I set up a content type with the basic fields for the module (original video, thumbnail, converted video) and it's working fine for videos that end up getting converted. For example, I uploaded an AVI file and all was well. However, since MP4 files don't get converted, the database fields (fid, list, & data) for the converted video don't get populated. This means that when I pull the file path into a view for those videos, I get an empty string.

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travist commented
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Why is your mp4 file not getting converted? Have you tried to upload an FLV file? Do you get the same results? If so, then this might be easily fixed, but I am guessing the problem is that the FlashVideo module is trying to convert your mp4 video and is failing.

Let me know if an FLV file works for you...

Thanks,

Travis.

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lorenlang commented

Travis,

Here's the behavior I'm seeing: When cron runs, both FLV & MP4 files are (1) being renamed to include the fid (ex. vidname.mp4 -> vidname_97.mp4) and (2) being moved from the upload directory to their final home.

When I did some digging around, I found http://drupal.org/node/575868 which says it's by design. I've successfully uploaded and converted MOV, AVI, & WMV files. On a side note, I uploaded an OGV file and it was completely ignored but that could be because I don't understand how to config the module so it recognizes them.

Is there any other information I can provide that may be helpful?

Thanks,

--Loren

Update: Haven't heard any follow-up on this and wanted to re-ask my question. What further information can I provide that would help track this down? Thanks.