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Wirecast Broadcaster

Josh — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:58:34 +0000

When you need to add titles and multiple inputs to your live broadcasts you have a few options. First you can get a live switcher and character generator. This is an obvious method but the equipment can be cost prohibitive. Wirecast steps in @ $449. (Educational Discounts are available). Be sure to shop around for the best price. There is also a $99 add on if you want to be able to process HDV material.

Main Wirecast Window

Quick Features:

OSX and Windows Versions Available.
Output to: WMS (windows version only), RTMP, Qucktime, Unicast, Multicast, Built In QT Server or WMS Server
Chromakey when using a dedicated video card that supports the feature
Encode in multiple formats and save to disk

Broadcast Settings

Broadcast Settings Window

On the broadcast page you setup where Wirecast is going to be broadcasting and saving the video. At the top you can add multiple destinations in multiple formats. We are using the OSX (Mac) Version so we have the ability to output to RTMP, QuickTime Streaming Server, Unicast, Multicast, utilize the built in server or record to disk. You can add as many destinations as you want but realize that each destination will require your computer to encode your source video to each format in real time. If you plan to encode to a lot of destinations you will need a fast CPU and some extra RAM to help it out.

Encoder Settings

Encoder Settings Window

As far as encoder settings go only the basic ones are available when you set the output format to flash. H.264 Video which allows for settings for the: Frame Size, Frame Rate, Target Bitrate (note the encoding is variable). The Audio is similar in that AAC is the only format and you can set Stereo or Mono, Bitrate, and Sample Rate. If you want to encode to quicktime for a quick time streaming server you have more options in codecs availibile but often you only have the same settings available. H264 does get a quality slider option in Quicktime format though!

What can this thing really do?

Wirecast Title Window

So lets get to the point, what can this thing really do that makes me want to shell out nearly $500? In a word, layers. Wirecast allows for multiple layers to be put into your stream. These layers can contain media to help enhance your video stream. The media can be Video, Audio, Images, or text. There are presets that allow you to combine multiple inputs onto one screen (think field news reporter talking to an anchor back in the studio). With enough CPU you have the ability to create some really cool content that can be streamed live or recorded to disk to be delivered on demand later. So lets take a look at a demo I made that combines multiple inputs and titles.

Wirecast Demo

Click to Watch!

This demo will show you a quick video that was created by Wirecast. It uses two previously recorded mp4 files along with a live input from a webcam. I added some titles and transparent images to use.

Desktop Presenter

Desktop Presenter is a small program that comes with Wirecast and is available as a PC or Mac Download. It is worth noting that it is a separate download from Wirecast which is available on the same page you download Wirecast from after logging into telestream’s system. The software is quite simple in that when it is running it is capturing part or all of your desktop. You can set it to capture the entire screen or just one of multiple screens for people running them. You Can also set it to just capture a specific window, say Photoshop, which will follow the photoshop window around and you don’t have to worry about leaving the window of interest in one place. Along with the image you can also capture the sound from that system if its playing back any. This can also be muted. The biggest place I have put this mini app to use is on presenters laptops. This allows me to sync their power points to the video and switch between them during the event saving me from having to do this afterwards.

Known Issues

While working with Wirecast I found a few things that I thought to be bugs. Most have little work around that solve the problem or at least allow you to deal with it. First up is the issue where Wire Cast and JW FLV (now longtail) do not seem to play nicely when working with 16:9 media. I have used the official Flash Media Encoder Live and do not have this issue so it seems to have somthing to do with how the meta data is sent from the encoder to the player. Basically 16:9 videos are displayed as 4:3. A temporary work around is to set the JW to Exact Fit. This works and looks good while the video is being played in a window format but if you go full screen it will stretch to fill the screen which will re-introduce the error if your content is 16:9 and the viewers monitor is a different aspect ratio. The other which is more of an improvement issue is that when you first start wirecast or import a file it polls the media and creates a thumbnail for the shot. That never updates so in terms of using multi cameras as a live switcher when they are shooting content in different areas you do not have a quick glance. The work around for this is to activate the preview monitor, disable the auto live and click to check before hitting the go button. This works but it would be nice if one could set a refresh of the image live or every few seconds.

