function mhcEmbedVideo(container, hq_file, flv_file, poster, captions, w, h) {
	
	var playerVersion = swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion(); // returns a JavaScript object
	var major = playerVersion.major;
	var minor = playerVersion.minor;
	var release = playerVersion.release;
	
	// decide if we use the high quality h.264 or the 'low quality' flv
	// version 9.0.98 of the player and higher offers support for h.264
	var file;
	if (major >= 9) {
		if (minor == 0 && release < 98) {
			file = flv_file;
		} else {
			file = hq_file;
		}
	} else {
		file = flv_file;
	}
		
	var flashvars = {
		file: file,
		image: poster,
		//captions: '/proj/wew/video/2008_short/captions.xml',
		width: w,
		height: h,
		fullscreen: 'true'
	};
	
	// add in captions if they exist
	if (captions != '') flashvars.captions = captions;
	
	var params = {
		allowfullscreen: 'true',
		allowscriptaccess: 'always',
		seamlesstabbing: 'true'
	};
	
	swfobject.embedSWF("/offices/comm/includes/mediaplayer-3-16.swf", container, w, h, "8", "", flashvars, params);
	
}