http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Mon, 24 May 2010 17:03:04 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000781.html The JW Player is a very popular open-source media player which not only supports many video, audio and image formats, but has many scriptable behaviors. Here we'll make use of the JavaScript API to generate as many players as you want on a page. The generated players all have separate event listeners to keep them from interfering with each other.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000734.html This is an example of how to create a javascript-based Playlist selector for a JW FLV player. The playlist selector menu has 3 sections that toggle open and closed when you click on them. This allows the user to switch playlists, choosing from various topics. The source code has not been cleaned up, but you should be able to... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000701.html NOTE: this has been revised to make it more flexible, and allow multiple streamers and multiple video types, using the same code. This is a script that allows you to add as many JW FLV players to a page as you want, using a single block of code. The players all have separate event listeners to keep them from interfering... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000700.html Update 12-18-09: Longtailvideo has apparently resolved this bug with its player v.4.7beta. At this time v. 5 does NOT have the fix in it. The code changes that fixed the bug can be seen here: [Changes to RTMPModel.as] A few months ago, we installed Red5 0.7.0 on a Windows server to stream Flash video inside the firewall. This server... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000690.html The JW FLV player is a versatile, customizable and scriptable flash video player, available from Longtailvideo.com. The player was recently upgraded, and many details in the scripting and playlists had to change to remain compatible. I'm posting examples of some of the players I've created lately, using the latest version of the player and SWFObject. Versions Player: JW FLV player... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000689.html The JW FLV player is a versatile, customizable and scriptable flash video player, available from Longtailvideo.com. The player was recently upgraded, and many details in the scripting and playlists had to change to remain compatible. Since it can be difficult to figure out the details of the necessary changes, I'm posting examples of some of the players I've created lately,... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000573.html NOTE this has been superceded by these articles: JW FLV player 4.6: Two or more players on a page Infinite JW FLV players on a page, with error catching for Red5 bug See also: JW FLV player that switches playlists on the fly The authors of our learning modules often want to embed one one or more videos embedded... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000498.html There are some errors that come up time and time again when working with Jeroen Wijering's Flash Video Player. Here's how to troubleshoot them. I'll keep adding to the list as time permits. Click the images to see a larger view. Typical problems: Player does not appear at all. Player appears but nothing happens when Play button is clicked. Player... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000534.html Creating a captions file... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000501.html What files are required to add video to your learning module? The player we are using for embedding streaming media into the SCORM template. is the Jeroen Wigering media player. Some of the necessary files are already included in the template and do not need to be touched: includes/mediaPlayer.swf (already included in template) this file generates the player according... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000500.html Note: this tutorial is still very much in draft form. Additional instructions for those not familiar with javascript and more examples will be added soon. The Jeroen Wijering Media Player is a widely used free, open-source Flash-based media player, available for download from Jeroenwijering.com. The JW player has an extensive Javascript API which allows it to communicate with events and...