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Showtime integrates a HTML video player.
About the video player[edit | edit source]
The video player allows you to embed local video files in a page. These files have to be uploaded to your wiki first.
If you want to embed videos from a video sharing service such as Youtube, you can use the installed extension EmbedVideo. EmbedVideo is documented at mediawiki.org.
How to use the video player[edit | edit source]
Use the tag <bs:showtime>Video.mp4</bs:showtime>
anywhere in an article to activate the player. Please note that you have to upload Upload the video you want to show into your wiki first. You can upload the video just like an image (Global actions > Upload file).
The following video formats can be displayedare supported: mp4, ogv, flv, webm
Optional arguments[edit | edit source]
You can configure the player with the following arguments:
Argument | Description | Type | Default |
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width | Width of the video | int | 320 |
height | Height of the video | int | 240 |
autostart | Automatically starts the video when the page is loaded | bool | false |
repeat | Automatically repeats the video in a loop | bool | false |
Example syntax: <bs:showtime width="960" height="760" autostart="true">Testvideo.mp4</bs:showtime>
Compatibility matrix[edit | edit source]
For technical reasons, not all video formats can be played in all browsers.
Format | Firefox | Chrome | Internet Explorer |
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mp4 | yes | yes | yes |
flv | yes | yes | yes |
ogv | yes | yes | no |
webm | yes | yes | no |
Please note: due to VideoJS standards, the player is set back from HTML5 to Flash when playing an flv-file or using the Internet Explorer.
See alsoTechnical details[edit | edit source]
Our reference page.
The video player is enabled by the extension BlueSpicePlayer. An administrator has to add the necessary video extensions to the allowed file extensions in the Config Manager.
Related info
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Video Player}} __TOC__ '''Showtime''' integrates a HTML video player. ==About the video player== The video player allows you to embed local video files in a page. These files have to be uploaded to your wiki first. If you want to embed videos from a video sharing service such as Youtube, you can use the installed extension EmbedVideo. EmbedVideo is documented at [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:EmbedVideo|mediawiki.org]]. ==How to use the video player== Use the tag <code><nowiki><bs:showtime>Video.mp4</bs:showtime></nowiki></code> anywhere in an article to activate the player. Please note that you have to upload the video you want to show into your wiki firstUpload the video into your wiki first. You can upload the video just like an image (''Global actions > Upload file''). The following video formats can be displayedare supported: '''mp4, ogv, flv, webm''' ===Optional arguments=== You can configure the player with the following arguments: {| class="cuscoskycontenttable-blue" |- ! class="background-color" style="width:100px;" |Argument ! class="background-color" style="width:300px;" |Description ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Type ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Default |- ||''width'' ||Width of the video ||int ||320 |- ||''height'' ||Height of the video ||int ||240 |- ||''autostart'' ||Automatically starts the video when the page is loaded ||bool ||false |- ||''repeat'' ||Automatically repeats the video in a loop ||bool ||false |} '''Example syntax''': <code><nowiki><bs:showtime width="960" height="760" autostart="true">Testvideo.mp4</bs:showtime></nowiki></code> ===Compatibility matrix=== For technical reasons, not all video formats can be played in all browsers. {| class="cuscoskycontenttable-blue" |- ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Format ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Firefox ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Chrome ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Internet Explorer |- ||mp4 ||yes ||yes ||yes |- ||flv ||yes ||yes ||yes |- ||ogv ||yes ||yes | style="background-color:#ff0000;" |no" |<span class="col-red">no</span> |- ||webm ||yes ||yes | style="background-color:#ff0000;" |no" |<span class="col-red">no</span> |} '''Please note:''' due to VideoJS standards, the player is set back from HTML5 to Flash when playing an flv-file or using the Internet Explorer. [[File:small.mp4]] <bs:showtime width="960" height="760" autostart="false">small.mp4</bs:showtime> ==See also== Our [[Reference:Player|reference page.]]== Technical details == The video player is enabled by the extension BlueSpicePlayer. An administrator has to add the necessary video extensions to the allowed file extensions in the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceConfigManager|Config Manager]]. {{Box Links-en|Topic1=[[Reference:BlueSpicePlayer]]}}<br />
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− | + | ==About the video player== | |
+ | The video player allows you to embed local video files in a page. These files have to be uploaded to your wiki first. | ||
− | + | If you want to embed videos from a video sharing service such as Youtube, you can use the installed extension EmbedVideo. EmbedVideo is documented at [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:EmbedVideo|mediawiki.org]]. | |
− | + | ==How to use the video player== | |
− | The following video formats | + | Use the tag <code><nowiki><bs:showtime>Video.mp4</bs:showtime></nowiki></code> anywhere in an article to activate the player. Upload the video into your wiki first. You can upload the video just like an image (''Global actions > Upload file''). |
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+ | The following video formats are supported: '''mp4, ogv, flv, webm''' | ||
===Optional arguments=== | ===Optional arguments=== | ||
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You can configure the player with the following arguments: | You can configure the player with the following arguments: | ||
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! class="background-color" style="width:100px;" |Argument | ! class="background-color" style="width:100px;" |Argument | ||
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||false | ||false | ||
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+ | '''Example syntax''': <code><nowiki><bs:showtime width="960" height="760" autostart="true">Testvideo.mp4</bs:showtime></nowiki></code> | ||
===Compatibility matrix=== | ===Compatibility matrix=== | ||
For technical reasons, not all video formats can be played in all browsers. | For technical reasons, not all video formats can be played in all browsers. | ||
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! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Format | ! class="background-color" style="width:150px;" |Format | ||
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||yes | ||yes | ||
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||webm | ||webm | ||
||yes | ||yes | ||
||yes | ||yes | ||
− | | style=" | + | | style="" |<span class="col-red">no</span> |
|} | |} | ||
− | '''Please note:''' due to VideoJS standards, the player is set back from HTML5 to Flash when playing an flv-file or using | + | '''Please note:''' due to VideoJS standards, the player is set back from HTML5 to Flash when playing an flv-file or using Internet Explorer. |
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− | + | == Technical details == | |
+ | The video player is enabled by the extension BlueSpicePlayer. An administrator has to add the necessary video extensions to the allowed file extensions in the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceConfigManager|Config Manager]]. | ||
+ | {{Box Links-en|Topic1=[[Reference:BlueSpicePlayer]]}}<br /> |