VideoFlow

These instructions assume good knowledge of the Joomla and Facebook platforms. If you are not familiar with Joomla and Facebook, refer to the detailed instructions.

1. Requirements:

• PHP 5.0 or higher
• Joomla 1.0 or 1.5 (legacy mode)

2. Joomla Installation:

2.1 Install

• Download latest version of the component from here.
• Install as a component.

2.2 Initialise

• Upload your media files to the VideoFlow media directory ("videoflow" in the Joomla root directory by default.
• Click on VideoFlow's "Manage Media" menu. Your media files will automatically be added to the VideoFlow database. If you wish, you may add extra information such as description and tags.
  Tip: VideoFlow generates the media title from your file name. If your file name is "My Coolest Video.flv", the title will be "My Coolest Video". To use a preview image, give the image file the same name ("My Coolest Video.jpg" and place it in the "_thumbs" folder of the VideoFlow media directory. The preview image must be a jpeg.
• Add VideoFlow to your Joomla frontend menus.
• You are done! Switch to the frontend and play your media files.

2.3 Customise

• To tweak appearance, perfomance and features, click on VideoFlow's "Configure" menu in backend.
• If you switch from the default Neolao media player to the JW media player, you must download the latest JW player from LongTail Video and copy it to the com_videoflow/player directory as "player.swf". Note that the 4.x series of the JW player may not work well on Facebook. If you experience problems with the 4.x series on Facebook, download a 3.x version (version 3.16 recommended) and copy it to "com_videoflow/player/fbplayer.swf". In this case, the latest JW player will be used on Joomla, and the older 3.x player on Facebook. Make sure you read and agree to the terms and conditions of the JW Media Player before installing it.
• To upgrade to PRO, click on VideoFlow's "Pro Upgrade" and follow the simple instructions.

3. Facebook Installation:

This part is only necessary if you want to set up VideoFlow as your Facebook application.

3.1 Facebook setup

• Acquire a new API Key, Application Secret, and Application ID from Facebook for your application
• Your callback URL is: http://www.yoursite.com/index2.php?option=com_videoflow&no_html=1
• Under Authentication Settings: Who can use your application? Select both "Users" and "Facebook Pages"
• Under Profile Tab: For Tab URL, enter "http://apps.facebook.com/yourapp/&task=latest" 
• Under Profile Box section: Default column - select "Wide".
• Under Canvas Settings: Render method - select "FBML" and for canvas width, select "Full width".

 3.2 Joomla setup

• Go to VideoFlow configuration panel
• Copy the API Key, Application Secret and Application ID obtained in 3.1 above to the relevant fields
• Enter the Application Name and Canvas URL (with a trailing slash) as set up on Facebook under section 3.1 above.
• Save configuration.
• You are done! Go to your application (normally at http://apps.facebook.com/myapplication/

4. Seyret Plugin Installation:

If you want to run VideoFlow as a plugin:

• Follow all the instructions listed above (1 - 3).
• Under the VideoFlow configuration panel, select "Seyret" for System Mode.
• That's it. You Seyret content is now available in Facebook.

5. Assistance

 If you run into difficulties, see help in the VideoFlow forums at www.fidsoft.com or www.videoflow.tv