 			_pseudoStreamingStartQueryParam = (params['pseudostreamstart'] != undefined) ? (String(params['pseudostreamstart'])) : "start";
 			_streamer = (params['flashstreamer'] != undefined) ? (String(params['flashstreamer'])) : "";
 
+			_output.visible = _debug;	
 			
 			if (isNaN(_timerRate))
 				_timerRate = 250;

        private var _idleTime:int;
        private var _isMouseActive:Boolean
		private var _isOverStage:Boolean = false;


		public function FlashMediaElement() {

			// show allow this player to be called from a different domain than the HTML page hosting the player
			Security.allowDomain("*");

			// get parameters
			var params:Object = LoaderInfo(this.root.loaderInfo).parameters;
			_mediaUrl = (params['file'] != undefined) ? String(params['file']).replace("\\\"","") : ""; // replacing quotes is for XSS
			_autoplay = (params['autoplay'] != undefined) ? (String(params['autoplay']) == "true") : false;
			_debug = (params['debug'] != undefined) ? (String(params['debug']) == "true") : false;
			_isVideo = (params['isvideo'] != undefined) ? ((String(params['isvideo']) == "false") ? false : true  ) : true;

			//_alwaysShowControls = true;

			//_debug=true;
		

			

			// position and hide
