flowplayer, using a <script> tag:
<script src="path/to/the/flowplayer-3.2.2.min.js"></script>FIGURE 14.13
JW Player with the
control bar moved
to the top.