Use Youtube without Media: Youtube module

Create a special text field called mediafront_media. It must be named that.... then just copy and paste the YouTube URL in this field, and it should work.

Thanks for your complements! Yes... Vimeo will work the same... as well as a path to a remote media like one that is on S3.

Unfortunately, when you use a text field to bring in a simple media file, it is doing just that... bringing in a single file. To bring in the image as well, would require another textfield called mediafront_image where you can copy and paste an image path. This is why I haven't really publicized this since it really isn't the Drupal way of doing it since you have to bring in separate atomic files.

I have the same issue, guess I am missing out something, I installed the MediaFront module and set a preset (without any changes) with the name of "Default". I have a content-type to which I added a textfield named mediafront_media (eventually field_mediafront_media) to take a YT Url as instructed, however pasting a sample like this one "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVjmWpfnjrs" did not give any video playback. I tried updating to the recent version, the update script terminated half way complaining of been aborted by the mediafront module, but after that, "available updates" now says the module is up to date.

Could you just use the YouTube Field module?

http://drupal.org/project/youtube

To get the YouTube Field module to work in MediaFront follow these steps.

Step1: Download MediaFront 7.x-2.x-dev and YouTube Field module 7.x-1.0
Here is the link for the YouTube Field module http://drupal.org/project/youtube
Step2: Install both modules and update the database.
Step3: Go to http://www./yourwebsite.com/admin/structure/mediafront and add a preset.
Step4: Go to http://www./yourwebsite.com/core/admin/structure/types and create a content type
Video.
Step5: In the embed video content type go to manage fields and add a field called video embed and
select the (YouTube video) for the field type. Under MediaFront Settings Field Type select
(Media).
Step6: Go to views and create a views page called video.
Step7: Under Format in the view select (MediaFront Player) and select your (preset).
Step8: Under Fields in views click on add and add the embed video field then select under the
Formatter (YouTube video), and below click on MEDIAFRONT SETTING select (Media) under
Field Type and Under Media Type select (Media Content).
Select video from youtube http://youtu.be/BpJQGyY1KhI go to add content click on video embed and you’r done.

Thank you Road Kill!!!

My pleasure Travist it was yourself Drakythe and Jimmynash who made it possible after I made the request to get these two awesome and powerful modules playing nicely together. I just thought I would do my part and contribute some knowledge. I will do a video tutorial next month and send you the link so that you guys can put it up on the project page if you like.

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