Here are the object's settings as they appear on the "double-click" Properties dialog.
There are three tabs on the Properties dialog:
The video file that you want to display in the video
object. Click the browse button ( 
)
to select a file.
Note: The video object has a wide range of supported file types.
The background color of the object. This is the color
that will appear around the video if the object is larger than the video
itself. You can click the select button ( 
) to bring up a color chooser.
The scale that will be used for the video. Choose from:
Resize the video to fill the area defined by the object's bounding box.
Note: This setting ignores the movie's original aspect ratio. The movie may appear distorted as a result.
Maintain the original aspect ratio for the file. The aspect ratio of a video is it's width to height ratio. For example 4:3 or 16:9. This option enables you to ensure the video is viewed at it's intended dimensions.
Display a control panel for video playback. Click the
select button ( 
) to choose the
panel style you want to use.
Note: You can find the skin files for the panel styles in the Plugins\Transports folder located within your AutoPlay Media Studio program directory.
Tip: If you do not want to display a control panel, you can choose None as the panel style.
The type of time display to include on the control panel. Choose from:
Do not show any time display on the control panel.
The time that has elapsed during the video's playback.
The total length of the video.
Both the time that has elapsed and the total length of the video.
The color used for the control panel. You can click
the select button ( ) to bring
up a color chooser.
The color used for the text that appears on the control
panel, such as the "Elapsed" or "Length" of time.
You can click the select button ( )
to bring up a color chooser.
Display play/pause and stop buttons on the control panel.
Include a position slider on the control panel.
Start playing the video automatically (as soon as the page is opened).
Note: If this option is unchecked, the video will not play until you start it with a Video.Play action.
Automatically begin playing from the beginning again whenever the video reaches the end.
Include a border around the object.
The name that is used to identify this object.
Enable the object so it responds to user interaction. When an object is disabled, it will not respond to any mouse overs or clicks and will not perform any actions until it is enabled.
Note: You can use the Video.SetEnabled action to enable this object. (Video.SetEnabled is only available in the Professional edition.)
Set the object's initial visibility (whether it's visible when the page is displayed). You can use the Video.SetVisible action to make the object visible or invisible at run time.
Note: This option simply controls the initial visibility of the object and does not affect its play state. For example, if the object is set to start automatically, it will begin to play when the page opens whether it is visible or not.
The distance in pixels from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the page.
Tip: You can also change the position of an object by dragging it or using the arrow keys.
The distance in pixels from the top edge of the object to the top edge of the page.
The width of the object in pixels.
Tip: You can also resize an object by dragging one of the resize handles on its bounding box.
The height of the object in pixels.
A short string of text that will appear after the mouse hovers over this object for a moment.
Check the spelling of the tooltip text.
The mouse pointer that will be used while the mouse is over this object.
The sound that will be played when the mouse moves over this object. Choose from:
Don't play any sound.
Play the default mouse over sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.
Play a custom mouse over sound.
The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button
( ) to select an appropriate
sound file.
The sound that will be played when the user clicks on this object. Choose from:
Don't play any sound.
Play the default mouse click sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.
Play a custom mouse click sound.
The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button
( ) to select an appropriate
sound file.
You can use the action editor on this tab to edit the script of actions that will be performed on each of this object's events.
This object supports the following events:
The actions that will be performed when the user clicks on this object.
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves onto this object ("enters" the object's territory).
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves off of this object ("leaves" the object's territory).
The actions that will be performed whenever the video starts to play.
The actions that will be performed whenever the video is paused.
The actions that will be performed whenever the video is stopped.
The actions that will be performed whenever the video reaches the end.