Posted by jnicola on April 3, 2009 at 9:16am
Hey everyone!
Trying to sort out a way to work with audio files and CCK. I've got a project I'm helping out with, where users will put audio files in, and it would be nice if they could be played right on the node.
I found imagefield, and media field display... however media field display doesn't appear to work in regards to having the audio file available in say a flash player of some variety. Is there some hidden module(s) out here which works particularly well for allowing CCK audio file fields, and having them made available in a flash player? Also, video support would be appreciated too.
Help is appreciated, and the offer for trading beer for your much appreciated knowledge is always a standing offer!
Thanks,
Jesse
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Filefield, Filefield Meta, 1pixelout
I use Filefield and Filefield Meta (which is included with filefield).
Then I dropped this in my theme's template.php:
<?php/**
* Theme function for the 'generic' single file formatter.
*/
function mytheme_filefield_file($file) {
if ($file['filemime'] == 'audio/mpeg') {
$path = $file['filepath'];
$embed = '<div class="filefield-file clear-block"><script language="JavaScript" src="' . url(path_to_theme() . '/1pixelout/audio-player.js') . '"></script><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="' . url(path_to_theme() . '/1pixelout/player.swf') . '" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><param name="movie" value="' . url(path_to_theme() . '/1pixelout/player.swf') . '"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=' . file_create_url($path) . '"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object></div>';
return $embed;
}
else {
return theme_filefield_file($file);
}
}
?>
Quick and easy. (You'll also need the 1pixelout player in your theme folder.) A more sophisticated approach would be to define a custom formatter. Look into hook_field_formatter_info() if that interests you.
Hmm... doesn't seem to be
Hmm... doesn't seem to be working for me.
The SWFtools supposedly has CCK field support (See module here). It infact says: "When you create a filefield you can assign SWF Tools as the field formatter". However, I'm not seeing any of that when I create a file filed. Any idea if it's not as simple as drag and drop, or what's the deal?
I'm surprised there isn't a straight forward plug and play CCK audio/video support for this. Then again, it wouldn't be drupal without some tinkering :)
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FileField Podcaster
I haven't used it myself, but have you seen the FileField Podcaster module? It's used by Geeks and God for their podcasts and seems to work pretty well (they describe it in one of their episodes).
FFPC
Yes, I use FFPC with the approach mentioned above. The FFPC module just generates the RSS feed; I used it in addition to the 1pixelout player. SWFTools looks promising as well.
Hey everyone, just an
Hey everyone, just an update.
SWF tools wasn't that functional in drupal five, however it's damn near perfect in drupal 6! I keep finding myself resorting to drupal 6 as the module functionality seems a bit more consistent for me lately.
Anyways, thanks everyone for your time, it's been much appreciated!
The dude responsible for -- Mt Hood Snow Sports --
Jesse Nicola -- Shredical six different ways to Sunday! -- My Portfolio