Topic: Enhancement Group: making embed code available for audio and video items and create preview on item page for same types

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Improve the presentation of audio and video item detail pages by auto-embedding previews for common file types and provide embed HTML ala Youtube, etc.

This was discussed at the November 2008 community meeting as two desirable changes to Kete.

It would be relatively technically simple to construct previews on an uploaded item's detail page of the most common audio and video filetypes (flash video, .mov, .mp3, etc.). What I propose would NOT require file conversion, but look at the file type and use it to decide:

  • if it is a format Kete recognizes as being one that can be given a preview of
  • whether a "player" is necessary for the file (i.e. flash video) or a simple HTML object embed is enough
  • how to construct the preview's HTML based on its filetype

Once the necessary HTML is generated it can be used by the related feature of providing URLs and Embed code (see a Youtube video page for example of this) that can be easily copied and pasted by those wishing to republish the item. I propose that the Embed code also contain the item's license HTML so proper attribution is done automatically.

 

 

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