The videoplayer example demonstrates a hierarchical,
category based video playback application. The
application allows the playback of a selection
of TED Talks videos which are organized by category.
The application uses a category based XML feed
to drive the application. The XML describes all
of the categories used, artwork required and
videos to be played. The hierarchy of categories
is described in the file categories.xml.
The actual XML request/response uses our servers,
but the XML is all included for reference.
Each category branch node, ultimately terminates at a
leaf node that lists details for all of the videos
included in that category. The XML for the leaf
nodes is also included and named in the format
<category>.xml.
It is possible to easily use this as a template
for a production application by implementing the
appropriate web service API's to provide the
category and content XML feeds. You must also
provide the artwork and brand specific assets
appropriate for your application.
Contents of the application directories are:
images - Artwork that is embedded as part of
the application. In general, this
should be kept to a minimum to conserve
space on flash, and is usually just the
main menu icons, plus the logo and
overhang used for branding.
source - The complete BrightScript source code
for the application
xml - Examples of the XML returned by the
server for reference
artwork - Examples of the artwork returned by the
server for reference.
manifest - This file describes the application
package and is used on the main menu
prior to the start of execution for the
application.
Makefile - Optional method of building the application
using "make". This has been provided for
convenience and tested on OSX and linux.
Note: The xml and artwork directories are NOT part of the application
package, but can be saved as an archive using the "make archive"
target. The makefile also can push the development app directly
to the device if "make" and "curl" are available. See the comments
in the Makefile for more information.
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This example uses videos streamed directly from the TED Talks
website (www.ted.com). Please visit the TED website to see the
full lineup of talks made available by TED.
Please see the following for license details:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/