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« on: June 16, 2010, 12:10:29 PM »
Can you insert video clips on a page using CSB3?  Right now I am thinking about putting a my video clip on youtube and then putting a link to it but I would like to insert it right on the page.
Thanks in advance for your patience and help
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Re: Video?
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2010, 02:44:34 PM »
WEBGEMS were the Trellix way of doing special features: music, videos, downloads, html codes in a build your own webgem, etc.  In CSB, we have the ability to do the same things.  Use the INSERT menu on your toolbar to insert images, animated graphics, downloadable files, music, all sorts of goodies.

The old Build Your Own Webgem (BYOG) from Trellix became INSERT > HTML code.  
(in CSB5 it is INSERT > ADVANCED HTML > HTML CODE but we shortcut instructions to INSERT >HTML)
 

3 WAYS TO have a video file:

1) USE THE INSERT > VIDEO Choose your file and publish.

2) USE FTP TO UPLOAD A FILE: (best option if you have a big file or a lot of files)
When you use a 3rd party FTP program to upload your special files (swf, music,videos, pdf, image for slideshows, etc) you can place them into folders on your website that mean something logical if you like. You can place all your pdf files in a pdf folder, or separate them by topic, etc. Or you can use a File Manager if your website control panel offers that choice to upload files. Then in your CSB page, simply link to them either from a web page with a simple link (use URL style link) or from a script, just use a full URL address.  

3) USE CSB/TRELLIX TO UPLOAD A FILE AS PART OF A CODE:
(usually this instruction is for FLASH .swf or image files for slideshows, etc but would work with videos) When you use CSB/Trellix to upload and link to a file (swf, music, videos, pdf, image) as part of a code, you place the code into an INSERT HTML, then place the file into the WEB COMPONENTS or FILES FOR THIS COMPONENT part of the insert HTML. To find the file, the code must be modified to put ^GEMDIR/ in front of the file name.
RESULT: CSB/Trellix publishes the code AND your file to your website.
ADDITIONAL INFO: You should look at the VIEW SOURCE on the page with the code. You will not see ^GEMDIR/ in the code. That is placed into your code to tell CSB/Trellix to create a SUBDIRECTORY to hold that webcomponent. The source code on the page will show the swf file can be located at an address that looks like HTMLobj-123/yourfile.swf

The code for embedding a video file is:  (change the HTMLobj-123 to match YOUR folder)
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<EMBED SRC="HTMLobj-123/video.mpg" AUTOSTART="TRUE" LOOP="FALSE"></EMBED>


NOTE re #1 & #3:  
These options will add the video into your CSB tlx design file and make it larger, slowing down your updates. Small size vid, ok but long, big MB count or several of them, this is not your best option. Use FTP/link to YouTube instead.

You can change the PLACEHOLDER to look like your video no matter which way you insert/link to the file. Take a look at this page for instructions and a sample.  http://www.samisite.com/test-csb2nf/id120.htm

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Re: Video?
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2010, 09:15:10 PM »
Jim, you can also use Youtube to "embed" the video player on your webpage. Upload the video to Youtube in the normal way. Then, you will see an embed code on your Youtube account page. Copy that code, and using insert HTML, insert it in your webpage, in the location you want the video to appear.

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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2010, 10:21:05 AM »
Thanks folks you guys are great.
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2010, 10:29:42 AM »
Rick's suggestion is the best option.   :TUP:
1) you do not waste your limited bandwidth on your web page. youtube does that for you.
2) your tlx design file stays smaller, less likely to corrupt
3) easy!

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Re: Video?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2010, 08:54:18 AM »
I embedded the videofrom you tube and it works great.  thanks for all the help.
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2010, 10:11:33 AM »
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