Final Thoughts

Overall Wirecast offers a large set of tools to help enhance your broadcast. With multiple inputs you can mix together creating compelling content live has never been easier. Add to that the ability to archive for later distribution in multiple formats on the fly and you have a powerful tool.

Purchase

Wirecast can be purchased online via the Telestream online store.

Wirecast for Windows

Wirecast for Mac

Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta 1

Josh — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:03:16 +0000

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Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta is here!

This is a BETA release. Please do not use this on your live blogs unless you have backups. While I have made my best effort to insure things work properly including running it on this blog things can go wrong.

Download V1.8 Beta 1 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 5.0+ for blip support will run on PHP 4.x if you do not use blip.tv)

About

The Simple Flash Video Plugin builds on the plugins that all ready allow easy posting of .flv or .mp4 files on the popular WordPress platform. Simple Flash Video allows for all of the JW FLV options to be utilized via its config.xml file and post level overrides. With this plugin you can easily post .flv or .mp4 videos to your blog and have your viewers instantly watch the video without having to fully download the video before watching. It also combines the popular Shadowbox utility to allow for the videos to float over the website content for a clean look. This plugin was built from the ground up to take full advantage of the JW FLV Player and Shadowbox. On top of this it is the only plugin for WordPress that utilizes the Simple Stats App for JW that gives users a total look at the video viewership of their website. Code has been used from the Flash Video Player by Joshua Eldridge as per the licence agreements of the respective software. When you put the [video...] code in your plugin it will be replaced by a Link to the video that will open in a Shadow window. If a .jpg file is in the same directory with the same name as the flv it will also use that photo in the link. If no image is found it will simply place a Text link in your post. If you wish you can also disable the Thickbox feature in the post command.

What is new?

Added Google Shopping Cart
“Quotes” Can now be used to encase variable values that have spaces. Ex: title=”My Awesome Title”. This is backwards compatible so you do not have to update your old posts and you can even mix and match variables with and without quotes.
Updated to JW FLV 4.6

Want to say thank you for the plugin? Just leave a comment or send an email if you found the plugin useful. Or if you want you can make a donation to the project. All of these methods are always appreciated and will certainly help keep up the motivation for future releases. Thanks!

Demos

FLV File With Item for sale

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv enableselling=true /]

Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta 1

FLV File Different Image

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv vid_image=http://simplethoughtproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/Rollins/Basketball/womens/08/RWBBALLVsEckerd0809.jpg /]

Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta 1

H264 File With Custom Title

This video will also properly download via the feed in itunes or your favorite software.
[video filename=http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Morning_Mail/morning_mail.mp4 height=360 width=640 title="My Cool Custom Title" /]

Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta 1

Blip.TV Hosted File

[video filename=http://blip.tv/file/1853058?skin=rss /] <-Note that you must add ?skin=rss for the plugin to get the correct information.

Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta 1

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

To enable on a per post basis you must add longtail=true and plugins=ltas to the video command
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv ongtail=true plugins=ltas /]

Simple Flash Video 1.8 Beta 1

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Final

Josh — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:32:18 +0000

Download V1.7 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 5.0+ for blip support will run on PHP 4.x if you do not use blip.tv)

About

What is new from Version 1.6

Reduced Main replacement Function by 50% and reduced complexity.
ADDED meta data for shadowbox, video title, and arguments so theme authors can intergrate SFV into a theme.
ADDED Option in Admin for meta info. Defaults to false (off).
Bits on the run now includes height and width in the config.xml so if you do not override the setting in the command it use what bits is set to. If you want to change the default of that player change it @ bitsontherun.com and all players using that tempalte will get updated.
ADDED click_title as argument for command line so you can override the default click title.
ADDED Plugin Setting on Admin page where you can enter multiple plugins separated by commas.
ADDED Additional Settings on Admin Page where you can input any extra settings for plugins or other variables placing each on a new line in a variablename=value style.
ADDED setting to make all videos default to being power by BOTR. Use this if all of your videos are for BOTR but you use domain masking this way the plugin knows to use Bits even though its a different domain
FIXED issue where title and description was not set properly for BOTR files
REMOVED embed option – plugin will default to swfobject code. embed was never able to validate.
REMOVED Bitsontherun.com support using mp4 link.
ADDED Bitsontherun.com support using .swf link (provides stats tracking and allows the changes made on their servers to come to your blog without needing an update)
ADDED Blip support (PHP 5 Required)
ADDED Customizable Title under the image that used to be hard coded to: Click to Watch. User can now set it in the admin to anything or nothing.
UPGRADED to Longtail JW FLV Player Version 4.4.198
Image Variable now set using the image that the plugin finds or one set via vid_image. This is displayed before the video starts playing, and afterwards.
Shadowbox now closes when videos are complete.
Updated to latest Simple Stats
Fixed issue where the swfobject code did not have a DIV of mediaspace for ads.
Fixed issues where div was not closed properly in video.php for swfobject code.
Fixed Title to properly have spaces for Longtail Premium Ads

