I have installed this promising module. I can upload the video via CCK. Then i run cron to send the file to the openpackage.biz website for transcoding. I have credit on at openpackage.biz. I have entered my u/n and password for the Openpackage settings, although my password never shows after i submit which i assume is for security.

This message i get on the node is "Transcoding failed. Please try another video."

The file format i am trying to use a SWF

Any thoughts?

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mennonot’s picture

I had this problem with SWF as well as all other formats. I still haven't gotten that SWF working, but I have gotten other formats uploaded to Openpackage.biz (wmv, mp4, mov). I suspect the problem was that I wasn't running cron from the correct apache user. This is alluded to very briefly in #8 the Quickstart section on the module page:

If you are not running cron.php through Apache, ensure that it is running as the same user that Apache does and make sure you have defined $base_url in your settings.php.

The way I solved it was to call the crontab from the control panel supplied by my host (media temple) rather than from the browser. Based on this discussion, here's the line I used:

cd path/to/root/directory/html/; php cron.php

I was then able to upload my videos to openpackage.biz (though I still haven't figured out how to get them back from the site).

jbrown’s picture

Assigned: Unassigned » jbrown
Status: Active » Postponed

ffmpeg cant decode swf

ferrangil’s picture

Title: Transcoding failed. Please try another video. » SWF files: Transcoding failed. Please try another video.

jbrown, it is possible to use the .swf instead of a .flv? I mean, if I have a .wmv file I know I must transcode it to .flv and then, display it on the web. But, if we have a .swf file, it's not possible to display this "flash" file??
It's just a question...
thanks!

jbrown’s picture

Priority: Critical » Normal

#3 This is certainly a feature that could be implemented.

jbrown’s picture

Title: SWF files: Transcoding failed. Please try another video. » Handle SWF video files
Project: OpenPackage Video » Blue Droplet Video
Version: 5.x-2.2 » 6.x-1.x-dev
Component: User interface » Code
Category: support » feature