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3.2.4 Embedding Rich Media in your pages: Video/Audio/SWF animation

Nathan Virtue
posted this on June 02, 2010 01:13 pm

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The system allows you to upload and embed Video, Audio and Animations in the pages of your digital editions.

First lets talk about formats that our system will accommodate:

  • Audio: Upload your audio in MP3 format only.  MP3 is viewable on both desktop and mobile platforms.
  • NOTE:  Max File size for all formats is 50 Megabytes

 

How to Embed your rich media files

All rich media management can be done through the Page Editor (Access Page Editor image) and the Rich Media Tool tab RichMediaIcon.png(Rich Media Tool image)

Access Page Editor

Access-Page-Editor.png

 

Rich Media Tool

Page-Editor-Rich-Media-Tool.png

 

From the Rich Media Tool you can:

  • "Upload a new audio/video file" to our system. Click that link and a popup will appear where you can name and upload the file to our system(Media File Upload Popup Image below)
  • Choose any uploaded media file for placement on one of your pages (Choose Media File Image below)
  • Use the placement zone box to choose the location and size of the embedded media file(Media Placement Zone Box image below)
  • Just click Place-Button.png at the bottom of the right hand side tool area to finish embedding the media file
  • You can edit/delete any media placements by clicking on the outlined box in the page area designated by the RichMediaIcon.pngicon(Edit Media Placement 1 image below).  Once you have highlighted the box you can change the details and save, delete or cancel in the bottom of the right hand tool area (Edit Media Placement 2image below)

OPTIONS

FLV:  If you want to change the size/shape of the original video dimensions, click the Unlock Ratio option to resize the placement box openly  

FLV: You can choose to Auto play(Video will begin playing as soon as page loads) or Auto-hide Controls(video player controls will only show when mouse is hovering over area  

MP3: You can choose to Auto play (Audio will begin playing as soon as page loads)  

SWF:  You can choose an Interactive option if your animation involves interaction through mouse clicks or hovers etc.

Media File Upload Popup
Page_Editor_-_UploadMediaFilePopup.png

 

Choose Media File

Page-Editor-Select-Media-File.png

 

Media Placement Zone Box

Media-Placement-Zone-Box.png


Edit Media Placement 1

EditMediaPlacement.png

 

Edit Media Placement 2

EditMediaPlacement2.png

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