SWF Tool 6.x-3.0-beta5
FlowPlayer3 (flowplayer-3.2.16.swf)
FlowPlayer iPad Plugin (flowplayer.ipad-3.2.12.js)

As per: Flowplayer 3 - Add support for iPhone/iPad plugin

This works as far as I can tell fine on a recent iPadMini and iPhone5 as long as the files are in a public file area under public filesystem, however it does not work with private filesystems. Public is unacceptable for the particular site, because users can simply download video files directly by URL using the page source, and the site in question is a login-access only site with commercially sensitive video demos.

It has been suggested that Resumable Download can fix this

- Forum: Video in private file system not playing on iPad

- Issue: Video 7-2.7 and 7-2.x-dev.: Video files stored privately will not serve up on iPad/iPod/iPhone

But I could not get videos to play on iPad when using Private Upload [for which the public download method admin/settings/file-system is recommended) or with Private Download:

Private Download provides a private download directory for use when the file system is configured for public download access.

Files contained in the private download directory are only accessible to users belonging to a permitted role.

Private files can be accessed via Drupal's private download system. Exp. http://www.domain.com/system/files/private/example.jpg

Private Download does not provide the means to upload files to the private download directory. Admins need to upload the files via FTP or perhaps with a file manager module (i.e. Web File Manager). However, files can be uploaded directly to the private directory using CCK FieldField.

Configurable admin settings:

- Private download directory name [I use /files/protected]
- Customizable .htaccess file content
- Definable download file header attributes

Private Download differs from Private Upload as files contained in the private download directory are NOT attachments of nodes.

Private Download is very useful when one has large video files one wants to upload directly without associating them with a node or file attachment.

I use .../files/private for Private Upload and I use .../files/protected/ for Private Download, so I can avoid a clash for both files and the various .htaccess files. The .htaccess file for Private Download is:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine on
  RewriteBase /system/files/protected
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

For Resume Downloads I have under settings no limit on download speed:

Maximum download speed:
0
Limit download speed in KB/s, set to 0 for unlimited speed

I get the same problem no matter whether the public download method (as recommended for Private Upload) is used, or the private download method is used under admin/settings/file-system.

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