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Macromedia Flash MX 2004
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CHAPTER 8 • Tips for Built-In Components and Existing Elements
FLASH MEDIA PLAYER
You’ll soon discover that the new components in Flash MX 2004 are extremely powerful.
The ones that are built-in alone are super-handy. Take the MediaDisplay component for
example. Open your Component panel (CTRL-F7 or CMD-F7) and you’ll see the one I’m talk-
ing about. Drag it over to your Stage. Select the instance you created, look to the Property
inspector, and you’ll see a Launch Component Inspector button. Click it, and in the
Component Inspector, choose a
media type for playback (FLV or
MP3) and then enter a URL (the
path and ...