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macromedia flash flashcom : fullscreen video


_sacal_
3/27/2006 6:12:45 PM
Is it possible to allow fullscreen playback of video with flash media server?
Just like in Windows Media Player, when you right-click on a video clip, you
have a little menu that lets you choose "fullscreen", which launches the video
fullscreen on the monitor, with no borders, and not windows around it.

I don't have to have the right-click functionality, just a button on the
interface would do it.

Any ideas?

Thanks for the help!
_sacal_
JayCharles
3/28/2006 7:26:43 PM
It's possible, but it's a bad idea.

While many video formats use the local video card for rendering, that's not
how flash works. Diplaying a full screen video in flash is extremely resource
intensive, and will often peg the user's processor at 100%.

If you want to do fullscreen video, I'd recommend going with another format
for the time being.
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