With this plugin you can post a Flash Video (flv) by using the tag <%flashvideo(yourvideo.flv)%>
The plugin requires the JW FLV MEDIA PLAYER (formerly FLASH VIDEO PLAYER) from Jeroen Wijering.
The player file mediaplayer.swf (formerly flvplayer.swf) must be in the directory /media of your blog.
New! May now use custom skins, freely downloadable from LongTail Video Skins
Unzip the file and upload the contents to your plugin directory
Install the plugin in the Plugin Manager
Download the
JW FLV MEDIA PLAYER and place the file
mediaplayer.swf in the
media/ directory of your blog.
Version change: As of
JW FLV MEDIA PLAYER v4.0, file is now just named
player.swf. Just rename it as
mediaplayer.swf before uploading.
Add the filetype flv in the Global Settings under Allow File Types for Upload
You have to change the
Max. upload file size (bytes) in the
Global Settings if you want to upload Flash videos with more than 1
MB (= 1048576 Bytes) size
Upload the skins you want to use in the
fvskins/ folder in the Nucleus plugins directory. Already included in the package are Kleur and Snel Skins from
LongTail Video. Visit the site for more information about the skins.
Some hints:
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For version 0.5 of the plugin is FLASH VIDEO PLAYER 3.3 required.
Version 0.6 of the plugin is written for the JW FLV MEDIA PLAYER, but there is an option to switch back to older versions (that are using the filename flvplayer insted of mediaplayer), the only new feature is to support the changed filename of the player.
Version 0.7 is as of JW FLV MEDIA PLAYER v4.0, so just make sure player.swf is renamed mediaplayer.swf
The easiest way to publish a flash video is to use the Media Manager from Nucleus:
Upload your flash video in the same way like images
When the message Text to display appears simply press OK.
The result is a entry like <%media(filename.flv|)%>
Change it to <%flashvideo(filename.flv)%>
The plugin automatically add the path to your member media directory.
With version 0.4 you can also use the absolute URL to the Flash video. The parameter must start with “http://”, for example:
<%flashvideo(http://yourdomain.com/videos/filename.flv)%>
You can use this feature to
Filename of the flashvideo player: mediaplayer (default) or flvplayer
Width (default: 320)
Height (default: 240)
Use addtional settings to style your player (flashvars)? (yesno)(default:no)
Autostart video (yes/no) (default:no)
Repeat video (yes/no) (default:no)
Show the time display (yes/no) (default:no)
frontcolor (default: 0xE0E0E0)
backcolor (default: 0×000000)
lightcolor (default: 0xFF0000)
Search preview images in the media directory? (yes/no) (default:yes)
Use this skin (should be in the fvskins folder in plugins directory) (format: skinfile.swf) (default: blank)
Hint: The option Use addtional settings to style your player (flashvars)? must be enabled to use the options Autostart video, Repeat video, Show the time display, frontcolor, backcolor, lightcolor and custom skin.
When the player isn’t started or is stopped it only shows a black screen with the message “click to play”. But you can also provide a still picture from the movie:
Make a screenshot in the size of the video and save it as a jpg picture
upload it to you media directory (where the flash video is stored)
give the picture the same name as the video only with .jpg at the end
Example:
(Tip from verbal jam)
Version 0.1, released 2006-03-15
Version 0.2, released 2006-03-21
Version 0.3, released 2006-03-31
Version 0.4, released 2006-06-11
Version 0.5, released 2007-02-07
additional parameters to style the player
automatic search for preview images (required for the new version of the fash video player)
(used version: FLASH VIDEO PLAYER 3.3)
Version 0.6, released 2008-02-14
Version 0.7, released 2008-07-28
NP_FlashVideo version 0.5 works with Nucleus CMS version 3.31 - 2007-11-03 kg
