=== EZWebPlayer WordPress Lite Video Plugin === Contributors: EZWebPlayer Donate link: Tags: EZWebPlayer Wordpress Pro Video Plugin, EZWebPlayer, Video Plugin, Video Plugin, web, video, player, website, blog, embedd,share, web video, flash player, video blog Requires at least: 2.6 Tested up to: 3.0.1 Stable tag: 1.5 Date: 19/09/2010 EZWebPlayer WordPress Video plugin allows you to play video in your WordPress blog. == Description == EZWebPlayer WordPress Light Video Plugin Content owners on WordPress have the benefit of a robust FLV/F4V/MP4/MOV player that is rich in professional features. The web video plugin allows you to post your videos, report on views, track which videos has been posted and where, and a simple toolbar plugin that allows you to add videos quickly. Video content owners have the power to quickly create a new entry by posting standalone videos. Alternatively, existing blog entries can be refreshed by the addition of one or more relevant videos with the ease of a few clicks. Overall, this web video plugin for WordPress allows content owners increased flexibility and control to integrate streaming Flash video onto their blog pages. == Installation == Install the plugin directly from the Wordpress Plugin Directory. Or follow these steps to download: **Step 1.** Download the EZWebPlayer WordPress Pro Plugin's .zip file **Step 2.** Open your preferred browser and log in to your WordPress Blog's admin console. Locate the navigation to the left and select Plugins, then select the Add New button. **Step 3.** Once the section on the right side of your browser window finishes loading you will need to select the “Upload” button located in the top navigation next to the “Search” button. **Step 4.** Select the “Choose File” button to browse for our plugin's file. *Hint – This should now be located on your computer's desktop. **Step 5.** Select the ezwebplayerlite.zip file and then select the “Next” button. Select the “Install Now” button. **Step 6.** If every thing has been successful then you should see that the installation went as planned. Extra: For more detailed installation instructions please visit (http://www.ezwebplayer.com/support/2010/09/ezwebplayer-wordpress-lite-plugin/) == Frequently Asked Questions == For our most recently frequently ask questions please visit (http://www.ezwebplayer.com/support/2010/02/ezwebplayer-wordpress-lite-plugin-faq/) == How To Use == For a more detailed How To Use, please visit this article (http://www.ezwebplayer.com/support/2010/09/ezwebplayer-wordpress-lite-plugin/) The EZWebPlayer WordPress Lite Plugin will support; - .flv video - .f4v video - .mp4 (h.264 codec) video - .mov video - Youtube Videos - RTMP Streaming - RTMP Live Streaming **Using the EZWebPlayer WordPress Lite Plugin** After you have installed the EZWebPlayer WordPress Lite Plugin all you have to do now is follow these easy instructions and you should have video in your WordPress blog in no time. First we will cover the player's; - Default Options - Placing a video in a blog post - Viewing a list of the blog posts that house your videos **Default Options** You have the option of setting up default player characteristics that each player will take on during the adding of a video to a blog post. For example if you are going to post 10 videos that use a wide(16:9) aspect ratio, use a Red color scheme and is 400 x 242 then you won't want to select these options over and over again for each of the 10 videos. That would take up way too much time. This is where the default options come into play. **Step 1** Login to your WordPress blog's admin console and select the Settings option in the left navigation and then select the EZWebPlayer Lite option to open your EZWebPlayer Lite's default settings. **Step 2** Using the Default Options you can pre-select the default settings every future player will have. Of course you can edit the default options at any time as well as the settings a player will use during the adding of a video to your blog, but setting these options now will save you time in the future so you don't have to select these settings for every player down the road. Once you have your selections made, make sure to select the “Save Changes” button to save your work. When selecting a Color Scheme, this will alter the colors the players control bar uses. We give you the option of 12 different color schemes to help custom fit the player into most WordPress blogs seamlessly. Those 12 color schemes are - Beige - Dark Grey - Grey - Navy Blue - Night - Olive - Pink - Red - Sky Blue - Standard Skin - Taupe - White You also have the option of selecting the aspect ratio of your video. (4:3) represents a regular aspect ratio. An example of a 4:3 aspect ratio or video dimension could be a regular square TV or a computer screen that is not wide screen. The aspect ratio 16:9 represents the wide aspect ratio or more commonly known as wide screen. Wide screen can be seen on most new wide TVs. Things to note -A 4:3 video in a 16:9 player will place black bars on the top and bottom of the video. -A 16:9 video in a 4:3 player will place black bars on the left and right of the video. -(http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/) is a great site to calculate a video's perfect aspect ratio The player size drop down box will show you pre-calculated sizes that work great with 4:3 and 16:9 video and the players control bar. You should notice that when you select an aspect ratio the size options will switch from 4:3 size to 16:9 sizes and vice versa. When selecting to use a Play Arrow, this will show a play arrow over the video when the video is in its paused state. **Placing a video in a blog post** When you are editing your blog posts, if you want to add a video into the post using the EZWebPlayer WordPress Lite Plugin, all you have to do is select the light blue play icon located above the edit window. This will open the EZWebPlayer WordPress Lite Plugin's “Add EZWebPlayer Lite Videos” window.? When the “Add EZWebPlayer Lite Videos” window is open, you have to enter the URL to your video. You also have the option of placing in a thumbnail of the video that will show up before the video is played. You can also select to use the default settings you should have already set up or you can use new settings for this video. You are given the option of selecting the videos - Color Scheme - Player Ratio - Player Size - To use/not use a play arrow over the video during its paused state Once you have selected your video options you can then post the video to your blog by pressing the Post Video button in this windows lower right corner. After your video is posted you will notice a bit of code is placed into your blog post. This code represents the video you just created.? You have the option of using 1. .flv video Example – http://www.ezwebplayer.com/video/examplevideo.flv 2. .f4v video Example – http://www.ezwebplayer.com/video/examplevideo.f4v 3. .mp4 (h.264 codec) video Example – http://www.ezwebplayer.com/video/examplevideo.mp4 4. youtube video *as long as the sharing option is turned on Example – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhcK4Yp_wXw 5. RTMP Streaming video Flash Video Example – rtmp://rtmp.ezwebplayer.com/vod/examplevideo F4V Video Example – rtmp://rtmp.ezwebplayer.com/vod/mp4:examplevideo.f4v MP4 Video Exp Example – rtmp://rtmp.ezwebplayer.com/vod/mp4:examplevideo.mp4 6. RTMP Live Streaming video. Example – rtmp://rtmp.ezwebplayer.com/live/livevideofeed **Viewing a list of the blog posts that house your videos After you have posted a few videos onto your WordPress blog, you are given the option of tracking how many views the posts containing the videos receive. To see this “Recent Video Post” list; **Step 1** Select the EZWebPlayer Lite button in your WordPress blog's admin console. This should be located in the left navigation below the Settings option shown in Default Options Step 1. **Step 2** You should now be looking at the Recent Video Post list. This list shows the blog posts that contain a video posted using the EZwebPlayer WordPress Lite plugin. From this list you can perform searches by post name and the date it was posted. You can even see the post by selecting the post's name or selecting the post's action “View Post”. You may edit a post by selecting the post's action “Edit”.