Simple Flash Video Player Module Popular Module

This Module is a Simple Video Flash Player for Joomla 1.5.x and is based on the JW player. Is easy to use!

Features:
*Plays a single video file from a URL or unlimited video files from a playlist
*Plays youtube videos
*It supports playback of any format the Adobe Flash Player can handle (FLV, MP4, MP3, AAC, JPG, PNG and GIF)

Settings:
*Change player settings
*Video file properties
*Playlist settings
*Display a preview image
*Insert your own logo on movie load
*Url to an external page
*Autostart, Repeat and Shuffle settings

#########################################################

Update version 1.6
-Player update (Version 4.4)
-Display a fallback image
-Controllbar settings(Over/Bottom)
-Skin settings
-Plugin settings

Bugfix version 1.6
-fix playlistsize (Thanks to Piet http://www.oilwatch.org)
-IE fix (Thanks to http://blog.manchumahara.com/)

Tested with rhuk_milkyway-Template (Firefox3, IE6, IE7, IE8).

Report

Images
I think this module is the one of the best flv player module for joomla 1.5 ever!
I would like to recommend this one for everyone. It is easy to set up and use it.

Robert from Hungary
bydaks906 on September 7, 2009
this is a great player. even better with module anywhere.

I have one problem with it though. When utilizing a playlist, my videos only play in firefox. it is not supported in Opera, and Chrome. I get error 2048. and i cant see the playlist either. Please help
bylordkano on August 19, 2009
Installation was easy and flawless. The documentation is severely deficient.
I tried 3 other Video Players without much success (having to create playlists, etc.), and then found this one. Within 5 minutes it was downloaded, installed, configured and a video playing on my site. Excellent! Many Thanks.
The player functions well and I am using it to play both single videos and playlists, but unfortunately it throws an error in the error console of firefox.

Warning: Expected ':' but found 'undefined'. Declaration dropped.

This error caused a DVD order form (breezing forms) to not go to a thank you page.

When I unpublished this Flash Player module, the form worked as it should.

This error is thrown on the the pages I used the module.

I am afraid I'll have to switch to another player..unless anyone knows of a fix. I need the forms to function and have other options for players.
bythanonymous on July 29, 2009
Excellent work guys!

Works perfectly. (I've tried it with different skins, xml playlists, etc)

Highly recommended.
bykast86 on July 22, 2009
Good extension, but I installed at last the QTube module and plugin because there was not support from the Simple Flash Video Player team by e-mail...
byarch66 on July 20, 2009
I have tried all of the flash video extensions and going to stick with this one. Number one this module is very lightweight. Unlike the other one's a minimum of only one js file is loaded and inline only on the page where videos are displayed. No bunch of js files in the headers of all pages.

This just works! Playlist's are easily made in any txt editor. However there seems to be an issue using this on a local host eg. wamp server. Can't get rid of the "get flash player" warning while flash surely is installed. Looks like a path problem. Anyone on this one?

All together a great extension, thanks a bunch!
byInfx on June 16, 2009
I was able to install it easy in a simple click with joomla installation.
It worked pretty good in the first 5 views, then it starts to get the same problem as the post above with IE error.

I tried his trick but instead of fixing it, it just got the player to not work showing the message: "Get the Flash Player to see this player."

I hope you can fix this as soon as possible.

Regards
Player works great. The only problem I am having is that when I place url to a preview image the I am not able to play the video.

Clicking on the play buttons do not activate the video. Not sure why this is. Anyone?
byjamus on May 22, 2009
Shame you can't add new skins like the regular JW Player.
bysenojeel on April 21, 2009
I like the way module is working. The one problem I have is the playlist width. I have the playlist to the right and have set a width. It won't change. Also the Video Width seems to be the video and playlist together. Is that correct? Any ideas how to get the playlist to change widths?
Owner's reply

Playlist Position Right:
When the "Playlist Position" is right the "Playlistsize" is the width from the playlist. Then the "Video Width" is the the video and playlist together.

Example:
Video With 200px
Playlistsize 180px
= New Video With 380px

Playlist Position Bottom:
When the "Playlist Position" is bottom the "Playlistsize" is the height from the playlist.

byPakosX on April 14, 2009
what I was looking for... I like jwplayer very much so this module is just what I needed fro my project.

But it would be very helpful if the controlbar could also have an "over" state besides only "bottom". I tried add a flashvar to the php pointing controlbar=over but that didn't work... I wish I could do that the same way I did with jwplayer...
Owner's reply

Now you can! Update to Version 1.6.

bycynazem on February 14, 2009
Its the best extension ever!

...but I got a problem with IE (IE Could not open site http://www... Canceled operation.)
Google it to find why, here goes how I fixed it:

add to "mod_simple_video_flash_player.php" - module folder:

line 100 (put the code into a function, then use window.onload.yourFunction;)

looks like this


function myFunction(){
var s1 = new SWFObject("modules/mod_simple_video_flash_player/","ply","","","","#FFFFFF");
s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");
s1.addParam("allowscriptaccess","always");
s1.addParam('wmode','opaque');
s1.addParam("flashvars","file=");
s1.write("videoplayer");
}
window.onload=myFunction;


Not sure if its the right thing, but works!
bycqinzx on January 28, 2009
I've been looking for something like this for a long time. I loved the JW player, but I didn't know hjow to put it on my site. But this module makes it so much easy. Although I'm kind of not statisfied that the Youtube feature doesn't really work. But over all, it is great! It just takes three steps to do.

1. Download and install the module.
2. Place your video files on your site.
3. Copy and paste the url of your video in the url box.

Thats it! Great Job on this module.
Finally a player which shows a video without black screen as a frontpage!!

All other players for joomla show your video with an ugly black square on your page. the user has no impression of the video.

NOT this one. Here you get what should be so normal for all payers. your video shows with the first frame!!!!

It installs easy and is easy to use.

Only pitty: its only a module! such a great and simple player like this.. it would be so cool if it could simply also integrate into joomla articles with some simple code. because then it would kill all the other player in this extensions directory!
byputubudi on January 26, 2009
I've been searching a video module that not viewing black image at front-end. Finally, I found this nice module. By adding an image URL, it looks very nice at front-end. Two thumbs up for you! Thank you very much.