Flash CS3 Documentation

Using ActionScript 3.0 Components > Using the FLVPlayback Component > Customizing the FLVPlayback component > Creating a new skin

Creating a new skin

The best way to create a skin SWF file is to copy one of the skin files that come with Flash, and use it as a starting point. You can find the FLA files for these skins in the Flash application folder in Configuration/FLVPlayback Skins/FLA/ActionScript 3.0/. To make your finished skin SWF file available as an option in the Select Skin dialog box, put it in the Configuration/FLVPlayback Skins/ActionScript 3.0 folder, either in the Flash application folder or in a user's local Configuration/FLVPlayback Skins/ActionScript 3.0 folder.

Because you can set the color of a skin independently of choosing the skin, you do not need to edit the FLA file to modify the color. If you create a skin that has a specific color and you do not want it to be editable in the Select Skin dialog box, set this.border_mc.colorMe = false; in the skin FLA file ActionScript code. For information on setting a skin's color, see Selecting a predesigned skin.

When looking at the installed Flash skin FLA files, it might seem that certain things on the Stage are unnecessary, but many of these things are put into guide layers. With live preview using scale 9, you can quickly see what will actually appear in the SWF file.

The following sections cover more complex customizations and changes to the SeekBar, BufferingBar, and VolumeBar movie clips.

Flash CS3