Comments on: Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/ Life @ 30,000 Words per Second Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: matt http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-974 matt Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:39:34 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-974 neat plugin, works a treat! was using the more bells-n-whistles shadowbox plugin, but that one didn't make customising the jw player easy. only a few things i'd mention: -would it be possible to set the jwplayer internal poster frame to be the same as the preview jpg? that way when the video finishes playing, it could go back to a nice still rather than black. -an option to customise or even remove the 'click to watch!' text would be nice. -a play icon overlaid on the preview image, possibly always there, possibly only when the mouse hovers? could do in flash or css, css probably more standards compliant blah blah... -to make SFV work i had to disable the shadowbox plugin. i assume making them play nice would be nigh impossible, instead how easy would it be to optionally extend SFV to handle jpg's, or even the rest of the file options for the lazy (like me!) neat plugin, works a treat! was using the more bells-n-whistles shadowbox plugin, but that one didn’t make customising the jw player easy.

only a few things i’d mention:

-would it be possible to set the jwplayer internal poster frame to be the same as the preview jpg? that way when the video finishes playing, it could go back to a nice still rather than black.

-an option to customise or even remove the ‘click to watch!’ text would be nice.

-a play icon overlaid on the preview image, possibly always there, possibly only when the mouse hovers? could do in flash or css, css probably more standards compliant blah blah…

-to make SFV work i had to disable the shadowbox plugin. i assume making them play nice would be nigh impossible, instead how easy would it be to optionally extend SFV to handle jpg’s, or even the rest of the file options for the lazy (like me!)

]]> By: ptvGuy http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-866 ptvGuy Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:20:20 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-866 Well, that worked...sort of. Thanks. I'll post more info under the RC1 post so that users with the same problem will find it there. Well, that worked…sort of. Thanks. I’ll post more info under the RC1 post so that users with the same problem will find it there.

]]> By: Josh Chesarek http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-864 Josh Chesarek Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:51:12 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-864 well its white because it is not getting the full URL of the plugin. Add this to your config.xml file in the SFV folder: <code> <full_plugin_url>http://screening.ptvguy.com/wp-content/plugins/SFV</full_plugin_url> </code> well its white because it is not getting the full URL of the plugin.

Add this to your config.xml file in the SFV folder:

<full_plugin_url>http://screening.ptvguy.com/wp-content/plugins/SFV</full_plugin_url>

]]> By: ptvGuy http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-863 ptvGuy Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:11:41 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-863 I went ahead and set up a limited copy of my development site in another subdomain I was planning to create anyway. (This subdomain will be changed at some point.) It has the same theme, all the same plugins, and all the same settings. The only differences are that it only has a couple posts and the newer version of your plugin. The post page I created with the video is an exact copy of the working one I already have. I figured that this would would be the best environment to see if maybe something is interfering with it. Current Working Video From Old Plugin: http://cms.ptvguy.com/willy-nates-slimy-problem/ Current Nonworking Video From New Plugin: http://screening.ptvguy.com/willy-nates-slimy-problem/ I went ahead and set up a limited copy of my development site in another subdomain I was planning to create anyway. (This subdomain will be changed at some point.) It has the same theme, all the same plugins, and all the same settings. The only differences are that it only has a couple posts and the newer version of your plugin. The post page I created with the video is an exact copy of the working one I already have. I figured that this would would be the best environment to see if maybe something is interfering with it.

Current Working Video From Old Plugin:
http://cms.ptvguy.com/willy-nates-slimy-problem/

Current Nonworking Video From New Plugin:
http://screening.ptvguy.com/willy-nates-slimy-problem/

]]> By: Josh Chesarek http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-852 Josh Chesarek Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:02:36 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-852 Hmmm. Can you put it up again so I can see it or if not, can you open up one of the links in a singular page and copy the source and send it to me? If I can see what the source code of the video page that is just white I can figure out what is going on. Hmmm. Can you put it up again so I can see it or if not, can you open up one of the links in a singular page and copy the source and send it to me?

If I can see what the source code of the video page that is just white I can figure out what is going on.

]]> By: ptvGuy http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-851 ptvGuy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-851 Just in case I did it wrong TWICE yesterday, I tried it again today. I still get the white box. Any other ideas? Just in case I did it wrong TWICE yesterday, I tried it again today. I still get the white box. Any other ideas?

]]> By: Josh Chesarek http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-843 Josh Chesarek Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:54:12 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-843 The white box comes from when the full_plugin_url variable does not get into the config.xml. It should be the full URL to the folder that contains the plugin. such as: http://www.simplelthoughtproductions.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-flash-video It is put into the config when its activated. Usually that error comes up when the config.xml is not CHMODED before activation. The white box comes from when the full_plugin_url variable does not get into the config.xml.

It should be the full URL to the folder that contains the plugin.

such as:

http://www.simplelthoughtproductions.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-flash-video

It is put into the config when its activated. Usually that error comes up when the config.xml is not CHMODED before activation.

]]> By: ptvGuy http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-842 ptvGuy Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:41:15 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-842 Well, that was an interesting experiment. I deactivated the old plugin, deleted the entire directory from the server, uploaded the new plugin, CHMODed the config.xml file and stats directory, and activated the new plugin. All my videos became simple white rectangles that did nothing. I tried several different configurations including switching between SWFobject and embed and even playing with some of the code. Same result. I finally gave up, reversed the process, and put the old plugin back. Well, that was an interesting experiment. I deactivated the old plugin, deleted the entire directory from the server, uploaded the new plugin, CHMODed the config.xml file and stats directory, and activated the new plugin.

All my videos became simple white rectangles that did nothing. I tried several different configurations including switching between SWFobject and embed and even playing with some of the code. Same result. I finally gave up, reversed the process, and put the old plugin back.

]]> By: Josh Chesarek http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-835 Josh Chesarek Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:15:45 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-835 You disabled shadowbox. The images that vid_image point to are the ones used as a link when shadowbox is on! It should also be passed as a variable to the player so it can use the image before it starts playing! Will try and work up that solution. The stats are not there because of a bug that was discovered in the 4.1 version used of the JW Player. It did not pass the requesed information. Please <a href="http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/20/simple-flash-video-16-rc-1/" rel="nofollow">download SFV 1.6 RC1 </a>and the stats should work as it uses the 4.2 :) You disabled shadowbox. The images that vid_image point to are the ones used as a link when shadowbox is on! It should also be passed as a variable to the player so it can use the image before it starts playing! Will try and work up that solution. The stats are not there because of a bug that was discovered in the 4.1 version used of the JW Player. It did not pass the requesed information. Please download SFV 1.6 RC1 and the stats should work as it uses the 4.2 :)

]]> By: ptvGuy http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/10/06/simple-flash-video-16-beta-4/#comment-833 ptvGuy Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:44:24 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/?p=393#comment-833 Any ideas why I'm still not getting a video image to display in the post initially? <code>[video filename=http://cms.ptvguy.com/wp-content/uploads/willyNatesSlimyProblem.flv vid_image=http://cms.ptvguy.com/wp-content/uploads/willyNateVideo.jpg shadowbox=off longtail=true plugins=ltas /]</code> Also, any ideas why I'm not getting any stats? Any ideas why I’m still not getting a video image to display in the post initially?
[video filename=http://cms.ptvguy.com/wp-content/uploads/willyNatesSlimyProblem.flv vid_image=http://cms.ptvguy.com/wp-content/uploads/willyNateVideo.jpg shadowbox=off longtail=true plugins=ltas /]
Also, any ideas why I’m not getting any stats?

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