CCK FileField formatters
SWF Tools version 6 includes built in support for CCK and FileField. This is designed to make it easy to add Flash, audio and video to a site.
It's fairly straightforward to set up - create a FileField, and assign a SWF Tools formatter to it. If you are not familiar with CCK / FileField then more details are given below. Once the FileField is set up then users can easily add content to the node by uploading a file to the FileField and SWF Tools will display it ready for playback.
First, create the content type that will handle the media and add a FileField to it (i.e. field type is File, and widget is File Upload). The FileFields can be either single file fields, or they can be allowed to accept multiple files.
Once the FileField is created the next step is to choose an SWF Tools formatter for it. Formatters are found on the "Display Fields" tab for the field and this step can be missed if you are not familiar with CCK!
SWF Tools provides a choice of formatters, as described below.
SWF Tools - with download link
The uploaded file will be rendered according the SWF Tools settings, and a download link will also be shown. This is useful for podcasts where users might want to download the source file.
SWF Tools - no download link
The uploaded file will be rendered according to the SWF Tools settings, but no direct download link is displayed.
SWF Tools - playlist
The uploaded files will be turned in to a playlist and the selected SWF Tools handler for the mix of media will be used, perhaps SimpleViewer for a list of images, FlowPlayer3 for a series of audio files.
Alternate handlers for single files in a playlist
SWF Tools provides a settings page to allow for an alternate handler to be specified if a single file is passed to a field that has been configured to use a playlist formatter. This is primarily of use when uploading a images - a series of images makes sense as a slideshow, but a single image might be better presented as a simple image.
These settings are found at Administer > Site configuration > SWF Tools > CCK formatters. The page shows a simple list of all the FileFields that are using SWF Tools formatters. An alternate formatter can be selected from the dropdowns.
More details....
First, I'm a complete newbie to SWF Tools and CCK. Above you say, "If you are not familiar with CCK / FileField then more details are given below." I've read through this page a number of times, and I'm not sure that "more details" have actually been provided. Is anyone aware of step-by-step instructions for accomplishing what this page vaguely describes? For example, it says, "First, create the content type that will handle the media and add a FileField to it..." My question about this, as well as most every other instruction on this page, is "How?" Any additional clarification would be tremendously appreciated.
How to setting height and width params for player in view of cck
Sorry for my ignorance as my English
My goal is to show the size of the player to a different extent depending on whether this in (teaser, full node, or is the view of a block of views )
For external videos using (emfield) one has the option of such player to show different sizes (preview video or full video)
But when you use direct swf tolls for local videos I not find the form to change params hieght and width.
I make a content type eg. Video. In Manage fields add a field type : file, and set file type upload. In display field, select no download swf tools
When defining the cck in content/types/video/ display only shows me the options
swf tools (with or without download) and playlist
Do I may have something misconfigured? In settings/SWFTools/cck always empty fields do not show me that I can have a configuration option.
I find no option that may change the size of player depending on the vista type. So always use size the default specified in the player eg, (settings/swftools/wijering4) only gives possibility to set a size for every kind of view. if change there will always be that the size of the player, or else if it is empty used the object,
I wonder if you can define different sizes directly using swf tool, and file upload, you can set swf (Witch diferent params ) Example - swf tools 1 no download - - swf tools 2 no download- how to do?
Or if there is any possibility to define the size of the player depending on where it appears div? Or if the only possibility to show different sizes is to use the field to upload, configure it in display field that shows nothing and create a emfield field, put in the name of the video uploaded on display and there choose preview or full video.
You can pass parameters to the tpl through? How?
Very good this module, I'm not programmer so I regret not to collaborate with its development.
I appreciate your effort
Thanks