Create your page
Ok, here's the fun part! Now that we have everything in place to submit, convert, and view our video, lets create a node that will actually do it! We need to first enable the FlashVideo module for whatever node type in the Drupal system. We will just make it easy and enable the FlashVideo module for the Page node type. Go to Administer->Site Configuration->FlashVideo Settings, and then select the link that says FlashVideo Settings for this node type next to the Page node type. Once you are in there, you will want to check the box that says Enable the FlashVideo for this node type. And thats it! You are ready to go.
Let's now click on the link that says Create Content, and then click on Page. Do you see what I see? You should notice that the upload module now sits at the top of the page, and has been renamed to "Video Upload". So, let's do just that. Select a video from your local hard drive (preferably one under 5 MB), and then hit Attach. You will then see the gif progress bar image show up, telling you that your video is uploading. While it is uplaoding, lets place our Video tag in the Body of the node. Simply type ![video] anywhere in the Body of your node. When the video is finished uploading, you can then hit Submit at the bottom of the form.
You should then see a preview of your node... but wait!! No video? It just says, "Video is currently not available". Well, remember our cron tasks? Your video will not show up until the cron task has had time to convert your video and create a thumbnail. If you set up your cron task for 5 minutes, then you will just have to wait 5 minutes. However, if you are extremely impatient like me, then you can just simply go Administer->Logs->Staus Report and click on the link that says Run cron manually. You should see it think for a little bit, but once it is done, go back to your node! Egads! You have just embedded flash video in your website! Pretty easy, huh?
If you would like to see what this tutorial looks like in real life, then I have actually implemented it my EasyFilter module section at http://www.travistidwell.com/easyfilter. Check it out and see for yourself how easy this really is! Also, if you have found this tutorial helpful, or would like to show your appreciation for the module which I submitted, please feel free to
- Step 1: Get FFMPEG
- Step 2: Set up your php.ini file for FlashVideo
- Step 3: Get the FlashVideo Module
- Step 4: Download a Media Player
- Step 5: Set up a Cron Task
- Step 6: Create a Content Template.
- Step 7: Create your Page! <-- You are here!
- Troubleshooting the FlashVideo Module
