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JWPlayer is an in-browser multimedia player made by Longtail Video. Islandora uses it to create viewers players for objects using the Audio Solution Pack and Video Solution Pack, so that they can be streamed directly inside a user's browser instead of requiring them to download it to their own computers first.

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• Islandora
• Tuque
• Libraries API
• JW Player (ver. 6.12)

Provisions

• Audio Solution Pack
• Video Solution Pack

Downloads

The JWPlayer (ver. 6) library is free for non-commercial use, but you cannot get version 6 directly from the jwplayer.com website anymore as they now only support version 7 as the free version. Islandora only works with JWPlayer version 6, but if you already have the JPWPlayer ver. 6 library running on your server this is not a problem. If that is not the case, you will have to download the source code for v. 6.12 from the jwplayer git repo and then build it for your environment. Also, you are still required to register for a free account on the jwplayer.com website. When you receive email confirmation that your account has been set up, you will have access on their website to a "license key" and code snippets – none of which are required by Islandora.

The Islandora JWPlayer Drupal module required for Islandora integration can be found at the Release Notes and Downloads page.

Alternative to JWPlayer: Islandora is also compatible with the videojs library which is easier to install for most Islandora managers. If videojs meets your needs, we recommend you use it.

Installation

The process of installing JWPlayer is broken up into the following steps:

1. If you don't have the Libraries API installed yet, install, enable and set it up. This creates the "libraries" directory (e.g. sites/all/libraries).
2. Download the source code JWPlayer library from https://github.com/jwplayer/jwplayer/releases/tag/v6.12.0
3. Build the JWPLayer library from the source code. 
4. Place the 'jwplayer' folder into your Drupal site's 'libraries' folder created when the Libraries API
5. Register for an account at https://www.jwplayer.com/sign-up/
6. Install and enable the Islandora JWPlayer Drupal module

only version 6.12 of that library is compatible with the Islandora JWPlayer module. Unfortunately, the website jwplayer.com no longer allows new users to register as legal users of version 6.12. The only free version they offer now is version 7.x. This is not a problem for current users of JWPlayer version 6.12. They should feel free to continue using it. Otherwise, for new implementations of video on Islandora we highly recommend using the video.js library instead. You can get information on the Islandora Video.js module from the Release Notes and Downloads page.

Configuration

Check the Audio Solution Pack and Video Solution Pack pages' configuration sections for more information on how set JWPlayer as a viewer.