Pass thumbnails to media players

I was able to achieve this with a template file.

1. Create a content type "video" with a field for your thumb - "video_thumb", and one for your flv - "video".
2. Copy the "content-field.tpl.php" template from the CCK theme folder into your theme folder.
3. Make a duplicate of "content-field.tpl.php" and rename it "content-field-field_video-video.tpl.php", so it will only apply to the FLV field within the video content type.
4. Within this new template, replace the line print $item['view'] with print swf($item['filepath'], array('flashvars' => array('image' => $node->field_video_thumb['0']['filename'])))

When setting up your content type, under the display setting for your fields, be sure to hide the thumbnail from being displayed.

And done :)

I attempted to use the solution described in comment 2 above and couldn't get it working. After some digging, I discovered it was happening b/c I needed to pass the thumbnail into "othervars" rather than "flashvars". So rather than this:

1 <?php
2   print swf(
3     $item['filepath'], 
4     array(
5       'flashvars' => array('image' => $node->field_video_thumb['0']['filename'])
6     )
7   );
8 ?>

I did something like this (changes on line 5):

1 <?php
2   print swf(
3     $item['filepath'], 
4     array(
5       'othervars' => array('image' => $node->field_video_thumb['0']['filename'])
6     )
7   );
8 ?>

Not sure if this is a versioning issue with flowplayer, but I'm using flowplayer 3.1.1 so if the code in comment 2 doesn't work for you, try what I described above.

This is a pretty cool solution. I have two questions that hopefully someone can clarify for me...

First, I'm not very good with PHP at all.Is there a way to upload the image file, pass it on to the video as a thumb, and then not have the image repeat below it? I'm getting the image showing up in the node as well below the video.

Second, is there a way to pass additional arguments to the player from here? For example, is there a way to pass along height and width arguments as well? Probably not, but I thought I'd ask.

I'm trying to get this to work, and I'm running into trouble getting my theme to recognize my customized tpl.php file, which is "content-field-field_project_video-project.tpl.php" (field: project_video, type: project). No matter how I edit it (even if I make it an empty file), the display doesn't change. I know 100% that I have the filename correct. Any advice?

EDIT: Ug... I had to put a copy of the original "content-field.tpl.php" file in my theme folder, too. All is well... Thanks for the solution, BTW!

I was able to change the height and width of the player like this:

print swf($item['filepath'], array('params' => array('width' => '175', 'height' => '30')))

Both solutions work well for me individually.
The proposed jreashor and gwen to show thumbail and marie70 proposal to change the size.
Someone could suggest how to combine the two things that bring them together That is one sentence that brings the thumbnail and also resize.

Sforgiveness for my English and my ignorance
Thanks

Sorry
After half an hour more testing, it achieved, the sentence is

  	<?php
   print swf(
     $item['filepath'], 
    array(
	'params' => array('width' => '175', 'height' => '130'),
	'othervars' => array('image' => $node->field_video_thum['0']['filename']),
     )
   );
 ?>

I do not achievement it´s get change the is high ControlBar .-

Solution #2 passed the thumb to the media player but it made my 'SWFTools - with download link' link for the video file vanish. Any ideas?

I have a template for my swf tools video field.

I want to resize the player. How do I do it?

The template is: views-view-field--multimedia--block-3--field-flash-file-fid.tpl.php

and the contents of the file which doesn't work:

print swf($item['filepath'], array('params' => array('width' => '300', 'height' => '260')));

How do I get this working. I just the latest video to play on the front page and I have to customize the size but the player just shows but it cannot find the video file.

In case anyone else like me failed to find this without help: http://drupal.org/node/305225

Doors, I'm having the same problem. Any luck?

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Thanks to everyone for the input on this.

Wondering if there is a different way to do this for a views block?

Thumbnail is showing up fine in my full nodes, not so much in the block though.

Does anyone have any insight?

@rodibox

Thank you!