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1. mtebeau | Member

   8 months ago # | |

   This really is probably a continuation of the movie files query, but I will ask anyway.

   Is there a way to play sound in the exhibit space or on the display pages of an item? We can download an audio file (from the archive) and it plays. But, it does not display in an audio player embedded in the page. The parallel is that the images open and are visible right away. I would like to do this with sound. The movie question appears to be similar.

   Our goal would be to create exhibits with sound/images/film using Omeka that look something like (though somewhat less elaborately designed) one of our dynamic pages:
   http://www.culturalgardens.org/
   and/or
   http://academic.csuohio.edu/euclidcorridor/

   My guess about the appropriate answer: I build a plug-in that will display the sound/movie in the exhibits. This seems obvious, but I want to confirm that there is not a straightforward answer within Omeka itself....

   We have lots of excited community partners!!!

2. DaveLester | Developer Community Lead

   7 months ago # | |

   The display_files() function handles the output of files in the default themes packaged with Omeka, although in RC4 I believe not all the themes used this. We've made sure all themes released in the future follow this convention consistently, which should allow you to embed the audio right on an item show page.

   At this time we don't have any kind of flash-based media player to handle media output, although that would be a welcome addition in the future -- possibly as a plugin.

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