gistfile1.rb

  def flash_video_tag(css_id, file_url, size="640x480", options={})
    if options[:autostart]
      autostart = "true"
    end

    width, height = size.split("x")

    player_url          = "#{flash_video_host}players/player-licensed.swf"
    player_args         = "file=#{file_url}&autostart=#{autostart}"
    player_url_and_args = "#{player_url}?#{player_args}"

    file_type = "application/x-shockwave-flash"

    params = []
    params << tag(:param, :name => "movie",           :value => player_url_and_args)
    params << tag(:param, :name => "flashvars",       :value => player_args)
    params << tag(:param, :name => "allowfullscreen", :value => "true")

    embed = tag(:embed,
                :src             => player_url,
                :width           => width,
                :height          => height,
                :flashvars       => player_args,
                :allowfullscreen => "true",
                :type            => file_type,
                :pluginspage     => "http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/"
    )

    content_tag(:object,
                params.join + embed,
                :classid  => "clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000",
                :id       => css_id,
                :width    => width,
                :height   => height,
                :type     => file_type,
                :codebase => "http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0",
                :data     => player_url_and_args
    )
  end