Loading FLV files in ActionScript 3.0 using the NetConnection and NetStream classes

// ActionScript 2.0
/**
 * Requires:
 *   - Video object on the Stage with an instance name of "video".
 */
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
 
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
ns.onMetaData = function (item:Object):Void {
    trace("metaData");
    // Resize video instance.
    video._width = item.width;
    video._height = item.height;
    // Center video instance on Stage.
    video._x = (Stage.width - video._width) / 2;
    video._y = (Stage.height - video._height) / 2;
};
ns.onCuePoint = function (item:Object):Void {
    trace("cuePoint");
    trace(item.name + "\t" + item.time);
};
ns.play("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/video/cuepoints.flv");
 
video.attachVideo(ns);

// ActionScript 3.0
var video:Video = new Video();
addChild(video);
 
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
 
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
ns.client = {};
ns.client.onMetaData = ns_onMetaData;
ns.client.onCuePoint = ns_onCuePoint;
ns.play("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/video/cuepoints.flv");
 
video.attachNetStream(ns);
 
function ns_onMetaData(item:Object):void {
    trace("metaData");
    // Resize video instance.
    video.width = item.width;
    video.height = item.height;
    // Center video instance on Stage.
    video.x = (stage.stageWidth - video.width) / 2;
    video.y = (stage.stageHeight - video.height) / 2;
}
 
function ns_onCuePoint(item:Object):void {
    trace("cuePoint");
    trace(item.name + "\t" + item.time);
}