PT Date Time Builder

About Multimedia App

The Multimedia application is built in the Application Development Framework (ADF).

Overview

The multimedia application seamlessly integrates both locally hosted audio and video into your web site as well as multimedia from 3rd party sites such as youtube, Yahoo and Vimeo.

Multimedia is displayed by first choosing a category or series, which filters media to determine it's eligibility for display, and then by selecting the display format in which to present the media.

Multimedia is managed through an administrative page containing the multimedia manager.

Requirements

ADF Library components that are required for the multimedia application:

• ceData_1_0
• scripts_1_0

ADF must be configured correctly for your site. Site Configuration (ADF.cfc) has instructions for configuration.

Contents

The multimedia application contains the following:

• Custom Coding - various components and scripts.
• Custom Elements:
  • Multimedia - Custom Element
  • Multimedia Category - Custom Element
  • Multimedia Category Gallery - Custom Element
  • Multimedia Series - Custom Element
  • Multimedia Series Gallery - Custom Element
  • ptMultimedia Configuration - Custom Element
• Custom Fields:
  • Media Type Select Field - Custom Field
  • Media Host Select Field - Custom Field
  • Media Upload - Custom Field
  • Custom Text Area Field (ADF Extension) - Custom Field
• Metadata Forms:
  • Multimedia Display Format - Metadata Form

Note: Elements may contain one or more: Render Handlers or Custom Field Types. They do NOT use Display Templates.

Pre-installation Considerations

Application Development Framework (ADF) must be setup and configured on the server for the site that will be implementing the multimedia application. For detailed instructions, see the Application Development Framework (ADF) wiki page for Site Configurations.

This installation guide assumes that you have no Custom Elements/Metadata Forms with the names above. Before the installation of PT Multimedia, remove any Custom Elements/Metadata Forms with the names contained in the "Contents" section above (see exception below). If you do not remove existing elements with these names, you may have difficulties during the installation.

Exception - The Custom Text Area Field is part of the ADF extensions and not specific to the PT Multimedia application. Do not remove this field if it is already registered as a custom field for your site.

Installation/Setup

Each of the following steps should be completed fully and in the order presented:

1. Extract Multimedia Application
2. ADF Configuration for the Multimedia application
3. Styles
4. Import Elements
5. Site Configuration
6. Build Templates/Pages

Getting Started

• Getting Started - Guide to using the Multimedia application.

Known Issues/Bugs

Found a bug? View the Known Issues/Bugs wiki page. Your issue not on the list? Post it so the issue can be addressed.