Installation guide
Last updated on
1 November 2021
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Installation
Drupal 9 - 9.x-3.x (supported)
Moved to: https://www.drupal.org/docs/contributed-modules/brightcove/guide-for-dru...
Drupal 8.x-2.x (recommended)
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Drupal 8 - 8.x-1.x (unsupported)
Moved to: https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/modules/brightcove-video-connect-8x-1x
Drupal 7 - 7.x-6.x (supported)
Moved to: https://www.drupal.org/docs/7/modules/brightcove-video-connect-7x-6x
Drupal 7 - 7.x-5.x (unsupported)
- Download the module and its dependencies
- Download the PHP-MAPI-Wrapper
Download https://github.com/BrightcoveOS/PHP-MAPI-Wrapper to sites/all/libraries - Install and enable the modules
(both brightcove and brightcove_field) - Get the read and write API keys
https://videocloud.brightcove.com/admin/api - Set the credentials
Under admin/config/brightcove
Drupal 6 (unsupported)
- Install the Brightcove PHP MAPI Wrapper
This library is needed for the module to access the Brightcove service. Install it by following these steps. - Download, install and enable modules
You need to download and install CCK, ModalFrame API, jQuery UI and jQuery Update. It's recommended to install jQuery Update first, then jQuery UI (with version 1.7.3 of the library). Install the rest and after that you can install and enable the Brightcove and the Brightcove CCK Field module. - [Optional step] Test ModalFrame
If you need to assure that ModalFrame works well, enable the Modal Frame Example module. After enabling the module visit your site at mysite.com/modalframe-example, you can choose from several tests. - Get the API keys and player information from Brightcove
For the module to start working, you need to get the Media API keys from Brightcove. A player ID and key is also needed. Just follow the instructions here.
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