BlueSpicePlayer

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

Technical background

Showtime is based on VideoJS, a free player framework.

How do I use Showtime?

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

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 matrix

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 Explorer.