Dotclear Installation :
if you have not already installed the Dotclear CMS, it’s time to do it !
Download and installation of Dotclear
Podesk Plugin Installation :
Download the Podesk Plugin Zip file and decompress it into the ecrire/tools folder within the DotClear Application.
Podesk Plugin Set Up :
Select the "Tools" tab within the weblog Administration.
Select the "Podesk" tool.
Use the online help file to set up the Podesk plugin.
while using the plugin for the first time, this info should be displayed :
***Starting installation Process***
Podesk directory in directory images created.
Podesk directory in directory share created.
podesk_rss2 file created.
podesk.ini file created.
podesk.ini file secured.
DB_PREFIX_podesk table created.
Don’t forget to register your copy of Podesk Publisher in order to use it with your video blog !
Display your videos and thumbnails
dcPodesk::isEmpty()Check if there is a video file related to the post
dcPodesk::mp7($output_string)Display a link to the MPEG7 file
dcPodesk::QT_info($output_string)Dipslay info about the Quicktime movie : duration | size | bandwidth
dcPodesk::QT_download($output_string)Display a link to download the Quicktime video file
dcPodesk::QT_player()Load the Quicktime Player embeded within the page
dcPodesk::QT_embed($output_string)Display an easy cut and paste code box to display the Quicktime video on another website
dcPodesk::flv_player()Load a FLV player embeded within the page
dcPodesk::flv_embed($output_string)Display an easy cut and paste code box to display the FLV player and video on another website
dcPodesk::cclicense($output_string)Display the Creative Comons License if any
dcPodesk::thumb_link()Display a 320*240 picture of the video with a link to the related video
dcPodesk::preview_link()Display a 140*105 picture of the video with a link to the related video
dcPodesk::thumb()Display a 320*240 picture of the video
dcPodesk::preview()Display a 140*105 picture of the video
