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Custom Player Skins

The Flash Video Player plugin now comes bundled with a few default skins to choose from. It’s easy to add new skins too!

Default Skins:

Bright

Overlay

Simple

Stylish

Swift

Thin

To Add New Skins:

The plugin will automatically pick up new skins files when they are properly installed. Currently, the plugin will only list skins as available in the options page when they are located in the /wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/skins/ directory. Additionally, the swf file must be located exactly one level below a folder of the same name. Here’s an example:

/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/skins/macdev/macdev.swf

The above code will result in a skin that the plugin will see and be able to access.

If you wish, you can always override the default values in-line. Just make sure to provide an absolute URL to the path of the skin file so that it will display properly on all areas of your website. Here’s an example:

[flashvideo file=videos/my_file.flv skin=http://www.mac-dev.net/blog/macdev.swf /]

Download more skins from the official LongTail AddOns website.

Custom Color Examples

With the new version of the flash player plugin for WordPress, you now have the ability to define custom colors for your player. You may define default values for these colors, which will be reflected on every player on your website. Additionally, you may override the default settings in each post for a truly flexible solution!

Here are some example color palettes for the player:

Example #1: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0x75BADB
Foreground Color: 0x235268
Light Color: 0xD1E8F3

Example #2: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0xB3FEEF
Foreground Color: 0x337E6F
Light Color: 0xD8FEF6

Example #3: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0x60C94B
Foreground Color: 0x165C08
Light Color: 0xCAEDC3

Example #4: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0xAB86FE
Foreground Color: 0x2B067E
Light Color:  0xD4C2FE

Example #5: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0x96A14B
Foreground Color: 0x394108
Light Color:  0xDCDFC3

Example #6: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0xCDAE90
Foreground Color: 0x5E4A35
Light Color: 0xEEE4DA

Example #7: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0xC05450
Foreground Color: 0x560E0B
Light Color: 0xEAC6C4

Example #8: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0x7BE611
Foreground Color: 0x1F3A04
Light Color: 0xDEF9C3

Example #9: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0x6793F6
Foreground Color: 0x1A253E
Light Color: 0xD9E4FD

Example #10: Color Palette for Flash Video Plugin

Background Color: 0x9D5A70
Foreground Color: 0x1F0910
Light Color: 0xBE92A0