Tutorial
Now you can store and play your videos in the 'cloud' with
Instead of only using files stored on your Membergate server, mp4, m4v and mp3 files from third party solutions can be used with the
This means that any video files hosted at services like Amazon s3, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Apple
Files that are even stored on regular websites can also be used to stream from
As long as you have a
Video Player
To use the mp4 or m4v files saved elsewhere to stream videos on your site using the built in Video Player follow these instructions:
Under 'Multimedia' choose 'Video Player'
Select 'Add New Video Player' from the drop down menu to create a new player, or choose an existing player from the drop down menu to edit an existing video. Press the 'Add/Edit Video Player' button
In the 'Video File' field, click 'Enter other Video File URL'
A box will appear with the beginning of a url. Enter the full url of the video or audio file into the box. The file's url should end in .mp4, .flv or .m4v.
If you wish to change the file selected at anytime (even when editing in the future), begin the process again from step 3 and the file will be overwritten.
Audio Player
To use the mp3 files saved at Amazon S3 to stream videos on your site using the built in Audio Player follow these instructions:
Under Multimedia choose 'Audio Player'
Choose 'Add New Audio Player' to create a new Audio Player, or select an existing one from the drop down list to edit an existing file. Click 'the Add/Edit Audio Player' button
In the 'Audio File' field, click 'Enter Other Audio File URL'
A box will appear with the beginning of a url. Enter the full url of the video or audio file into the box. The file's url should end in .mp3
If you wish to change the file selected at anytime (even when editing in the future), begin the process again from step 3 and the file will be overwritten.