Comments on: Embedding Videos in Ektron http://www.activoinc.com/blog/2009/07/02/embedding-videos-in-ektron/ Web Development in a Web 2.0 World Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ron Peled http://www.activoinc.com/blog/2009/07/02/embedding-videos-in-ektron/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Ron Peled Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.activoinc.com/blog/?p=244#comment-1017 Thanks for these great suggestions. What I was trying to achieve is a simple copy and paste of the embedding code provided by video hosting websites like YouTube and, in this case, the backlight.tv website. Thanks for these great suggestions. What I was trying to achieve is a simple copy and paste of the embedding code provided by video hosting websites like YouTube and, in this case, the backlight.tv website.

]]> By: Charles http://www.activoinc.com/blog/2009/07/02/embedding-videos-in-ektron/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Charles Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:55:29 +0000 http://www.activoinc.com/blog/?p=244#comment-1016 Another approach would be to use jQuery (or your favorite js library) to dynamically build out the required tag(s) based on a link to the video file within the content. Then you can simply add a link to the flv and the js code will replace it with your generated markup. Additionally, you could add a class that the js library can find and work with. Doing it this way allows your editors the ability to add embedded video into their pages without having to mess with the actual markup. This also has the added benefit of degrading rather well... if JS is off, the user will simply get a link to the media file itself. With a little more cleverness, you can use your "first frame" image as the link, thus maintaining your document flow (assuming the image is the same size as the player). Another approach would be to use jQuery (or your favorite js library) to dynamically build out the required tag(s) based on a link to the video file within the content. Then you can simply add a link to the flv and the js code will replace it with your generated markup. Additionally, you could add a class that the js library can find and work with.

Doing it this way allows your editors the ability to add embedded video into their pages without having to mess with the actual markup. This also has the added benefit of degrading rather well… if JS is off, the user will simply get a link to the media file itself. With a little more cleverness, you can use your “first frame” image as the link, thus maintaining your document flow (assuming the image is the same size as the player).

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