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This is a new minor release - 1pixelout player version 1.5.2

It is only for Joomla 1.5.x (may work with J!1.0.x legacy mode activated though not tested)  read more »

Here is an updated version of 1pixelout audio player 1.5.1 for Joomla! 1.5.x only

Big thanks to Art Delano for rewriting part of the code to add autoplay option (per file), better SEF URL handling and option to add your own default path.

Fixes by Art Delano

• Revised the PHP file so that plugin parameters are only requested once per page. This should speed things up for pages with many audio files.
• Added an autostart option in the audio tag, eg {audio autostart}foo.mp3{/audio}. If a page has more than one audio tag with the autostart option, only the first instance will autostart.
• Removed the autostart parameter from the plugin manager page

I've now also fixed the error notice 'undefined properties... ' in PHP4

I highly recommend to upgrade to this new version. Older version will be removed after a couple of months from this date.

What is 1pixelout player? it is a flash audio player that allows you to post up mp3 files onto your site and automatically embeds an audio player to allow site visitors to stream the music. Originally a Wordpress plugin which has now been ported over by me to work with Joomla!.

This is a demo of 1pixelout player.

The track being used is by Eluvium - Prelude for Time Feelers.

Download:

See attachment below. Released date: Mar 2008

If you are running Joomla! 1.0.x then use 1pixelout player 1.2.3b

Works with web browser:

• Firefox 1/2
• IE 6/7
• Safari
• Opera

Requirements:

• Joomla! 1.5.x only
• Flash plugin
• PHP 4/5 (but only tested with PHP5)

Installation:

• Install it as a plugin
• Go to plugin manager and activate 'Content 1pixeloutplayer'

Upgrade

Uninstall the plugin using Joomla install/uninstall manager, and install this newer version.

Usage

• Create a folder called mp3 in /images/stories/ or where ever you like. This folder will be used to store and play your mp3 from. Upload your mp3 files using FTP program. If you don't want to use FTP, you could install a text editor with an upload feature for media files.
• To link to mp3 file type this in your content item (Note, a forward slash at the beginning of the path is not required): {audio}images/stories/mp3/your_mp3_file{/audio}
• It is now possible to stream mp3 hosted from an external server. To do this, just use a full URL to where the mp3 is hosted: {audio}http://domain-name.com/mp3/file_name.mp3{/audio}
• You can also change the colour of your player, see plugins manager's page for 1pixelout player.
• WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT USE BOLD on the {audio} {/audio}
• More detail about usage - see the plugin page once it is installed.
• NEW: you can now define your own default path in the parameter settings. Note: if you do, you do not need to add the path in your content. For external files not on your own server, just type in the full URL in your contents, ie, {audio}http://domain_name.com/file_to_path/your_file.mp3

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QUICK UPDATE (today at 12:10am): Some users were alarmed at the error they got when they installed this plugin. The error was: XML Parsing Error at 1:1. Error 4: Empty document

Please don't worry about it, the plugin will still works. If you are concerned then re-download the plugin and re-install it as i have now fixed this. It was caused by Joomla XML installer that did not ignore hidden files (ie, .DS_Store that you'll find on Mac) and tries to parse it as an XML file. I do my development on Mac and each time you archive some files into a zip file it automatically includes every file in that folder. I do hope Joomla fixes this issue as it can be annoying to look out for all the time.
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Any issues or questions, post in comments.

Good news! i've checked Virtuemart 1.0.15 with the modified files to allow loading mambots (plugins) into Virtuemart contents area and there hasn't been any changes to the files that have been modified for this purpose. So you can use the previous versions for VM 1.0.15.

To simplify it, i've packaged a new one for VM 1.0.15 which is essentially the same as the previous version.

So what does this do? it allows you to load modules or mambots into your VM content area which was not possible. So if you have tabs you want to display using another mambot or video, or music player to embed into VM content area, this modified files for VM should do the trick.

Download file, see attachment below.

Installation

Unzip the file and overwrite your older files. Please backup before you try.

Out of a request from a user to allow 1pixelout player to be rendered in Virtuemart product description, I have created a hack. This was only way to load mambots into VM. The great thing about this hack is that it not only allow you to load 1pixelout into description but also any other mambots you have installed.

This hack was created for use with Joomla! 1.0.x & Virtuemart 1.0.12 & 1.0.13a only.

Credits to Greg Perkins.

Installation:

• Backup your files
• Unzip the file and replace your old files in /administrator/components/com_virtuemart/html/

UPDATE as of 31 Jan 2008

Added Load Mambot for Virtuemart 1.0.14 (For Joomla 1.0.x)

--- UPDATE: 16th Jan 2008 ---

I have updated this player which fixed a couple of small minor issues. Also added a CSS class in case you may want to style it. The CSS class is: span.1pixelout {}

Please re-download it. Thanks,

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This is a Flash audio player originally for Wordpress that i ported over for use with Joomla! and a8e.

This is a demo of 1pixelout player. The track being used is by Zoot Woman - The Model. Taken from their LP - Living in a magazine.

Download: 1pixelout player BOT
Released back in May 2007

Works with web browser:

• Firefox 1/2
• IE 6/7
• Safari
• Opera

Requirements:

• Joomla or a8eJoomla
• Flash plugin
• PHP 4/5

Installation:

• Install it as a mambot (plugin)
• Go to mambot manager and activate the 1pixelout player

Upgrade from previous version:

• Uninstall 1pixelout mambot (plugin)
• Then follow the installation steps from above

Usage

• Create a folder called mp3 in /images/stories/ or where ever you like. This folder will be used to store and play your mp3 from. Upload your mp files using FTP program.
• To link to mp3 file type this in your content item (Note, a forward slash at the beginning of the path is not required): {audio}images/stories/mp3/your_mp3_file{/audio}
• It is now possible to stream mp3 hosted from an external server. To do this, just use a full URL to where the mp3 is hosted: {audio}http://domain-name.com/mp3/file_name.mp3{/audio}
• You can also change the colour of your player, see mambot manager's page for 1pixelout player.
• WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT USE BOLD on the {audio} {/audio}

Preventing double click on Flash in IE

If you are experiencing having to click twice to play an mp3 in IE, then install this mambot: bot_gznoclicktoactivate_1_01.zip. It is by Gerozahn.de

Be sure to place gzNoClickToActivate at the lower end of the mambot list as it has to modify any applet/object embeddings, both hand-coded or script-generated.

JCE Editor plugin for 1pixelout player

If you are using JCE Editor, you might want to include a button to your editor to add 1pixelout player (download it here or get it from below. Credits and thanks to filmanleitungen.de for creating this JCE plugin.

This JCE plugin was developed for JCE Editor 1.1.x

Installation:

• Download the file jce.v1.1.0.plugin.1pixelaudioplayer.zip
• This plugin requires JCE Editor component and mambot
• See 'JCE Plugin Installer' for help on installing a JCE plugin

This is a payment module i update to work with all versions of Virtuemart for the DIBS paying site.

Released last year (2007)
Download: VM DIBS 1.3

*** Full instructions on installing this payment module can be found in the download zip file (ie, readme_eng.txt or Reademe.1st file)