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Note: The look and feel of the ActionScript 3.0 Flash video gallery is similar to the previous version, but the development experience and range of features has been improved. Please explore the previous version of the video gallery to find the ActionScript 2.0 source files.
Updates to the video gallery include the following:
Greater performance using less code (easier to understand)
Simplified and organized template structure and XML structure
More easily scalable code framework using ActionScript 3.0
ActionScript 3.0 XML handling (cool stuff, very easy to use)
ActionScript 3.0 components
Complete skinning control for custom branding and design
Use of an external FLV file, FLVPlayback component, and custom user interface components now used by the detail video
Full-screen mode for the detail video
Use of either an external FLV or embedded video for the thumbnail video
Exploring the video gallery
Visit the ActionScript 3.0 Flash video gallery
Note: Best viewed with Flash Player version 9,0,45,0 or later. Test your player to see what's already installed on your computer.
Read about deconstructing the ActionScript 3.0 Flash video gallery application
One of the features of the video gallery is that it lets visitors filter the videos and preview a site they are interested in. Here's how users interact with the ActionScript 3.0 Flash video gallery:
Visitors to the video gallery can roll over a thumbnail of a short video and preview it (see Figure 2)
Users can filter videos using two sets user-defined selectors
Clicking one of the thumbnails reveals a preview of a Flash video website, which a user can then choose to visit
Clicking the close box in the detail view closes the panel and returns the visitor to the default state
Requirements
Many developers have shown interest in taking a look at the source files for the ActionScript 3.0 Flash video gallery project. We're providing them here for you to play with. Feel free to investigate the code and structure of the FLA and supporting files.
To examine the source files, you will need to install the following software:
Flash CS3 Professional
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Sample files:
as3_flash_video_gallery.zip (12 MB)
Installing the source files
To install the source files, simply unzip the archive to your hard drive. You should be able to run the movie as is.
The ZIP file contains the following:
Main project FLA (FlashVideoGallery.fla) file
Published version of the FLA file (FlashVideoGallery.swf) and its accompanying HTML page (FlashVideoGallery.html)
Thumbnails and video folders each containing 36 FLV source files
Dependent ActionScript class files (fvg package).
Settings.xml file which holds text information that the FLA consumes
Classes used by FlashVideoGallery.fla are in the fvg folder. If the FLA file remains in a relative path to the fvg folder, the classes will be active in the FlashVideoGaller.swf file. That's all there is to it
