var container_id  = 'player_container'; 
      var player_id     = 'player'; 
      var player;
      var currentItem   =     0;
      var currentState  =  null;
      var width         =   760;
      var playlistWidth =   280;
      var height        =   270;


      if(window.addEventListener)
      {
        window.addEventListener('load', createPlayer, false);
      }
      else if(document.addEventListener)
      {
        document.addEventListener('load', createPlayer, false);
      }
      else if(window.attachEvent)
      {
        window.attachEvent('onload', createPlayer);
      }

      function createPlayer()
      {
      	      	
        var so = new SWFObject('videoplayer.swf', player_id, width, height, '9', '#cccccc');
            so.addParam('allowscriptaccess', 'always');
            so.addParam('allowfullscreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('wmode', 'opaque');
            so.addVariable('autostart', 'true');
            so.addVariable('width',               width);
            so.addVariable('height',              height);
            so.addVariable('playlistsize',        playlistWidth);
            so.addVariable('playlist',           'right');
            so.addVariable('repeat',             'true');
            so.addVariable('fullscreen',       'true');
            so.addVariable('skin',             'hfskin.swf');
            so.addVariable('controlbar',             'over');
            so.addVariable('file',               first_playlist);
            so.write(container_id);
          
      };
      


      function playerReady(obj)
      {
        player = document.getElementsByName(obj.id)[0];
        var aCL = player.addControllerListener('ITEM', 'itemMonitor');
      };

      function itemMonitor(obj)
      {
        currentItem = obj['index'];        
        
        if(currentItem >= 0) {
 
 	       var itemTitle = player.getPlaylist()[currentItem]['title'];
       	itemTitle = itemTitle.toUpperCase();
       	
       	var itemDesc = player.getPlaylist()[currentItem]['description'];
       	
       	
       	var itemLink = player.getPlaylist()[currentItem]['link'];
       	var linkNoWww = itemLink.replace(/http:\/\//,"");	
       	var linkCode = '<a href="' + itemLink + '" class="vidInfoLink">' + linkNoWww + '</a>';
       	
       	
			gid('vidTitle').innerHTML = itemTitle;
			gid('vidDesc').innerHTML = itemDesc;
			gid('vidLink').innerHTML = linkCode;

        	
        }
        
      };


      function gid(name)
      {
        return document.getElementById(name);
      };
      
          
      function changePlaylist(tab,newList)
      {
        player.sendEvent("LOAD", newList);
        player.sendEvent("ITEM", 0);
        //setTimeout("getFirstInfo()",1000); 
        document.getElementById('tab1').className = "";
        document.getElementById('tab2').className = "";
        document.getElementById('tab3').className = "";
        document.getElementById('tab4').className = "";
		document.getElementById('tab5').className = "";
        document.getElementById(tab).className = "selected";
      };