Demos

Bits on the Run Hosted File!
Simple Flash Video 1.7 Final

Download V1.7 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 5.0+ for blip support will run on PHP 4.x if you do not use blip.tv)

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

Josh — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:23:29 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC 12 is here!

This is a Release Candidate. While we have tried to make sure everything works as expected please do not use this version if you are not familiar with such software.

Download V1.7 RC 1 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 5.0+ for blip support will run on PHP 4.x if you do not use blip.tv)

About

What is new from Version 1.7 Beta 2

Plugin now adds meta info for title, shadowbox width and arguments
Admin option to turn Meta info on and off. Defaults to off
Bits on the run has added with and hight to config so it now will use the default values unless you override them in the post command
Added click_title argument so you can chanage the text under the image for each video. Requires similar use to the title where there are no space. Example: click_title=some title
Default option for powered by bits on the run. Use this if most of your videos are hosted by bits on the run.
botr argument to either enable or disable use of the bits on the run technology on a per video basis example: botr=true
Description is now set from title or Description value.
Bits on the run now uses the .swf link instead of mp4 link.

What is new from Version 1.6

Tested with WordPress 2.8 Final
Fixed Issue where the file name was not passed to the video.php when there was no image.
Fixed Title so it is given to the Player without &. This will fixe issues with Longtail Ads on the Premium side Added support for description.
Cleaned up some code (Reduced main function by 50%) and added more comments
REMOVED embed option – plugin will default to swfobject code. embed was never able to validate.
ADDED Bitsontherun.com support using mp4 link.
ADDED Blip support (PHP 5 Required)
ADDED Customizable Title under the image that used to be hard coded to: Click to Watch. User can now set it in the admin to anything or nothing.
UPGRADED to Longtail JW FLV Player Version 4.4.198
Image Variable now set using the image that the plugin finds or one set via vid_image. This is displayed before the video starts playing, and afterwards.
Shadowbox now closes when videos are complete.
Updated to latest Simple Stats
Fixed issue where the swfobject code did not have a DIV of mediaspace for ads.
Fixed issues where div was not closed properly in video.php for swfobject code.

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

Bits on the Run Hosted file

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=http://content.bitsontherun.com/players/yYul4DRz-327-1754.swf /]

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

FLV File Different Image

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

H264 File With Custom Title

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

Youtube Hosted Video

[video filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0dBk7yqYU plugins=tipjar-1 /]

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

Blip.TV Hosted File

[video filename=http://blip.tv/file/1853058?skin=rss /] <-Note that you must add ?skin=rss for the plugin to get the correct information.

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

Simple Flash Video 1.7 RC1

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

Josh — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:36:02 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta is here!

This BETA release has been replaced by beta version 2. Please try it here.

Download V1.7 Beta 1 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 5.0+ for blip support will run on PHP 4.x if you do not use blip.tv)

About

What is new?

REMOVED embed option – plugin will default to swfobject code. embed was never able to validate.
ADDED Bitsontherun.com support using mp4 link.
ADDED Blip support (PHP 5 Required)
ADDED Customizable Title under the image that used to be hard coded to: Click to Watch. User can now set it in the admin to anything or nothing.
UPGRADED to Longtail JW FLV Player Version 4.4.198
Image Variable now set using the image that the plugin finds or one set via vid_image. This is displayed before the video starts playing, and afterwards.
Shadowbox now closes when videos are complete.
Updated to latest Simple Stats
Fixed issue where the swfobject code did not have a DIV of mediaspace for ads.
Fixed issues where div was not closed properly in video.php for swfobject code.

