Flash-movie

WARNING! Flash is outdated! Flash is no longer supported by browsers since 2021.

Flash-movie object is used for playing Adobe Flash Movies. Flash movie files have .swf extension.

IMPORTANT! The Adobe Flash Player software should be installed on the computer for playing Flash-movie. You can get the latest free version of Adobe Flash Player at http://www.adobe.com. Please be aware that this technology is not supported on some mobile devices.

Flash-movie cannot be played in edit mode, only placeholder of the movie is visible.

Object Parameters

Specify type of source of Flash-movie. There are two options:

1. File - file on local disk of your computer. Selected file will be automatically copied into the images folder of learning Module.
2. URL - full URL of the movie. In this case movie file will load from the specified server each time the Object is loaded.

IMPORTANT! If the movie loads from the server it may become the subject for Flash Player security settings (cross-domain security).

Select the playing mode. Adobe Flash Player supports the following window modes for playing the movie:

1. Always on top of all layers (window). Flash movie plays in its own virtual window in the Frame above the core browser display window, therefore no other objects in the Frame can cover/screen Flash-movie object. Background color for the Flash-movie precisely corresponds to the one selected by the user.  
2. In transparent layer (transparent). Flash movie plays in the separate layer of the Frame and overlaps other objects placed underneath. However, the objects placed on top can overlap Flash movie. In case the background color for the Frame is not defined by user and Flash movie has transparent areas, then the Objects layered underneath will be showing through the transparent portions of the movie. Since transparent mode is resource consuming, animation performance might be slower, therefore we do not recommend using transparent mode, unless it is necessary.
3. In opaque layer (opaque). Flash movie plays in the separate layer of the Frame and overlaps other objects placed underneath. However, the objects placed on top can overlap Flash movie. Compared to transparent mode Flash-movie in opaque mode will always have the background color defined, even if you do not explicitly specify Background color (White is default color).

LIMITATION. Transparent mode is not available for preview in embedded browser. It will work in any external browser.

If necessary, you can specify background color for the Flash-movie object.

Custom parameters can be added to Flash-movie (if Flash-movie is designed to handle these parameters). Be aware that parameter name must not contain whitespaces and special symbols, and parameter value must not contain quotes, left and right angle brackets.

FlashVars string will be sent to the movie as is, when the movie is loaded.

Object Methods

The following Methods can be used when working with this Object.

Method	Result
PLAY	Start playing Flash-movie.
STOP	Stops playing Flash-movie.
REWIND	Rewind the movie to the start position
PAUSE	Pauses playing
CONTINUE	Continues playing from paused state