Defining Video Content Types
In order to be able to use the Video plug-in, you need to
add at least one suitably configured video content type to your
publication's content-type
resource. For general
information about the content-type
resource and how
to edit it, see the Escenic Content Engine
Resource Reference.
You can define two different video content types:
- External
-
An external video content type can be used to hold metadata referencing video content stored either in a Viz Media Engine or in some other external server. This video content type is used for all workflows except the local upload workflow described in Local Upload Workflow.
- Internal
-
An internal video content type includes a
link
field for holding an actual video object (an MPEG file, for example). Such content items can therefore hold video content, not just metadata and a reference. This video content type is used for the local upload workflow described in Local Upload Workflow.
The Video Plug-in distribution file contains an example
content-type
resource file
(video/misc/example/content-type.xml
) with more
complete examples of the content type definitions described in the
following sections.