Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 Bible

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Part V

Including Multimedia Elements

If you’re working on a Macintosh and your .flv file is two or more levels up from your

HTML file, you’ll need to use an absolute URL, such as http://www.bigco.com/

media/newvideo.flv.

5. Choose the type of controller you’d like from the Skin list.

You have three basic choices (Clear Skin, Corona Skin, and Halo Skin), each in three varia-

tions. Each variation within a given style offers a different set of controls and requires a dif-

ferent minimum width. The preview area gives you a clear idea of what to expect and the

minimum widths are listed for each entry.

6. Enter the dimensions of the movie (including controller) either by clicking Detect Size or

entering the values directly into the Width and Height fields.

7. If you’d like the movie to begin as soon as possible when the page loads, select the Auto

Play option.

8. If you’d like the movie to rewind to the beginning after it has played, enable the Auto

Rewind option.

9. Click OK when you’re done.

You can see your video in action by previewing the page in a browser.

To see the message displayed for a site visitor without the proper Flash Player version

installed, click the Eye icon on the tab above the inserted FLV object. The default mes-

sage is: “Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.” You’re free to change it

if you like, although it’s a good idea to ...