Here are the object's settings as they appear in the properties inspector:
The name that is used to identify this object.
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.
Tip: You can
click the select button ( 
)
to bring up a color chooser.
Start playing the video automatically (as soon as the page is opened).
Note: If this is set to False, 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.
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.
Include a border around the object.
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 color to use for the control panel.
The color used for the text that appears on the control panel, such as the "Elapsed" or "Length" of time.
Display play/pause and stop buttons on the control panel.
The type of time display to include on the control panel. Choose from:
Do not show any time display on the control panel.
The total length of the video.
Both the time that has elapsed and the total length of the video.
Include a position slider on the control panel.
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.
The mouse pointer that will be used while the mouse is over this object.
Enable the object so it responds to user interaction. Choose from:
The object will respond to mouse overs and clicks and perform any actions assigned to its events.
The object 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. Choose from:
The object will be visible when the page is displayed.
The object will be invisible when the page is displayed.
Note: 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.
The actions that will be performed when the user clicks
on this object. Click the edit button ( 
) to open the action editor.
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves
onto this object ("enters" the object's territory). Click the
edit button ( ) to open the
action editor.
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves
off of this object ("leaves" the object's territory). Click
the edit button ( ) to open
the action editor.
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.