How to use JavaScript to "stop" and "play" video that's inside an FLV player?

Question

Is it possible to use JavaScript to "stop" and "play" video that's inside an FLV player?

I want to do this using only JavaScript and without modifying the FLV player or movies.

The FLV player I must use is one of the default players bundled with Flash (FLVPlayer_Progressive).

Answer 1

You can use ExternalInterface to communicate between Flash and its host object, in this case JavaScript running within the host browser.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/156/tn_15683.html

EDIT: The link to the code download is dead on the previous link. Use this one for the code: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/external_interface.html

You will want to mimic the ExternalInterface_addCallback example.