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Overview

JWPlayer is an in-browser multimedia player made by Longtail Video. Islandora uses it to create viewers 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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JWPlayer (ver. 6) is free for non-commercial use, but you cannot get version 6 from the code rights holder's website anymore as they are now only support version 7. Unfortunately, version 7 is not compatible with version 7. If you already have the JPWPlayer ver. 6 library running on your server this is not a problem, but you don't you will have to download the source code for v. 6.12 from the jwplayer git repo and build it for your environment. Also, you are still required to register for a free account on the company's website. When you receive email confirmation that your account has been set up, you can fetch your "license key", which isn't actually needed for using JWPlayer with Islandora.

The videojs module is easier to install for most Islandora managers than the JWPlayer module. It jideojs meets your needs, we recommend you use it.

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

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

Configuration

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

This module has been updated to use jwplayer6. If you are updating this module for the first time since 22/01/2013 with an install predating that date your library will need to be updated.

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