I saw this on a friend’s blog and though it was worth the re-post.

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I’m using a licensed version of the JW Media Player (5.5) and looking at tracking the videos that get played across the web.

The two things you’ll need is are a Google Analytics account and a licensed version of the JW Media Player. Then just copy and paste this code (replacing the necessary data in the code with your own, of course).

<script src=”swfobject.js” type=”text/javascript”></script>

<div id=”mediaspace”>Replace this text</div>

<script type=”text/javascript”>// <![CDATA[
var so = new SWFObject('http://www.yoururl.com/mediaplayer.swf','mpl','640','502','9');
so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true');
so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always');
so.addParam('wmode','opaque');
so.addVariable('file','http://www.yoururl.com/video.m4v');
so.addVariable('image','http://www.yoururl.com/image.jpg');
so.addVariable("plugins","gapro-1");
so.addVariable("gapro.accountid","UA-XXXXXXX-X");
so.addVariable("gapro.trackstarts","true");
so.addVariable("gapro.trackpercentage","true");
so.addVariable("gapro.tracktime","true");
so.write('mediaspace');
// ]]></script>

Google will track the events in your analytics account and tell you how many times the video was viewed, how long people watched the video (on average), and how many people watched the video in it’s entirety.

I’m still looking for a way to track the URL where the video was played so I can see if viewers watched the clip on my domain or if they are being watched from someone else’s website where they embedded my clip. If you know where to find this code please post it in the comments section below. Thanks!