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IMPORTANT NOTES About the MC Media Player Setup Tool

  • By default the player file runs from our server but you can download the files and run them from your server if you like.
  • The option to run the player from our server is not guaranteed to remain available, however the player itself will always remain free to install on your server with no strings attached. On the other hand, there's a possibility that we will expand the hosting option to a fully-featured free file hosting service. We'll see how it goes.
  • The documentation is lacking for MC Altair - that will be addressed after v1.0.
  • The setup tool relies on the JavaScript file. You can use the player without JavaScript but it's not nearly as easy and it's not documented yet.
  • The endAction variables are not yet available for streaming (RTMP) files.
  • More features and settings (e.g. colors, size options, etc) will be introduced in later versions.

That's all the important stuff for now. The information below includes a few more notes and examples. In time I will create a proper series of help files for specific tasks.

Using the Setup Tool

There are three steps to creating your player:

  1. If necessary, adjust the size of the player to match your video (see the Player tab).
  2. Enter your video file URL and optional preview image URL (see the Media Files tab).
  3. Click the Get Code button, then copy and paste the code into your web page HTML.

You can change additional settings by clicking the other tab buttons. Any changes you make are updated and reflected in the preview window when you click anywhere inside the yellow tab, or when you click the Preview Player button.

Using Templates

The setup tool generates a block of code like the one shown below. This code also acts as a template for your player which you can import back into the setup tool (see the Import tab). For example, copy and paste the code below into the Import tab to see a player template.

<!-- MC Media Player -->
<script type="text/javascript">
playerFile = "McAltair_0.5.swf";
fpButtonOpacity = "15";
fpButtonPosition = "90x125";
fpButtonSize = "360x360";
fpFileURL = "testfiles/testvideo.flv";
playerSize = "320x180";
playerBackgroundColor = "c1d1f6";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="McAltair_0.5.swf"></script>
<!-- / MC Media Player -->

There are several uses for this feature, e.g.:

  • Save templates as text files so you can return here and easily make new players with your own settings.
  • Import code directly from your web page to make changes.
  • Upgrade your player to a newer version effortlessly — just import the old code and click Get Code to get the new version with all your settings intact.

Tip: To make importing from your website easier, download the cross-domain policy file (click the Download button) and upload it to your website. This file grants direct access to the setup tool, which means you only have to enter your URL into the Import tab to import your player settings.