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Overview
DNN video player module by Coding Staff enables users setting up an effective user friendly solution to play their favorite video-clips right there on the portal. Whether you would like to illustrate an accompanying text with an impressive video footage, share some funny or not so funny videos with your users, video player by Coding Staff is a route to go. Find out how to use the module below.  

Adding a video to the player

• In the navigation menu go to Host – Host Settings – Advanced Settings – Other Settings and locate “File Upload Extensions” field. Add “flv”, “mp4” and “mpeg” extensions to the list. Note there should be no blank spaces between the files extensions’ names and no “dots” in front of them.

• Before uploading a video to the player, we need to add a video file to the portal first. There are three simple ways you can go:                                              

a)  

• Go to Admin – File manager page. Choose the folder you want to upload a file to and click the “Upload” button. Don’t forget that only “flv”, “mp4” and “mpeg” video formats are supported. 8 MB is the maximum file size you can upload using this method. We’d recommend creating a special folder to store all your module videos there via FTP. Every time you need to add a video, you’ll know exactly where it stored at.
• Once the video is uploaded, click “Synchronize files” for the module to recognize the uploaded video and display it together with other files.
• Go to the page where the video player is located and click on the “Settings” link.
• Select the folder the file is located at and choose the file to be added to the player. Scroll down and click Update.

• The video is successfully added into the player on the designated page.

b)  

• Access your DNN portal via FTP and create a folder necessary files will be uploaded to. The FTP client should be used in cases when the file is big.
• The files you want to upload or the folder you need to create in FTP should go to the following path: httpdocs – Portals- 0 -newfoldername.
• Upload the required files into the created folder.

• Go to Admin – File Manager, click “Synchronize folders” and then “Synchronize files”.
• Go to the page where the video player is located and click on the “Settings” link.
• Select the folder the file is located at and choose the file to be added to the video player.
• The video is successfully added into the player on the designated page.

c) Adding a video from external source

• Go to the page where the video player is located and click on the “Settings” button.
• Choose “Use External URL” as an option and insert a video link in the corresponding field below.

Adding HD videos
The module has been developed with popular HD videos in mind. We have already fond out how to add videos through the admin section and FTP, so let’s try to add a HD Youtube video via external source.
Go to the module settings and locate HD video field, choose add from external source. The video should be of a required HD resolution.
Click save, return to the page with the player to see the HD file on the page.

Adding video icons
Video player allows adding custom icons which appear in the player window before the video starts to play. That’s the way to do it:

• As in case with adding a video file via FTP, repeat the same operation creating a separate folder for the video player icons.
• After creating a folder on your portal via FTP and filling it with the icons you want to add to the player, go to Admin – File Manager click Synchronize folders and Synchronize files.
• Proceed to the module’s “Settings” page, scroll down to the Thumbnail section, from the drop down menu choose the folder and a file you want to add.
• Click Update to save the settings. The icon was successfully added.

Various modules’ skin. Autoplay option
There are 3 custom player skins available so far. In order to choose a different skin go to the Settings page of the module and choose a skin you like best from the corresponding drop down menu.
If checked Autoplay option enables to automatically kick off the video once the page with the player loads up. If not checked you’ll need to click the play button in order to make the video play.