Drupal

Aim
This tutorial will provide you with the necessary information to:

• configure Drupal and the SWF Tools and Lightbox2 modules.
• create an ImageCache preset.
• create a new content type for uploading flash video and its corresponding video screengrab image.
• create a basic view that only displays thumbnails of the video screengrab images.
• modify the view to display and play the corresponding flash video in a Lightbox2 overlay after clicking on the screengrab thumbnail.
• solve problems if this tutorial doesn't work.
• take it a step further...

This tutorial was created using a 'clean' Drupal installation i.e. one that didn't contain any content or additional modules. For a better understanding of the Lightbox2 and SWF Tools modules, this tutorial deals with the most basic, minimum requirements for displaying flash video in a Lightbox2 overlay, which is launched by clicking on a thumbnail...