At its core, the Video module is a field and handler for CCK; it enhances CCK and Filefield to provide video uploading, video transcoding (local ffmpeg default), video thumbnail creation and selection; and choice of playback method per format.

Additional features for Video module include: Zencoder transcoding integration, Amazon S3 integration and attaching FTP'd file to nodes.
Other modules which Video module integrates with are; SWF Tools and Flowplayer (use these if you need more video player options).

Required Modules

Enhancement Modules

Once you have installed and configured CCK, Filefield and a video player (optional) you can then install Video module from the module administration page (Administer > Site building > Modules).