How to Create a custom flv player
Welcome to FlashArtist.org 10 steps tutorial on how to make your very own flv player in flash CS3,
Step 1 :
Open :
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\FLVPlayback Skins\FLA\ActionScript 2.0\

Step 2:
Select one of the ready made player template, for this tutorial we will be using
ClearExternalPlaySeekMute.fla
Step 3:
Edit / modify the Play button etc.. convert each graphic into your own.
Step 4:
Once all the graphic are converted save the .Fla and export the swf file in this folder .
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\FLVPlayback Skins\ActionScript 2.0
I have named my custom player MyCustomPlayer.swf
Step 5:
Create a new fla to insert your video
Step 6:
Select video from hard drive
Step 7:
Select encoding quality
Step 8:
Select now your custom player skin MyCustomPlayer.swf
Step 9:
That’s it ! your video now use your very own custom made flv player.
Step 10:
You can now publish and see you custom player in action!










This is a great tutorial. I will be getting into developing custom FLV players shortly and this tutorial is definitely one I will be referring too often.
Thanks again!
Chris Palko
September 30, 2008 at 5:15 pm
About time someone put it out there in layman’s terms. Great tut. Definitely going to pass this one around.
Stephen
April 6, 2009 at 3:36 am
where do we can download a sample template of the player??
James
July 22, 2009 at 6:32 am
This is a great tutorial, could you post an example of your creation please.
Mohd Danish
June 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm