Using the Flash Widget

• This widget supports both .flv and .swf file types.
• If you will use .flv files, make sure it is added as a file type. See Also: Supported Types of Assets
• If the Flash file you want to display has already been added to Ektron, use the Select File tab to it.
• If the file has not been added to Ektron, first use the Select File tab to select a folder for the Flash file. Then, use the Upload tab to navigate your computer’s file system, and upload the file to the selected folder.
• The thumbnail feature only works with .flv file types. If you select a Thumbnail, it appears within the Flash player when the page loads. See example below.
  

  

• The thumbnail is only applied to this instance of the widget—not the Flash file. If you apply this video to a different widget on this page, you must reapply a thumbnail.
• The thumbnail is an image file that was dropped into Ektron as an asset. It cannot be a library image.
• The autostart feature works only with .flv files.
  

  

• If you log in then upload a flash file, and certain requirements are not met for that file, you see the following image where the widget appears.
  

  

The following conditions cause this image to appear.

• The flash file’s folder properties require certain metadata and/or a taxonomy category to be applied, and they have not.
• The folder has an approval chain, and this content has not been approved.