video.Maru now has the ability to respond to cue-points in your Flash videos.

Using this feature is very easy. Just use the videoMaruCreationComplete() event to tell video.Maru which function you want to use as a callback for when a cue point is reached. Then when a video passes over a cue-point it will send that information to your callback.

Below is an example. Look for the text field below the controls to change when a cue point is reached. You could use something like this to initiate changes in your design or display a message to your users.

Here is all the code that is needed to enable the reaction to cue points: ( Download Source )

To add cue points to your video using the Flash Video Encoder just select the Cue Points tab and drag the playhead across to the scene where you want to add a cue point. Then click the “+” button and give the cue point a name. That’s pretty much all there is to it. You could then use a switch () statement in your callback function to perform complex actions or like I did in the example just update a TextField.