Initialization Parameter Options
This page lists the available parameters that can be used in the Video Player and what is required versus optional.
The format of these parameters, which are specified in the Silverlight plugin "initParams" (or InitParameters if using the ASP.NET control) parameter, follow the format of:
paramname=
paramvalue,
paramname2=
paramvalue2
List of Parameters
| Parameter Name | Version | Description | Values | Required | Default Value | Example |
|---|
| m | Full/Min | The source for the media to be played | URI | Yes | none | m=http://myservername.com/mymedia/video1.wmv |
| autostart | Full/Min | Whether the media should automatically start playing | true or false | No | false | autostart=true |
| thumbnail | Full Only | A thumbnail image preview to display when not playing | URI | No | none | thumbnail=image.png |
| markers | Full Only | A value to enable/disable the showing of media markers | true or false | No | false | markers=true |
| cc | Full Only | A value to enable/disable the showing of closed-captioning text | true or false | No | false | cc=true |
| markerpath | Full Only | The path to the metadata file to load for the media markers following the marker specification | URI | No | none | markerpath=custommarkers.xml |
| muted | Full/Min | Value to initially mute the volume | true or false | No | false | muted=true |
| autohide | Full/Min | Value to set the controls to auto hide after a few seconds and re-appear when mouse activity on the media occurs | true or false | No | true | autohide=false |
| canscrub | Full/Min | Value to enable the seeking of the media using the timeline slider | true or false | No | true | canscrub=false |