Video Support
Video support has been added in version 1.6.
Files
Due to the size of video files, you will need to
upload the video manually via FTP to the location of your choice. All you need
is the video file itself, no other files are required.
Settings
There are 3 settings in the config.php file
for videos. Each is a default value that will be entered into the form for you
automatically when you add a new listing. These values are only
default
values and can be changed as you enter the video information. They are designed
to speed things up for you if you use the same values a lot.
$videoURL = "http://"; // Default Video URL
$videoWidth = "320"; //
Default Video Width
$videoHeight = "240"; // Default Video Height
Formats
A wide variety of video formats are supported
including FLV, Quicktime, Real, Windows Media, Etc..
We recommend that you use the FLV format for maximum compatibilty. All it
requires is the visitor to have flash installed to view the video and it is
stable across
different browsers and operating systems. The other formats
require various plugins and have trouble working across different browsers.
You can convert your video
files to FLV using a program like Free Video Convertor .
Adding a local Video
To add a local video to a listing
you need the following information:
Adding a YouTube Video
To add a YouTube video to a
listing you need the following information:
If you do not have the Video ID, you can get it from the youtube url. It is the v= value.
For example, in the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJC7E06IBXI the ID is: sJC7E06IBXI
Preview
After adding a video you can view it within the
admin. You do not have to find the listing on the public end to verify it
works.
Notes:
The url is ignored if both the url and youtube id
are entered. If you wish to change from a youtube video to a local video be sure
to remove the youtube ID.