[SOLVED] Preview picture doesn't work in AllVideos Reloaded

[DianaRae]

I know this question has been asked before, but it doesn't seem to have been answered. I would greatly appreciate any help.

I am using Joomla 1.5.10 and AVR 1.2.6.

Everything seems to work fine and my flv file plays no problem. What I cannot seem to get to work is the preview picture. I have spent the past 3 hours trying & reading the Joomla forums * the Joomla Code forum, but nothing works.

I used the code at: http://allvideos.fritz-elfert.de/local- ... l?start=10

I put: {flvimg="breakin.jpg" showstop="true"}breakin{/flv}. just as the instructions said. I made sure I copied the text to notepad first as well.

The flv file is in: images/stories/videos and the .jpg is in images/stories .

I even put the .jpg file in the video folder as well to see if that would work. I have tried it with and without adding the full urls of my site.

Here is a link to my site (it is a demo at the moment as I figure out how to do this):

http://www.aallsafe.com/1allsafedemo/

Down on the left you will see where the video is. I left that for you to see that just using the flv tags, it does work. Then, below that I added the {flvimg="breakin.jpg" showstop="true"}breakin{/flv} so you could see that does not work.

I am totally at a loss. Any guidance would truly be appreciated.

Diana Rae

[DianaRae]

/sigh a few more hours today & still no luck. Surely someone has used the preview picture? If so, could you post your code? The code given in the example doesn't seem to add the picture/video.

[DianaRae]

I got excited for nothing. In the Advanced Plugin Parameters there is a drop down called "logos". My picture was in there. I used the code & hit that in the drop down & saw the pic so thought it worked.

It just put the pic there, but stayed when the video played.

Back to square one.

[DianaRae]

OK I finally figured it out. The instructions on the AVR site are incorrect. To newbs (like me) this would be a huge problem.

For anyone that couldn't figure it out the code is:

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{flv img="yourpicture.jpg" showstop="true"}yourvideo{/flv}

You will note that there is a space between flv and img at the beginning. The instructions show them as one word.

Hope this helps someone.

[marketingoc]

Hi Diana,

your post sure helped me! Thank you.

Brian

[sweetie_mythel]

hi! I tried it but it doesn't work.. I am using mp4-flv player and this is my code
{mp4-flv img="welcome.png" showstop="true"}Homepage and Frontpage editing{/mp4-flv} .please help me on this.. i've been fixing it for two days. doesn't find the answer yet. please help me!

[DianaRae]

hi! I tried it but it doesn't work.. I am using mp4-flv player and this is my code
{mp4-flv img="welcome.png" showstop="true"}Homepage and Frontpage editing{/mp4-flv} .please help me on this.. i've been fixing it for two days. doesn't find the answer yet. please help me!

I am certainly no wiz at this, but have you read this link? The MP4 is different then the regluar flv: http://allvideos.fritz-elfert.de/local- ... ml?start=6

Also, where you have - Homepage and Frontpage editing this the the actual name file name of the mp4, not text.

This is only a shot, but let's say your mp4 file is named homepageandfrontpageediting your code would look something like this:

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{m4v width="640" height="360" displayheight="360" usefullscreen="true" img="welcome.png" showstop="true"}homepageandfrontpageediting{/m4v}

Of course, you would adjust the width and height to your mp4 instead of what is in the code from the site example.

[sweetie_mythel]

thanks but the preview image is not working too..I need a preview image before the player starts.. please help!

[DianaRae]

thanks but the preview image is not working too..I need a preview image before the player starts.. please help!

I was assuming the "welcome.png" was the preview image you wanted to use? That is the file you had listed in your code.

Make sure you use the name of the actual image you want as the preview image. And, also make sure that the image is in the /images/stories folder.

[sweetie_mythel]

I tried you code but not working still. I tried alot... i checked my images/stories and i'm sure the image file name is right.

[antoine_paris]

Thanks for the tip on the blank between flv and img i got it wrong too ! Here are a few other things i found out by trial error: having a preview image in jpg or png is not an issue. The size of the preview image does not have to fit precisely the the width and hight selected in AllVideos. The preview image has to be in the folder images/stories and you should not put any path unless you put the image in a subfolder of stories (i created one named videos). I also put the code img first. Here is the code:

{flv img="videos/CaptureADHD_eegspectrum.jpg" screenmode="coverlay" width="300" height="243" stretch="1" logo="images/stories/logoneurorehabvideo.png" usefullscreen="true" showstop="true"}EEGSpectrum_ADHD_English{/flv}

CaptureADHD_eegspectrum.jpg is the name of the preview image that i put in the folder images/stories/videos
I also added a logo, the stop and full screen option and the coverlay screenmode.
Hope that will save a few hours to others!