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

FLV File Different Image

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

H264 File With Custom Title

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

Youtube Hosted Video

[video filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0dBk7yqYU /]

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

Blip.TV Hosted File

[video filename=http://blip.tv/file/1853058?skin=rss /] <-Note that you must add ?skin=rss for the plugin to get the correct information.

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

Simple Flash Video 1.7 Beta 1

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Final

Josh — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:30:44 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.6 is here!

Download V1.6 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

About

What is new from 1.5?

Added Longtail adverts

Simple Stats now tracks Flash Version Numbers of the visitors
Added Default Image variable in settings for use when no image is found with the video
Updated to Simple Stats 1.2.1
Added ability to remove padding from shadowbox around the video
Youtube Videos now supported
Checks for version 9.0.115 and requires update for .MP4 files
Added Delete Logs Option for Simple Stats
Added Options Saved Notification
Fixed Centering Bug for videos in Shadowbox
RSS Feeds now get a proper .mp4 file or link to FLV
Fixed when EMBED code was always called when shadowbox is off
Fixed Text box width and height in SFV config page in WP 2.7
Fixed issue when shadowbox was disabled and custom sizes were ignored
Custom Titles now work. Requires HTML Whitespace between words to work properly. Example:title=Awesome Custom Title!

Example:

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Final

To Download the latest client and Read More Please head to the Project Page

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

Josh — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:15:03 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Release Candidate 3 is here!

Download V1.6 RC 3 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

About

What is new from 1.6 Beta RC2?

Fixed when EMBED code was always called when shadowbox is off
Fixed Text box width and height in SFV config page in WP 2.7
Fixed issue when shadowbox was disabled and custom sizes were ignored
Custom Titles now work. Requires HTML Whitespace between words to work properly. Example:title=Awesome Custom Title!

What is new from 1.5?

Added Longtail adverts

Simple Stats now tracks Flash Version Numbers of the visitors
Added Default Image variable in settings for use when no image is found with the video
Updated to Simple Stats 1.2.1
Added ability to remove padding from shadowbox around the video
Youtube Videos now supported
Checks for version 9.0.115 and requires update for .MP4 files
Added Delete Logs Option for Simple Stats
Added Options Saved Notification
Fixed Centering Bug for videos in Shadowbox
RSS Feeds now get a proper .mp4 file or link to FLV

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

FLV File Different Image

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

H264 File With Custom Title

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

Youtube Hosted Video

[video filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0dBk7yqYU /]

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

Special Thanks

Daniel G. Taylor – Programming
Borrie Sven – Beta Testing

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3
into your post.

You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off – Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true – Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
vid_image= – set the URL of an image to use for the video link instead of the default.
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3

For the Stats simply goto the SFV Stats page that is linked under the main admin page. From there you can see the over all stats or search for a specific file or IP address.

F.A.Q

Q: I cannot get the stream.php working what is wrong?
A: to use it you have to set the stream variable to the location and file. So for most people this will be: /wp-content/plugins/simple-flash-video/stream.php – If you have your WP install in a subfolder that will have to be added. Also, if you are using Lighty Webserver please use its FLV Mod instead of the stream.php

Q: I have activated the plugin, but don’t see the video player. What do I do?
A: Check and make sure that you have the appropriate hook in your template file for the header: wp_head();

Q: How do I change a setting for a single post?
A: If you just want to change a single value for one video you can do it by modifying the code in your post. To Change the hight you would simply put: Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC3
You can put any of the variables in this way using all lower case variablenames without spaces in the name.

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 4.0 . You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Q: Help! I can’t figure this out!?
A: No problem! Give us a shout using the contact form @ http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/contact/ and we will see if we cant help you. We also recommend posting a comment on the version of Simple Flash Video player to allow the community to assist as well. Find the post for your version @ http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/category/simple-flash-video/

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1

Josh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:08:06 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Release Candidate 1 is here!

This is a Release Candidate (slightly above beta) release

Download V1.6 RC 1 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

About

What is new from 1.6 Beta 4?

Updated to JW 4.2 and included new variables

What is new from 1.5?

