When serving local video files, we have to consider first how a video will be placed onto the server and if we require any manipulation of the video. We may wish to use an upload field from a web form, or we may wish to use FTP to upload large files, or we may wish to be able to email a video to the server as from a cell phone. All of these options are available, so we will examine each in turn.
The first heavy hitter is the FileField module. This light-weight module goes a long way. At its most basic level, it adds the functionality of the core Upload module to CCK. Besides serving as an invisible API for ImageField, it can also expose file uploads as fields. The module supports any file type such as .txt, .pdf, images, video, or audio.
Before continuing, if you haven't already, you'll need to install the FileField module by downloading and enabling it from http://drupal.org/project/filefield.
Now we'll create a new content type called Cartoon. You'll need to...