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Flash node module
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IMPORTANT
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If you are about to upgrade your site from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6 then you MUST
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read UPDATE.txt before beginning your site upgrade.
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In particular, if you are upgrading from flash node 5.x.3.1 or ealier then
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failure to follow the upgrade instructions will result in your flash content
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being broken!
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Description
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Flash node is designed to make it very easy to upload flash content on to a
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Drupal based website. When enabled it creates a new content type called
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Flash so you can upload movies without writing any code or HTML.
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Flash node can insert flash content on a page using direct embededing via the
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<object> and <embed> tags.
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Flash node supports a comprehensive set of options to control how the flash
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content is displayed. With the release of version 6 these controls can now be
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limited by user role to prevent users from being able to adjust particular
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settings.
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Flash node can also take advantage of the SWF Tools module
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(drupal.org/project/swftools) to implement javascript embedding, although at
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this time SWF Tools hasn't been upgraded to Drupal 6 so this feature is
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currently unavailable. When combined with SWF Tools you can also upload flv and
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mp3 files to a flash node. This makes use of the built in SWF Tools media
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players to output audio and video content.
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Using flashnode
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In its simplest form you simply create a flash node, upload a file, write
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your body text as normal and hit submit, and the file will display.
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You can set other parameters on the input form and these are found under
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Basic flash node options and Advanced flash node options. The basic options
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let you set whether the movie should appear in the teaser, body or both views,
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and you can also adjust the movie size if required.
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Advanced options let you change the substitution text that appears if using
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a javascript insertion method, and you can also set flashvars and the base
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parameter to correctly locate sub-movies.
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If the node is using PHP input format then you can generate flashvars via
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PHP code to make dynamic movies that receive data from the host website.
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Flashnode also allows you to activate an additional input format that lets you
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use a simple macro language to re-use flash content on other pages. These
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take the form [flashnode|nid=nnn] and can be supplemented with parameters to
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size and scale the content or pass different flashvars.
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Flash node also features an "import" option. It is possible to upload multiple
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files under the flash directory and use flash node to import and create a node
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from each one. This feature is found under Administer > Content management >
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Import Flash.
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Documentation
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Flash node documentation is available at drupal.org/node/214846
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Large files!
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Please note that if you are working with large files then you might exceed
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the upload limit for your Drupal configuration. If this happens then when
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you submit a flash node you might see a message asking you to upload a valid
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file even though you provided an swf, mp3 or flv. If you see that message then
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double check the file size, or try uploading a smaller file.
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; $Id: README.txt,v 1.8 2008/02/26 22:45:39 stuartgreenfield Exp $
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