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 One system 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.