Installation

Although this module was designed to used with a number of different setups, this tutorial will walk you through how this site was setup to implement mediafront.

Step 1: Download & Install the modules

To setup your Drupal site for mediafront, you will first need to download & install the following modules in your Drupal installation.

• Drupal 6

  • CCK
  • Views
  • FileField
  • Image Field
  • ImageCache
  • Embedded Media Field

• Drupal 7

  • Views

Step 2: Create your video content type

• Go to Admin | Content Management | Content Types
• Click on Add content type
• For Name enter Video, for Type enter video, for Description enter anything or nothing. Press Save Content Type.

Step 3: Adding the Video Upload file field

• Click on Manage Fields next to the newly created video content type.
• Within the section that says New Field, add a new field for your Video upload. Use the following settings.
  • Field Name: Video Upload
  • Field Type: File
  • Form Element: File Upload
• Now press the Save button at the bottom of the page.
• Within the field settings, provide the following to the Permitted upload file extensions: mp4 mov flv m4v mpg mpeg ogg ogv mp3 oga
• Open up the File Size Restrictions and make sure that your max upload limit is large enough. If not, then this can be set within the php.ini file for your server if you need larger file uploads.
• Now press the Save Field Settings button at the bottom of the page.
• Now, within the Manage Fields section, simply drag your field using the cross-hair symbol to where you would like to have your video upload when you create a new video.

Step 4: Adding the Image Upload file field

• Click on Manage Fields next to the newly created video content type.
• Within the section that says New Field, add a new field for your Video upload. Use the following settings.
  • Field Name: Image Upload
  • Field Type: File
  • Form Element: Image
• Now press the Save button at the bottom of the page.
• Within the field settings, provide the following to the Permitted upload file extensions: png gif jpg jpeg
• Open up the File Size Restrictions and make sure that your max upload limit is large enough. If not, then this can be set within the php.ini file for your server if you need larger file uploads.
• Now press the Save Field Settings button at the bottom of the page.
• Now, within the Manage Fields section, simply drag your field using the cross-hair symbol to where you would like to have your image upload when you create a new video.

Step 5: Creating your view

You are now set up to start adding new videos to your site using your new content type. Please see other tutorials on how to use the MediaFront module to use this new Drupal setup.