Project Info
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- Category: Media
- License: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2
- Updated: 2012-9-4
- Downloads: 3449
- Recommendations: 18
Releases
Author Recommended: 1.8.3.3a (262 days ago)
Previous releases:
VeePlay for Elgg 1.8
Provides a shell to play audio and video files with a single player.
by Rip
Last updated 262 days ago
Offers a single plugin solution for most popular audio and video files uploaded using the File plugin.
Detects filetypes and switches to HTML5 or Flash using the fallback capabilities of JW Player.
Uses a single instance of JW Player from Longtailvideo.com.
Backend admin settings:
- URL encoding filename option
- Set Share On or Off
- Set autoplay/autostart on or off
- Independent selection of six skins
- Selection of Visualization or Equalizer effects for audio files
- Selection of share option
- Independent selection of player screen sizes.
Installation:
- Unzip, upload veeplay to mod directory
- Make sure the plugin File is installed and active
- Make sure VeePlay is positioned after the plugin File
- Activate, go to settings to modify options.
Notes:
You must disable other media players while using VeePlay.
Audio MP4 is played via the video module, thus there are no a/v effects.
Successfully tested:
- VIDEO: .mp4/m4v, .webm, .flv, .mov
- AUDIO: .mp4/m4a, .mp3
Using
- Firefox v15.0 (Linux)
- Google Chrome v21.0.1180.89
- Chromium v18.0.1025.168 (Developer Build 134367 Linux)
- Opera v12.02.1578 (Linux)
NB Tested on 1.8.3 only.
Release notes:
- Simplified and changed fallback logic
- Added URL encoding option in Admin backend. There were random issues with media not playing due to spaces in the media filename.
- Added four new skins and relocated
- Changed sharing link to "view". Was "download"
- Added additional save buttons in Admin backend :)
- Simplified and tidied code and added more comments :)
- Fixed language error!
Comments
Hi,
Even with this new version I am still having difficulty getting playback to work on iOS devices (iPhone / iPad).
Here is a public example:
http://odyssey.bendigochurchofchrist.com/file/view/53/newbunny
I get the following error:
"The video could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported: http://odyssey.bendigochurchofchrist.com/file/download/53/bunny.mp4"
Note that this is different to the error that I got with the pervious version. The previous error didn't include the last part of the filename (eg bunny.mp4).
Has anyone had any success using this plugin to play videos on an iOS device?
Thanks
@stoz. Yes, you're right. Although .mp3 seems to work fine. I have discovered what's causing this, let me look into it to see if I can fix it.
Cheers!
how do ya find the mod folder?
Any luck with iOS video playback yet Rip?
You said that you discovered what was causing the error, could you let me know what you think the problem is so that I could have a look into it too?
Thanks,
Stos
Hi Roger,
I've made some minor tweaks to this to make it a bit more extensible - basically some optional integration with embed_extender so that uploaded audio/video can be embedded elsewhere within the site.
You don't have a repository listed so I don't know where I can push changes for review. I've got it on github here: https://github.com/beck24/veeplay
Please check it out, I think it's worthwhile functionality.
@Matt Thanks Matt. Sorry, I've had some personal issues to attend to, so haven't been around for a while.
@stoz IOS won't accept a virtual video link. At least thats is how it is manifesting it with me.
Hi
@matt it just works for audio files as mp3 but mp4. I've tested both veeplay from github or plugins page. What could I check in order to make it work?
Thanks in advance!
@Rip: What are you doing to improve on this wonderful plugin.It should be able to have a separate page to display all site videos.Ability to play other video formats will do good.
@Rip: What are you doing to improve on this wonderful plugin.
1.It should be able to have a separate page to display all site videos.
2.Ability to play other video formats will do good.
3.Thumbnail for vide and audio files uploaded will be good.
cheers
My veeplay are working on this site hosted on localhost but it does not work
Hi, Rip! tell me please how make a download whith avi support format files?
how can i put this on the front page?
Hi,
Flash files are not woring in this player.. please help
I tested mp3 on Firefox 18.0.1 + Safari 6.0.2 (Mac OS 10.8.2) - doesn't work.
- all media plugins disabled
- File plugin above veeplayer plugin
I really need this functionality on one of my Elggs. I hope the work continues. This could be awesome.
@@ BrianF, Its playing fine for me. please try on fresh elgg installtion where you don't have other third pary plugin. I am Still on 1.8.9
Hey thanks saurabh ! I'm guessing you use Mac as well.
If it works on your end it should work on mine, now I know there is hope. Thanks so much !
I should add, I'm on Elgg 1.8.12
I tried plenty of things but still not able to put the embeded video on a blog page directly without the need to click the icon.
Is someone got an idea please?
@ BrianF, you need to give more detail please see if any error.. As I will not able to help without any error. Just in case did u disable all Media plugin. Before you tried it. I did not test this on Mac. but for firefox its working fine.
the deFaulT zAudio plugin is flash based so dont play on mobile devices Like iphone or blackberry that dnt support flash.I hope with the html5 and jw player capability it would work.