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Extension: BlueSpicePlayer


Overview
Description: integrates a HTML video player.
State: stable Dependency: BlueSpice
Developer: HalloWelt License: -
Type: BlueSpice Category: Rich Articles
Edition: BlueSpice pro

Features[edit source]


Description[edit | edit source]

Showtime is a video player that enables you to play all the usual HTML5 video formats in your wiki.

Technical backgroundUsage / Features[edit | edit source]

Showtime is based on VideoJS, a free player framework.

How do I use Showtime?[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 the video you want to show into your wiki first.

The following video formats can be displayed:

mp4, ogv, flv, webm
Optional arguments
  • Activated with the <bs: showtime> Video.mp4 </ showtime> tag,
  • There is the possibility to change the size,
  • There is the possibility to start the video immediately (autoplay),
  • There is the possibility to play the video in a loop,
  • Uploaded videos in the formats mp4, ogv, flv and webm are played,
  • It is possible to include multiple videos on one page,
  • In IE and flv, the HTML5 player falls back to a Flash version (default in VideoJS),
  • For compatibility reasons, bs: jwplayer is also supported as a tag.

Technical information[edit | edit source]

You can configure the player with the following arguments:

Argument Description Type 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: <bs:showtime width="640" height="480" autostart="true">Testvideo.mp4</bs:showtime>

Compatibility matrixConfiguration[edit | edit source]

Rights (permissions)[edit | edit source]

Showtime is based on VideoJS, a free player framework.

Requirements[edit | edit source]

Showtime requires BlueSpiceFoundation.

User manual[edit | edit source]

For technical reasons, not all video formats can be played in all browsers.

Format Firefox Chrome Internet Explorer
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 Explorerdetailed description and usage please visit our user manual.

Try free our BlueSpice[edit | edit source]

BlueSpiceDemo.


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