how to add songs to the player

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susza...@yahoo.com

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Oct 5, 2009, 2:46:38 AM10/5/09
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i'm brand new to joomla and all of its extensions. how do i add songs
to the player? thanks.

wrerm

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Oct 5, 2009, 10:29:06 AM10/5/09
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Which player - Simpler Bar MP3 Player or JW Media Player?

susza...@yahoo.com

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Oct 6, 2009, 3:01:03 AM10/6/09
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i thought i had posted a reply, but it isn't here. well, i'm using the
simple bar mp3. i don't know how to add songs at all. when i open the
module manager and open jwmedia player, all the fields are filled out
but there's no place to upload the songs. am i supposed to a create a
folder for the songs? does it matter what name the folder is? and what
does this mean:

Local File
File: path/to/song.mp3 OR path/to/movie.flv

where from, where to, and how to do you add files?

please help. thanks.

Gabre Cameron

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Oct 6, 2009, 11:11:18 AM10/6/09
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@susza sounds like you need a playlist. In the backend there is a link to longtails website that tells you how to create a playlist.

Gabre Cameron

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Oct 6, 2009, 5:30:59 PM10/6/09
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@suszalwaze:

Re: What is the backend?
When you log into the Joomla Admin area, that is the 'back-end'.

Re: How to you upload songs?
You use a FTP client or Joomla Addon that allows you to do so (to subfolder in the Joomla root directory)

How to use the Modules?
Select 'Module Manager" » "JW Media Player" and you will see a title in red - "Using JW Media Player" which gives you a list of examples on how to use the module and a link to examples of how to create a playlist.

I hope that helps...

wrerm

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Oct 7, 2009, 2:09:37 AM10/7/09
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susan...below is a link showing you what you settings should look like
http://img.skitch.com/20091007-niand9sgnm4qyu22k4nmwhxpys.jpg

to get you playlist to work.... follow these steps!

STEP 1:
Create a folder called 'audio' in the Joomla root folder

STEP 2:
Upload all you audio files (mp3, acc, ogg) - do not upload wma files,
the player doesn't support them.

STEP 3:
Create a playlist and upload it to the to the audio folder like in the
diagram
see playlist guide here: http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/wiki/FlashFormats

STEP 4:
Save the module settings and enjoy.

wrerm

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Oct 7, 2009, 2:13:01 AM10/7/09
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wrong image link...here is the correct one:
http://img.skitch.com/20091007-tr2ss9ytk5n24x9ik5h21xesxn.jpg

wrerm

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Oct 9, 2009, 11:46:15 AM10/9/09
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suzie...how did it work out?
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