Fortunately the ActionScript language contains two plausible workarounds for reconnecting these nested yet disconnected pieces, the LocalConnection class or the ExternalInterface class. Our wrapper needs to be fully aware of that fact and react accordingly. This is further complicated because the swf file coming from YourTube's servers is loading a video into itself. While it's easy to load the ActionScript 2.0 players into an ActionScript 3.0 swf, you can not directly communicate or pass any functional calls into the loaded player. YouTube's Flash API and embedded players are written in, and work quite well with ActionScript 2.0 if your project is ActionScript 3.0 however, seamless integration becomes a bit more complex. This approach is ideal for small projects on fixed budgets that don't allow for hosting video, as well as large scale projects for clients wanting a custom end-user experience without distancing themselves from their YouYube audience.įigure 1: ActionScript 3.0 Wrapper Screenshot Google's YouTube Player Tools and Chromeless Player have empowered designers/developers to quickly and easily integrate the power of YouTube into their online projects.

The wrapper leverages ActionScript's ExternalInterface class and YouTube's JavaScript API. In this article, I will present and briefly outline a reliable ActionScript 3.0 Wrapper for the Chromeless YouTube Player. Embedding the swf and Connecting the youTubeLoader JavaScript.Matthew Richmond, The Chopping Block, Inc. The YouTube APIs and Tools team thanks Matthew Richmond for his time and expertise. This article was written and submitted by an external developer.

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