Video Plugin

Name
Video Plugin
Author
eTouch Systems
Author URL
http://www.etouch.net
Recent Version 1.0
Plugin UI Available
Yes
Enabled for Wiki
Yes
Enabled for Blog
Yes
Enabled for Hosted Instance
Yes
MacroId
$video
Download Jar
Not needed.Comes bundled with Samepage


Description

This Plugin provides  a way to embed videos attached to a Wiki Page or Blog Post.  This  Plugin requires Windows Media Player, QuickTime and Real Player to be installed on the client computer.
Depending on the type of video one of the above player is used to play the video.

Installation

This plugin comes bundled with Samepage.

Usage

To Insert this plugin click on the  button in WYSIWYG editor. From the list of plugins being shown in the screen, click on "Video Plugin".
To Edit this plugin, Right Click on the Plugin Syntax in the WYSIWYG Editor. Select "Edit this Plugin" from the Context Menu.
Below is the Screen shot of the screen that comes while inserting/editing a plugin.

Screenshot


Parameter Name
Description
Required
Example Value
Default Value
Video File Name
Name of the video file. The video file has to be attached to the current page. Autocomplete feature is available for this field. Yes
MedBarCrashSim.mov None
Video URL
URL of internal or external video Yes
http://localhost/cm/wiki/Sample%20Project.wiki/1000291main_MedBarCrashSim.mov None
Autoplay
Whether the embedded Video should autoplay upon view or not
No
Yes
 
No
Height
Height of the embedded Video
No
350
350
Width
Width of the embedded video
No
425
425

 


Sample Generated Syntax:
$video{ src="../1000291main_MedBarCrashSim.mov"}

OR

$video{ attachtitle="MedBarCrashSim.mov"}


Output

Sample output is shown in the below screenshot

 Screenshot
 

Limitations

Windows Media Player does not work for FireFox as of now, if the video file is not accessible to the Guest user. We are working on a fix for this.

Widgets

Widget is another view of a plugin which is used for customizable Dashboard. Each plugin can have one or many widgets associated with it.
Below is the list of Widgets available for Video Plugin.

Embed Internal Videos

This widget provides a way to embed videos attached to a Wiki Page. This Plugin requires Windows Media Player, QuickTime and Real Player to be installed on the client computer.
Depending on the type of video one of the above player is used to play the video.

Below is the list of parameters available to customize this widget.

Parameter Name
Description
Required
Example Value
Default Value
Video URL
URL of internal or external video Yes
http://localhost/cm/wiki/Sample%20Project.wiki/1000291main_MedBarCrashSim.mov None
Autoplay
Whether the embedded Video should autoplay upon view or not
No
Yes
 
No
Height
Height of the embedded Video
No
350
350
Width
Width of the embedded video
No
425
425