Easy Podcasting Plugin For FLV Files

[Maccsta]

Hi!

So I've installed this plugin, uploaded flvplayer.swf (renamed from player.swf) and swfobject.js to the folder /player/

So all i need to do is add a flv file to my post. I've added one here and there is no flashplayer, it just shows the url of the flv file:

Am I missing something?

Thanks!

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Please post your config settings of the podcast plugin.

Regards,
Garvin

[Maccsta]

Hi!

Please post your config settings of the podcast plugin.

Regards,
Garvin

Thanks for the quick reply Gavin! Although I have resolved the issue, I hadn't added the url of flv file between html tags.

Sorry I should have played around with it a bit longer before I asked!

Works great

[Maccsta]

Actually would there be any way to add a .jpg image to the flashplayer preview?

[garvinhicking]

Actually would there be any way to add a .jpg image to the flashplayer preview?

I'm sure this could be done, but currently the plugin doesn't support it. The syntax would be a bit more complex, and additional parameters would need to be passed on to the SWF player; I'm not sure if the suggggested jwflv-player also supports it. I've only recently worked with the flowplayer, which actually does support a custom image...

Regards,
Garvin

[Maccsta]

Actually would there be any way to add a .jpg image to the flashplayer preview?

I'm sure this could be done, but currently the plugin doesn't support it. The syntax would be a bit more complex, and additional parameters would need to be passed on to the SWF player; I'm not sure if the suggggested jwflv-player also supports it. I've only recently worked with the flowplayer, which actually does support a custom image...

Regards,
Garvin

Well the jwflv player does support it because I can see it's asking for an image here:

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s1.addVariable("image","http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/gg-winter.jpg");

Full code:

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<!-- podcastplayerstart -->
<p class="podcasting" id="podcast_gg-winter.flv"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">Get the Flash Player</a> to see this player. JavaScript is also needed to see this player.</p>
<script type="text/javascript"> 
    var s1 = new SWFObject("/blog/plugins/serendipity_event_podcast/player/flvplayer.swf","single","530","320","7");
    s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");
    s1.addVariable("file","http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/gg-winter.flv");
    s1.addVariable("image","http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/gg-winter.jpg");
    s1.write("podcast_gg-winter.flv");
</script>
<!-- podcastplayerend --></

Any quick fix to allow me to add an image to each video or will we have to wait for a possible update to the plugin?

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Interesting! Grischa must have added this. Did you try to simply add a jpg image named just like the flv file itself?

If you create a image http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv ... winter.jpg this should be used as the splash screen...

(check the podcast_player.php to see the variable substitution going on)

Regards,
Garvin

[Maccsta]

This would probably work but i'm using affiliate videos so the video loaction is fixed and the jpg image location is fixed also. I have a url for the jpg image to use, but I can't change it's location.

I can try playing around with the code but I don't really know what I'm doing lol

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@DEFINE('PLUGIN_PODCAST_FLVPLAYER'          ,'
<p class="podcasting" id="podcast_#filename#"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">Get the Flash Player</a> to see this player. JavaScript is also needed to see this player.</p>
<script type="text/javascript">
    var s1 = new SWFObject("#plugin#/player/flvplayer.swf","single","#intwidth#","#intheight#","7");
    s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");
    s1.addVariable("file","#url#");
    s1.addVariable("image","#url_noext#.jpg");
    s1.write("podcast_#filename#");

Is it possible then to change this code and allow the jpeg to be added?

So the video is here: http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv ... -millz.flv

The jpeg located here: http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv ... -millz.jpg

Hi!

Interesting! Grischa must have added this. Did you try to simply add a jpg image named just like the flv file itself?

If you create a image http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv ... winter.jpg this should be used as the splash screen...

(check the podcast_player.php to see the variable substitution going on)

Regards,
Garvin

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Hm, that wouldn't work - you would need to patch the plugin to use a different variable than #url_noext#. Can't you upload the videos to your own place, or use an embedded video player of the affiliate?

Or ask the affiliate if thumbs can be placed in the same dir?

Regards,
Garvin

[Maccsta]

erm their player would be located here: http://www.tube.com/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf

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<!-- podcastplayerstart -->
<p class="podcasting" id="podcast_gg-winter.flv"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">Get the Flash Player</a> to see this player. JavaScript is also needed to see this player.</p>
<script type="text/javascript"> 
    var s1 = new SWFObject("http://www.tube.com/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf","single","530","320","7");
    s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");
    s1.addVariable("file","http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/gg-winter.flv");
    s1.addVariable("image","http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/thumbs/gg-winter.jpg");
    s1.write("podcast_gg-winter.flv");
</script>
<!-- podcastplayerend -->

Is that likely to work if I just dump that code in an entry or does it need to have the object parameters? I'm guessing it's not as straight forward as that!

[Maccsta]

Ok cool I got it Thanks!

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<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.tube.com/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf" width="470" height="320" name="player" id="player">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.tube.com/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf" /> 
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> 
<param name="allowfullscreen"   value="true" />  
<param name="flashvars"value="file=http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/gg-winter.flv&image=http://www.tube.com/affiliate-clips/flv/gg/thumbs/gg-winter.jpg"/>
</object>