Several Movie Player functions work together to load and play movie files. The following functions are commonly used by movie player applications:
| Function | Description |
| mmpOpen | Opens a Movie Player instance. |
| mmpLoadFile | Loads a movie file and specifies playback options. |
| mmpStartAnimating | Starts frame advance. |
| mmpAnimate | Advances the frames. |
| mmpUpdate | Updates an invalid rectangle in the stage window. |
| mmpClose | Closes the Movie Player instance. |
| mmpGetError | Get detailed error information. |