// Display backdrop and video player
$(document).ready(function() { 
    $('.vid a').click(function() { 
        $.blockUI({ message: $('#video') 
    }); 
    $('.close_vid').click($.unblockUI); return false;
    });     
});

// Set video parameters
function loadVid(url) {
    var s1 = new SWFObject("/swf/player.swf","ply","430","344","9","#000000");
    s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");
    s1.addParam("allowscriptaccess","always");
    s1.addParam("flashvars","file=/vid/" + url + "&autostart=true");
    s1.write("player");
}