VideoPlayer delay (actionscript 3)

Question

I am experiencing a minor issue...I have a button which is supposed to start a local .flv and loop it. However, there seems to be a small delay between the actual click and the flv starting to play. Here's the applicable code, is there anything wrong/can I do anything about that delay? The flv is small in size, should that matter at all.

Any help greatly appreciated, I clearly am a beginner in ActionScript 3.

var zapVidPlayer:VideoPlayer = new VideoPlayer(320, 430);

zapButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, zap);

zapVidPlayer.addEventListener(VideoEvent.COMPLETE, zapVidEnd);

function zap(event:MouseEvent):void {
    addChild(zapVidPlayer);
    zapVidPlayer.play("1.flv");
}

function zapVidEnd(event:VideoEvent):void {
    zapVidPlayer.play("1.flv");
}