IMPORTANT: XML VID/MP3 PLAYER & IMAGE VIEWER DEVELOPERS

Hey guys.

Since coming to FD I found out a number of people want to embed players and viewers into their blogs, and social networking sites, but are unable to do so because images/files are linked using XML and no codes are provided by the developers on how to embed files into PHP sites, blogs and social networking sites like Myspace etc.

If you guys perhaps focus on how your files will be used in the modern age, it would increase your sales greatly due to the rise of blogs and social networking.

What I recommend is that you include within your help files the codes required to be posted that include your flash files AND the XML codes that need to be included in the embedding codes.

A number of FD developers have made some killer players and viewers, but some of them don’t even know how to embed their files into what is turning out to be one of the biggest flash development area – php blogs and social networking.

If anyone knows how to embed an XML player or viewer to these sites post up a code and everyone who’s created XML players and viewers in the past can release updates which will in turn increase sales.

Social networking sites allow embedding if developed for such and codes that can be used to embed. A large number of people want to embed flash found on FlashDen into blogs like WordPress and PHP files. A lot of flash devs here don’t know how their file can be embedded into WP and PHP forums etc.

With the help of dxc381 here’s a typical image viewer code that is for a flash file that uses XML image data, which can be embedded in blogs and php:

The /image/ folders and xml/js need to be placed in the same folder so the swf can read them. The flashvars need to link up to the xml data source. The above ‘images.xml’ is an example name you’ll find xml files contained with flash viewer downloads. The ‘&linktarget=_parent’ code allows loaded images to open in a new window once clicked. The code above can be edited to suit the file you’re working with.

A typical media player embed code for blogs and PHP can be posted below that loads both images and sound files.

I’m not a flash developer but a lot of people (including flashden developers) are unable to supply codes to embed into blogs, php and such like. Hopefully more devs will take into consideration in future of how people may wish to use your file and by including sample codes like those above. It will encourage more people to download your file and reduce in some of your FAQs.

Yeah…but if you take a look around you’ll find people asking how to embed them into blogs, php and social networking sites and the majority of flashden authors are unable to provide such codes because they don’t know how to embed their own files – and thereby lose a lot of downloads.

If developers ask themselves why people would like to download their files and how they would use them, they will be able to open up a lot more doors to people who don’t download their files because they don’t get the support they need.

If you don’t see the logic in users and authors knowing such codes and including them in their download help files then you have totally missed the point of this post.

That’s true and people should know how to link up XML images without the use of a guide – but that’s life – not everyone knows how to do these things. Considering developers are trying to promote their files to people who use blogs, php etc etc, they should at least take into consideration the users who may be wanting to buy from them and to provide them the best possible guide on how to implement them into the most commonly used areas. The more knowledge the authors have on their buyers needs and how to supply them with standard questions and information it will increase sales and reduce administration time spent replying to people asking the same questions.

This is why it would be a good idea for authors to supply the answers to commonly asked questions.

If you don’t think it’s a good idea, don’t post. If you do, by all means add something worthy to it. This thread is to help developers who don’t know how to embed their own file and answer commonly asked questions by their potential buyers.