Media Content Type Definition
In order to be able to use the Video plug-in, you need to
add at least one suitably configured media 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.
A media content type must either be a video content type or an audio content type (not currently supported), and both of them can either be internal or external:
- Internal
-
An internal media content type includes a
link
field for holding an actual video/audio object (an MPEG or MP3 file, for example). Such content items can therefore hold video/audio content, not just a reference to the content. An internal content item is usually created in Content Studio by uploading the video/audio content that is to be published (although it can also be imported in various ways, just like any other content). - External
-
External media content types are not supported in the current version of the Video plug-in.
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.