Proxus have
recently released an updated version of their FLV Player component
which I think is easily one of the nicest looking players around.
What's better still is the possibility of applying your own color
scheme to the minimalist skin.
Some of you might have read my initial review of version 1 of this
component and can remember the trouble I had getting the skin colors
right. It was also not possible to change the size of the player to
anything other than the 2 standard sizes.
New improved functionality
The guys at Proxus were quick to react and have fixed and improved
the player in many parts.
For a start there is just one player now (before it comsisted of a
widescreen and standard format) which can be resized to fit pretty
much any size of video (I had some problems with very small videos
but apart from the scrubber everything worked fine).
Skin colors have been simplified and users can now apply new themes
with less parameters than before. To make your life even easier there
is also a color
picker tool available (click on skin colorizer or follow
this direct link).
Another small criticism I have had was the lack
of a time broadcaster but guess what: this has also been added.
Other enhancements include the option to pause at start and turn the autorewind
feature on and off.
Rumours also have it that Proxus is currently working on a Flashcom enabled
streaming media player... so watch this space.
You can grab a copy of the player for a lousy $25 at www.proxus.com
