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Question about Video skins that look like a TV

by DanDynamic
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I have noticed many of the new video sales letters, especially those using PPT to video sales techniques have the FLV converted video playing in all different types of skins that look like a flat screen tv.

I have looked and searched but can not find anywhere that has these type of skins(frames) available. Anybody have experience or knowledge about where to find these?

Thanks in advance

Dan
#question #skins #video
  • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
    Hi Dan,

    Many times what you are seeing is a background image placed in back of the video and aligned for fit.

    If the image is sized such that the screen portion of the image matches the video size it will appear that the video is being played from inside the image.

    If you are familiar with HTML code, the following example may help. This code is for a table that would hold the image and the video. The RED text is the background image callout, and the BLUE is the video code.
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    <table style="width: 723px; height: 520px; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" background="flatscreentv.jpg" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <tbody>
    <tr>
    <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 318px;">
    <div id="media">
    <object id="csSWF" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-bc6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="400" height="318" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,115,0">
    <param name="src" value="yourvideo_controller.swf"/>
    <param name="bgcolor" value="#1a1a1a"/>
    <param name="quality" value="best"/>
    <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/>
    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/>
    <param name="scale" value="showall"/>
    <param name="flashVars" value="autostart=false"/>
    <embed name="csSWF" src="yourvideo_controller.swf" width="400" height="318" bgcolor="#1a1a1a" quality="best" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" scale="showall" flashVars="autostart=false&thumb=FirstFrame.png&th umbscale=45&color=0x1A1A1A,0x1A1A1A" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>
    </object>
    </div>
    </td></tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>

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    I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish this, as this is sort of old school, but it works for HTML pages. (The pixel sizes will be determined by your image and video size. This is just off a page on one of my websites.)

    ~Bill
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    • Profile picture of the author DanDynamic
      Thanks Bill for the info. I am familiar with HTML and tried it, understand, so again thanks.

      I really thought they used simple player skins that just had that graphic appearance to it but they may do exactly what you said.

      Take Care
      Dan
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    • Profile picture of the author megaquests
      Originally Posted by Bill Farnham View Post

      Hi Dan,

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      I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish this, as this is sort of old school, but it works for HTML pages. (The pixel sizes will be determined by your image and video size. This is just off a page on one of my websites.)

      ~Bill
      this sounds great Bill.. thank you ..
      we used to do this with flash but it was complex

      will this method work with youtube videos also?
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