[lrpcuba]

okay congratulations to everyone but me

i have pasted here the code and the images
and he is not working
, i only see the video but the preview does not appear ...

check there

[mordechai]

Did anyone figure out a way to put an automatic preview picture for all the videos? (I have hundreds of videos, and I need the same preview image for all of them).
Thanks!

[serbin]

I guess nobody figure this out, yet. Is there a way to automatically show preview image for .flv files in AVR like those embeded from You Tube?

[kenmcd]

I guess nobody figure this out, yet. Is there a way to automatically show preview image for .flv files in AVR like those embeded from You Tube?

The thread title says [SOLVED] because somebody did "figure this out."

See above:

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{flv img="video_name_preview.jpg"}video_name{/flv}

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[serbin]

Ok. But do I have to create video_name_preview.jpg picture or just write the code? With this code and no picture id wont work.

[WendyHod]

It is not solved -- for me. I am still receiving the same blank black page and I have all of the instructions checked and double checked. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In module manager, parameters place this code: {flv img="HP_apple.jpg" showstop="true"}AppleADay3{/flv} in the Media Code section. Is that all? Am i missing something? The flv is in images/stories/videos and the image is in image/stories but it is also in images/stories/videos.

[kenmcd]

It is not solved -- for me. I am still receiving the same blank black page and I have all of the instructions checked and double checked. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In module manager, parameters place this code: {flv img="HP_apple.jpg" showstop="true"}AppleADay3{/flv} in the Media Code section. Is that all? Am i missing something? The flv is in images/stories/videos and the image is in image/stories but it is also in images/stories/videos.

Please post a link to the page.

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[WendyHod]

http://www.healthplan.org/index.php/pharmacy

[kenmcd]

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It is looking for the image here:
http://www.healthplan.org/images/HP_apple.jpg
And that link is a 404 so no preview appears.

Easiest way to fix is to move the image.

Seems like I remember a hack (fix) posted in the AVR Help forum which dealt with an issue like this when SEF URL rewriting is On.
Have to find it.

But, easiest way to fix it quickly is to move the image.

[WendyHod]

AWESOME! That fixed it without the hack. Thank you very much! I should have looked in the code to see where it was calling it from. Mental lapse...

[kenmcd]

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I used the Firefox HttpFox extension to troubleshoot by watching the actual files being called.
Much faster than trying to reverse-engineer code.

Highly recommend HttpFox for troubleshooting media issues.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647/

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[logahead]

Hi all!

I have the same problem. The preview image does not show...

Here is the code

{flv img="amsellogo-klein.jpg"}am-videotagebuch05{/flv}

The picture file is located inside /images/stories. When I tried to have this picture as a logo it worked just fine. Only the preview does not work.

Here you can see the videos: http://amselmann-film.de.vu/

At the moment I managed to have a different background to highlight the videos from the black background.

Do I have to set anything up inside the plugin settings?

[kenmcd]

Hi all!
I have the same problem. The preview image does not show...
Here is the code
{flv img="amsellogo-klein.jpg"}am-videotagebuch05{/flv}

The picture file is located inside /images/stories.
When I tried to have this picture as a logo it worked just fine.
Only the preview does not work.
Here you can see the videos: http://amselmann-film.de.vu/

. . .

You have some sort of redirect going on which is affecting all the images, JavaScript, CSS files, etc.
This preview image link
http://amselmann-film.de.vu/images/stor ... -klein.jpg
redirects to
http://1111111111.kilu.de//images/stori ... -klein.jpg
and that is a 404.
Remove the double //
http://1111111111.kilu.de/images/storie ... -klein.jpg
and it is still a 404.

The same redirect seems to happen with the majority of the other files.

Note that you can use a full URL for the preview image link.


As I said directly above . . .

I used the Firefox HttpFox extension to troubleshoot by watching the actual files being called.

Highly recommend HttpFox for troubleshooting media issues.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647/

Using Firefox and HttpFox it took only a few minutes to diagnose this issue.

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[logahead]

Here is the picture: http://1111111111.kilu.de/images/storie ... _klein.jpg

I now use this exact URL for the preview and it works. Thank you!

[kenmcd]

Here is the picture:
http://1111111111.kilu.de/images/storie ... _klein.jpg

I now use this exact URL for the preview and it works. Thank you!

Obviously it also helps when you use the right file name.

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[logahead]

Here is the picture:
http://1111111111.kilu.de/images/storie ... _klein.jpg

I now use this exact URL for the preview and it works. Thank you!

Obviously it also helps when you use the right file name.

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LOL - I just saw it! Thanks again!