Auto/Hide with Flv playback doesn't work with javascript lightbox, need help?

[Orlenka]

Hi everyone,

i created some swf loading a flv file in a flv playback and check on the auto/hide parameter. When i test the movie it works very well. BUT, in my website, i put those swf files in Lightbox (javascript computed) and when the mouse goes Over the flash video, it shows the Skin player and when the mouse goes Out, the Skin player stays over the video!? Why? Does someone has an idea on how to force the auto/hide paramater in this case?
Thanks for your help

Orlenka

[Orlenka]

Is there a way to force the Hide action to the skin? i don't see any other parameters for the flv playback to do so :(
Or maybe is there other Action Script 3 tricks? please help, thanks

[Orlenka]

Does anybody help? Nobody plays with the flv playback?!
To see the problem, may be goes to : www.remedia.lu

[JCThomas5 · Accepted solution]

Found this post when searching for an answer, but didn't find much elsewhere so I'll post my quick and ugly solution here. I'm sure it can be vastly improved, but I didn't have much more than 5 minutes. Note - setting .visible to false just ended up causing the autohide transition to occur over and over, so instead I'm just temporarily moving the whole sprite offscreen.

(AS3, using CS5 component... note that 'player' is the FLVPlayback instance):

//### force 'autohide' when mouse inactive

var timer:Timer = new Timer(1500, 0);

timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);

timer.start();

var skinSprite:DisplayObject;

var prevMouseX:Number;

var prevMouseY:Number;

function onTimer(e:TimerEvent):void {

  //get skinSprite if we haven't already

  if(!skinSprite) {

    var child:DisplayObject;

    for(var i:Number = 0; i < player.numChildren; i++) {

      child = player.getChildAt(i);

      if(i == 2) { //this is the skinSprite

        skinSprite = child;

      }

    }

  }

  //check to see if mouse hasn't moved since last timer event

  if(skinSprite && mouseX == prevMouseX && mouseY == prevMouseY) {

    skinSprite.y = -1000;

  }

  prevMouseX = mouseX;

  prevMouseY = mouseY;

}

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, stage_onMouseMove);

function stage_onMouseMove(e:MouseEvent):void {

  if(skinSprite) {

    skinSprite.y = 0;

  }

}

[daveox2013]

You sir rock. This works perfectly.