OK, this is probably one of my more elaborate samples on the site so far. It covers a few different areas which I probably haven’t covered (or covered well) up to this point. We look at things like embedding fonts (so we can use the fade effect on a nested text field), embedding images for button skins, and overlaying a simple set of buttons when you move your mouse cursor over a video (which I believe iTunes and many other video players do). Basically it lets you create a nice little video player that gets overlayed on the video so you don’t have additional space taken up by play/pause buttons.
Full code after the jump.
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