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JW6 Custom Skins


Hi,

No custom skins I have are currently working with JW6, do you have an example skin I can look at? I've searched the 'addons' section but none of the skins seem to be compatible with JW6 and I keep getting the error: Error loading skin:
Incompatible player version.

Also, when I update projects with JW5 to JW6, does this mean my skins are going to stop working? Is there anyway around this?

Thanks,
Dan.

24 Community Answers

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Hi Dan,

You can only get access to our V6 skins as part of the premium version of JW Player 6.

You can find out more information about the features of various JW player editions here: http://www.longtailvideo.com/jw-player/pricing/

Best,
-Ethan

JW Player

User  
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Thanks Ethan,

Does that pricing plan allow you to use JW Player 5 as well as 6?

Thanks,
Dan.

JW Player

User  
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Hello, I have a single web site
but I want to plug-ins and licensing
they will be up to me what to do?

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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You can certainly use V5 if you want, yes.

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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@serkan – You need the premium version.

JW Player

User  
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Is JW 5 free with customizable skins?

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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@Greg – The JW5 player , which is available here – http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/browser/tags/mediaplayer-5.10 has skin support. The skins for V5 can be accessed here – http://www.longtailvideo.com/addons/skins

JW Player

User  
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Hi,

How I can disable or hide control bar in jwp 6?
Im trying to build a skin, but this happen: "Error loading skin:
Skin formatting error"

Im using the same jwp 5 skin, changin "1.01" to "6.0" and calling xml instead zip file. Is not posible doing this in free version?

Thanks Ethan

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Set controls to false.

JW Player

User  
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Do you mind to tell me how set controls to false or paste a link, please? (JW6)
I cant find it.

Please, thanks Ethan!

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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controls: “false”,

JW Player

User  
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ok, thanks.

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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np

JW Player

User  
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Hi Ethan,

setting controls: "false", is ok for me, but it disable the display too. Any way to disable only the controlbar ?

Thanks!!

JW Player

User  
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if I delete controlbar elements in the xml settings, it works fine in chrome, but mobil devices and IE8 still shows the elements deleted.

for example, deleting all elements from controlbar settings in xml: in chrome controlbar no exist (ok) but in IE8, its shows with the whole elements deleted.

I only need to show the display but not the controlbar. Im sure is easy but I cant find how to do it

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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You would have to do it in the xml. Regarding that issue, do you have a link?

JW Player

User  
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hello,
i am using jw player pro(jw6 player). this shows me a error
"Error loading skin:Incompatible player version in jw player"
jw player pricing it shows "Easy to Use Skinning Model".

so any budy can told where is the problem?

<div id='my-video'></div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(function() {
jwplayer('my-video').setup({
flashplayer: 'player.swf ',
file: 'test.flv',
image: "test.jpg",
skin:'/jwplayer/skins/beelden/beelden.xml',
width: '615',
height: '378'

});

});
</script>

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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I looks like you are using a V5 skin with a V6 player.

JW Player

User  
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@john

Edit your skin xml file and add attribute " target='6.0' " to the <skin> element.
See: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/28847/building-jw-player-skins/

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Yes, that will work.

JW Player

User  
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I am using JW Player 6 Pro. Is it possible to suppress the thumbnail images in the skins provided?

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Do you mean in the playlist?

JW Player

User  
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Just one note, LT could really provide users the download of at least one default skin to help them building their own.

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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We do, there are two in the SDK – http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/

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