AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 6:20 pm
Is it possible to use AVplayer with a splash screen as the initial frame?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:07 pm
Wow, no replies at all?
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 2:30 pm
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.
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.
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 4:21 pm
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.
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 6:54 pm
use the "startimage" as a parameter in the final)default template:mvandek2 wrote:Is it possible to use AVplayer with a splash screen as the initial frame?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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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>
to find all the possible parameters.
it is referenced in the avplayer help
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 7:16 pm
Ups, sorry seems like i understood your question wrong and thought of splash screen as startpage like those flash loaders, my badmvandek2 wrote: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.
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:47 pm
How exactly do I point to the required image file? For each media file I want to use a separate image.mw wrote:use the "startimage" as a parameter in the final)default template:
Can I also add a description besides the title?
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:17 pm
Upload your image to the "Picture" field, then use it in your final_default template as I described above:mvandek2 wrote:How exactly do I point to the required image file? For each media file I want to use a separate image.mw wrote:use the "startimage" as a parameter in the final)default template:
Can I also add a description besides the title?
&startimage={root_url}/uploads{$item->picture->filepath}
if your not already using the UserDefined field then use that for a description.
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:57 am
I don't have a picture field, only Name, Player, Mediafile, Thumbnail and Userdefined.mw wrote:Upload your image to the "Picture" field
Thanks for your answer!
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:19 pm
oh I have a different version, the thumbnail field should do the same thingmvandek2 wrote:I don't have a picture field, only Name, Player, Mediafile, Thumbnail and Userdefined.mw wrote:Upload your image to the "Picture" field
Thanks for your answer!
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:34 pm
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?
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:25 pm
yes you are correct.pixelita wrote: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?
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.
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:39 pm
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!
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!
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:51 pm
what you can do for a description is go to settings and select :mvandek2 wrote: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!
"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.
Re: AVplayer with splash screen
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:06 am
This won't work as it substitutes spaces for dashes.mw wrote: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.
Uploading the image via AVplayer results in a dithered image (and this will happen).mw wrote:for splash screen, I described it above, use the thumbnail field.
Both issues seem pretty straightforward, no good solutions available?