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[Donster]

I would like to include a short video clip describing products. Clip seems to look best at about 1meg size.

Seems like a flash swf file could do it (I could do an animated gif but I think it would be slower to load - swf can stream, right?)

I can produce the videos that I want well enough. Just don't know how to implement them.

Would I modify a product template page or should I create a static page with the video, like a catalog of sorts?

Seem like it would be best to have a link right next to the product photo.

[gb2world]

maybe look at this mod?: x-cart-shadowbox-integration-v41

I've not used it for video - maybe someone else who has can advise you

[Donster]

Thanks. I researched your lead further. Might work.

I did see a user comment on the shadowbox forum that I also experienced with shadowbox while surfing the web. After the image comes up, to return to your website you have to close the image window properly. If you hit the browser back button like we are all trained to do, you do not return to the site hosting the image. I think the back button puts you on the Previous site, not too good for our customers. Maybe a fix for that.

[chris128]

Hi,
just wondered how you got on with this.
I have been trying to add an animated banner to my homepage (swf file) but it just shows a blank each time (not a blank with a red cross - just nothing).
Worked fine in osc but can not get an image in xcart.
I tried to look in the faqs but can not find specific details except about buying an add-on but surely you can add a banner without extras?
Thanks.

[balinor]

May want to read this one:

http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=43328&highlight=add+flash

[Donster]

Looks like the previous post might help on the banner. I am not after a banner, but want to show a video clip of each product for a new site I am working on. I am surprised that I don't see much about this on the forums.

I will end up slugging it out on my own I guess, and if I learn anything useful I will post it for others.

[balinor]

Just use extra fields and add the flash code to the extra field for each product.

[Donster]

Paste HTML code into the new field created on the product edit page, like this sample that I found? I have never done this.

<embed src="http://www.myfileserver.com/folder/flvplayer.swf" width="320" height="240"
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
flashvars="file=http://www.myfileserver.com/folder/video.flv&autostart=true" />

[Donster]

Or this way? Using SWFObject from another post:
<script type="text/javascript">
var so = new SWFObject("movie.swf", "mymovie", "400", "100%", "8", "#336699");
so.addParam("quality", "low");
so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
so.addParam("salign", "t");
so.write("flashcontent");
</script>

[balinor]

embed method