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Expanding the AS3 Videoplayer

Alright, here's the second part of the video player tutorial. We will be adding the following new features: - Playlist support - Fullscreen support - Save volume - Clickable progress/volume bar

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How to build a AS3 Videoplayer

Today we explain you how to create a videoplayer with some basic features like this one. These are: - Play/Pause - Stop - Preloading - Scrubbing - Volume handling There will be another tutorial, which will extend this player. So be sure to check it out. Requirements Adobe Flash CS3 Try / Buy Source Files Download Constants As always, we begin with setting [...]

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Creating A Downloader For YouTube with Flex/Air

YouTube’s mixed easy movie access with community uploads to create a startling new service. The online problem is that you can only access YouTube when you are online. How can you access those movies when you are offline? Let’s solve that problem by building a downloader with Flex and AIR. In this article we will build a cross platform application that searches for YouTube videos and then provides a mechanism to download those videos and view them locally. You will be able to take your favorite YouTube videos with you wherever you go.

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