Pekka
15th of February 2006 (Wed), 13:22
[UP]
I've reinstalled my linux server box, and as EE 2 is going to be released i prefer to wait for it instead of installing again EE 1.54.
During the server install process, i forgot to backup me video gallery main page.
Before doing it again, i would like to know if EE 2 will be able to accept video in galleries.
Please tell me yes :)
Yes. The 2.0 viewerstyle system supports any known embedded media type with custom variables for each photo if needed. See http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=619685&postcount=14 for editor example.
Video thumbnailing/upload is not there yet, so you basically add a photo using a thumbnail source image and when the gallery has the item, you upload the video with same filename (different extension) to correct size path. I'll try to provide an extra uploader form to photo editor for release version.
How to make new viewerstyles? Two steps: Add a new viewerstyle in editor, and make a template for the viewerstyle.
To make a template, first you need the html code which embeds the media. Then you replace all variables in it, that you want to alter in EE, with php variables of your choice (naming is free). With Windows Media File a viewerstyle template could be like
<?php
// EE WINDOWS MEDIA VIEWER
if (isset($photo)) {
?><object id="mediaPlayer"
width="<?php print $VAR_player_width; ?>"
height="<?php print $VAR_player_height; ?>"
classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,7,1112"
standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject"
>
<param name="FileName" value="<?php print $url; ?>">
<param name="AnimationatStart" value="<?php print $VAR_animationatStart; ?>">
<param name="TransparentatStart" value="<?php print $VAR_transparentatStart; ?>">
<param name="AutoStart" value="<?php print $VAR_autoStart; ?>">
<param name="ShowControls" value="<?php print $VAR_showControls; ?>">
<param name="Loop" value="<?php print $VAR_loop; ?>">
<param name="ClickToPlay" value="<?php print $VAR_clicktoplay; ?>">
<param name="AutoRewind" value="<?php print $VAR_autorewind; ?>">
<param name="PlayCount" value="<?php print $VAR_playcount; ?>">
<embed
type="application/x-mplayer2"
pluginspage="http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/"
id="<?php print $VAR_id; ?>"
name="<?php print $VAR_name; ?>"
DisplaySize="<?php print $VAR_displaysize; ?>"
AutoSize="<?php print $VAR_autosize; ?>"
Bgcolor="<?php print $VAR_bgcolor; ?>"
ShowControls="<?php print $VAR_showControls; ?>"
ShowTracker="<?php print $VAR_showtracker; ?>"
ShowDisplay="<?php print $VAR_showdisplay; ?>"
ShowStatusbar="<?php print $VAR_showstatusbar; ?>"
Videoborder3d="<?php print $VAR_videoborder3d; ?>"
width="<?php print $VAR_player_width; ?>"
height="<?php print $VAR_player_height; ?>"
Autostart="<?php print $VAR_autoStart; ?>"
Loop="<?php print $VAR_loop; ?>"
PlayCount="<?php print $VAR_playcount; ?>"
AutoRewind="<?php print $VAR_autorewind; ?>"
src="<?php print $url; ?>"
>
</embed>
</object><?php
}
?>
After you have set the template up you know what the variable names are you want to use, so you add them to respective viewerstyle. That's it. Now you can set up default values, and alter any individual photo's variables if needed.