AVplayer with splash screen

[mvandek2]

Is it possible to use AVplayer with a splash screen as the initial frame?

Thanks in advance,

Mark

[mvandek2]

Wow, no replies at all?

[uniqu3]

Well simply call it on your start page.
Look at parameters if it has autoplay.

Problem would probably be forwarding to regular pages after video was played

PS: Splashscreens are bad for SEO, annoying and of no really good use.

[mvandek2]

I totally disagree, as far as I am concerned content is leading, not SEO. Furthermore I think a black square as an initial frame is fare more annoying and it is pretty usefull because you get an impression what the video is about.

[mw]

Is it possible to use AVplayer with a splash screen as the initial frame?

Thanks in advance,

Mark

use the "startimage" as a parameter in the final)default template:

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<param name="FlashVars" value="{$item->parent_object->playertype_namevalue}={root_url}/uploads{$item->mediafile->filepath}{$item->parent_object->parameters}&startimage={root_url}/uploads{$item->picture->filepath}"/><param name="wmode"value="transparent" /></object>

go to http://flv-player.net/players/maxi/generator
to find all the possible parameters.
it is referenced in the avplayer help

[uniqu3]

I totally disagree, as far as I am concerned content is leading, not SEO. Furthermore I think a black square as an initial frame is fare more annoying and it is pretty usefull because you get an impression what the video is about.

Ups, sorry seems like i understood your question wrong and thought of splash screen as startpage like those flash loaders, my bad

[mvandek2]

use the "startimage" as a parameter in the final)default template:

How exactly do I point to the required image file? For each media file I want to use a separate image.

Can I also add a description besides the title?

[mw]

use the "startimage" as a parameter in the final)default template:

How exactly do I point to the required image file? For each media file I want to use a separate image.

Can I also add a description besides the title?

Upload your image to the "Picture" field, then use it in your final_default template as I described above:
&startimage={root_url}/uploads{$item->picture->filepath}

if your not already using the UserDefined field then use that for a description.

[mvandek2]

Upload your image to the "Picture" field

I don't have a picture field, only Name, Player, Mediafile, Thumbnail and Userdefined.

Thanks for your answer!

[mw]

Upload your image to the "Picture" field

I don't have a picture field, only Name, Player, Mediafile, Thumbnail and Userdefined.

Thanks for your answer!

oh I have a different version, the thumbnail field should do the same thing

[pixelita]

I wouldn't think using the thumbnail would be best; wouldn't it be too small, and forcing it to the dimension of the player would cause it to become pixelated, wouldn't it? Can you create a user-defined field such as "splashimage" or something, and then upload that, and give it a prefix suchas splash-{imagename} and that way it would pull the appropriate image for that particular video?

[mw]

I wouldn't think using the thumbnail would be best; wouldn't it be too small, and forcing it to the dimension of the player would cause it to become pixelated, wouldn't it? Can you create a user-defined field such as "splashimage" or something, and then upload that, and give it a prefix suchas splash-{imagename} and that way it would pull the appropriate image for that particular video?

yes you are correct.
I failed to mention that if you select an image that has been uploaded outside of avplayer it will not resize it.
It will only resize the image if you browse to a local file stored on your computer.

whatever images you have uploaded using the file manager or image manager
will show in the avplayer file browse list when choosing a thumbnail and it will simply link to it.

[mvandek2]

I really think I miss something.

I have a tab "Field options" where I can add options to the field "userdefined2", I can edit an option but there is nothing to edit besides the name.
Where can I create a userdefined field?
Furthermore each mediafile should have its own splashimage, I don't see how we can achieve that.

Thanks again!

[mw]

I really think I miss something.

I have a tab "Field options" where I can add options to the field "userdefined2", I can edit an option but there is nothing to edit besides the name.
Where can I create a userdefined field?
Furthermore each mediafile should have its own splashimage, I don't see how we can achieve that.

Thanks again!

what you can do for a description is go to settings and select :
"Should the alias of items be manually editable"
then use the alias field in your template.

for splash screen, I described it above, use the thumbnail field.

[mvandek2]

what you can do for a description is go to settings and select :
"Should the alias of items be manually editable"
then use the alias field in your template.

This won't work as it substitutes spaces for dashes.

for splash screen, I described it above, use the thumbnail field.

Uploading the image via AVplayer results in a dithered image (and this will happen).

Both issues seem pretty straightforward, no good solutions available?