Graphic Shows until FLV is Loaded

[DBLDIAMOND82]

Hello,
I was wondering if there was code to add some kind of graphic on the screen of a flv, to be visible until the video starts...then go away when the video plays...just so the viewer doesn't have to look at a black screen while waiting? Let me know.
Thanks.

[Kid Charlie]

removeGraphic(e:Event):void{ //remove graphic here
   videoPlayer.removeEventListener(VideoEvent.PLAYING_STATE_ENTERED,removeGraphic);
}

videoPlayer.addEventListener(VideoEvent.PLAYING_STATE_ENTERED,removeGraphic);

[DBLDIAMOND82]

OK, so where do I place this code? Does it go in a frame, or on the flv itself? And what do I do with the graphic...does that need to be a movie clip in a frame with an instance name? Would the instance name be the removeGraphic? Would the flv have an instance name?

[Kid Charlie]

All code should be in the main timeline. Make a flvPlayer (wth flvComponent or whatever) named video player. Place the graphic over it. Inside the listener function remove the graphic ( removeChild(yourGraphic); )

[DBLDIAMOND82]

Ok,
I put in the flash player with instance "vid"...I created the graphic to play before and gave it instance "image"...I added the code to the top frame:

image(e:Event):void{
vid.removeEventListener(VideoEvent.PLAYING_STATE_E NTERED,image);
}

vid.addEventListener(VideoEvent.PLAYING_STATE_ENTE RED,image);


I'm getting this error message when I publish:


**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 8, frame=1:Line 1: ')' or ',' expected
image(e:Event):void{

Am I not typing something in correctly?

[Kid Charlie]

What version of flash and Actionscript are you using? This would work in CS3 with actionscript 3

[DBLDIAMOND82]

I'm using Flash 8...