Added Longtail adverts

Added Default Image variable in settings for use when no image is found with the video
Updated to Simple Stats 1.2.1
Added ability to remove padding from shadowbox around the video
Youtube Videos now supported
Checks for version 9.0.115 and requires update for .MP4 files
Added Delete Logs Option for Simple Stats
Added Options Saved Notification
Fixed Centering Bug for videos in Shadowbox
RSS Feeds now get a proper .mp4 file or link to FLV

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1

H264 File

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1

Youtube Hosted Video

[video filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0dBk7yqYU /]

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

Special Thanks

Daniel G. Taylor – Programming
Borrie Sven – Beta Testing

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1
into your post.

You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off – Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true – Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
vid_image= – set the URL of an image to use for the video link instead of the default.
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1

For the Stats simply goto the SFV Stats page that is linked under the main admin page. From there you can see the over all stats or search for a specific file or IP address.

F.A.Q

Q: I have activated the plugin, but don’t see the video player. What do I do?
A: Check and make sure that you have the appropriate hook in your template file for the header: wp_head();

Q: How do I change a setting for a single post?
A: If you just want to change a single value for one video you can do it by modifying the code in your post. To Change the hight you would simply put: Simple Flash Video 1.6 RC 1
You can put any of the variables in this way using all lower case variablenames without spaces in the name.

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 4.0 . You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4

Josh — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:04:51 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4 is here!

This is a BETA release

Download V1.6 Beta 4 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

About

What is new from 1.6 Beta 3?

Updated to JW 4.1 and included new variables
Added Default Image variable in settings for use when no image is found with the video
Updated to Simple Stats 1.2.1
Added ability to remove padding from shadowbox around the video

What is new from 1.5?

Added Longtail adverts

Youtube Videos now supported
Simple Stats Updated to latest stable version 1.2
Checks for version 9.0.115 and requires update for .MP4 files
Added Delete Logs Option for Simple Stats
Added Options Saved Notification
Fixed Centering Bug for videos in Shadowbox
RSS Feeds now get a proper .mp4 file or link to FLV

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4

H264 File

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4

Youtube Hosted Video

[video filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgX-hiQdfFw /]

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

Special Thanks

Daniel G. Taylor – Programming
Borrie Sven – Beta Testing

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4
into your post.

You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off – Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true – Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
vid_image= – set the URL of an image to use for the video link instead of the default.
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4

For the Stats simply goto the SFV Stats page that is linked under the main admin page. From there you can see the over all stats or search for a specific file or IP address.

F.A.Q

Q: I have activated the plugin, but don’t see the video player. What do I do?
A: Check and make sure that you have the appropriate hook in your template file for the header: wp_head();

Q: How do I change a setting for a single post?
A: If you just want to change a single value for one video you can do it by modifying the code in your post. To Change the hight you would simply put: Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta 4
You can put any of the variables in this way using all lower case variablenames without spaces in the name.

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 4.0 . You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3

Josh — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:06:37 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.6 Beta is here!

Do you find Simple Flash Video Useful? Vote Here to promote the plugin and help further development.

This is a BETA release

Download V1.6 Beta 3 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for WordPress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

About

What is new from 1.6 Beta 2?

vid_image variable in embed code to allow you to pick the image to use in the video link
Fixed issue when wp-content directories is moved in the new version of WP 2.6

What is new from 1.5?

Added Longtail adverts

Youtube Videos now supported
Simple Stats Updated to latest stable version 1.2
Checks for version 9.0.115 and requires update for .MP4 files
Added Delete Logs Option for Simple Stats
Added Options Saved Notification
Fixed Centering Bug for videos in Shadowbox
RSS Feeds now get a proper .mp4 file or link to FLV

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3

H264 File

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3

Youtube Hosted Video

[video filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgX-hiQdfFw /]

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3

Video with Longtail Ads Enabled

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

Special Thanks

Daniel G. Taylor – Programming
Borrie Sven – Beta Testing

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3
into your post.

You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off – Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true – Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
vid_image= – set the URL of an image to use for the video link instead of the default.
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3

For the Stats simply goto the SFV Stats page that is linked under the main admin page. From there you can see the over all stats or search for a specific file or IP address.

F.A.Q

Q: I have activated the plugin, but don’t see the video player. What do I do?
A: Check and make sure that you have the appropriate hook in your template file for the header: wp_head();

Q: How do I change a setting for a single post?
A: If you just want to change a single value for one video you can do it by modifying the code in your post. To Change the hight you would simply put: Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.6 Beta 3
You can put any of the variables in this way using all lower case variablenames without spaces in the name.

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 4.0 . You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.