Media
The Media group is the working group for the Drupal 7 Media module and modules that extends it.
The immediate short term goals are:
- Get a stable 1.0 release out ASAP.
- After that, new features will only added to the 2.x branch.
Media Support Squad
The main goal with Media Initiative Support Squad is to assist in the issue queues for the Media and File Entity modules to drive both projects forward. Including getting whole or part of File Entity into Drupal 8 Core.
Modules that Extend the Media Module
This is a list of modules that extend or build on the Media module. This is NOT a list of all modules that have to do with media in a general sense. Those can be found by filtering the Drupal.org module list.
Media FAQ needed
There are quite a few repeating issues popping up in the Media queue, such as all those about users not getting a video player working. In many cases it turns out they are under the impression Media comes with support for this. In other cases their problems should be dealt with in the module providing the integration.
A FAQ would help us keep the queue cleaner, and at the same time be a great resource for users to find answers to common problems they face.
The Media Support Squad Draft is Open
Hello Media fans,
I would like to take this opportunity to open a discussion about what the Media Support Squad should do to best help drive the Media Initiative.
First though I would like to welcome mtnguru and jerryitt as the first two members of the squad. I am really looking forward to work with you on helping to make Media great.
No Coding Skills Required
Feature module to quickly set up a Media test site
I have created a Media Support Squad feature module that enables all needed modules, plus Admin menu, to quickly be able to start testing for example patches.
As an added bonus it comes with Text formats and WYSIWYG profiles for both CKEditor and TinyMCE so you easily can test that too.
You can download or clone it from http://drupal.org/sandbox/tsvenson/1428994. The project page contains instructions on how to install and enable it.
If your quick, you should have a new Media enabled site up in just a few minutes, ready for testing patches and other things.
Media module designs
Here are some designs for media module improvements that i did about a year ago. Some of this got implemented but there's more that might be useful. I have also attached the multilayered fireworks file (media_manager_i044.png) if anyone wants to pick up on this work and carry it forward.
Drupal Developer | Streamline Universal
We are looking to develop a Drupal-powered project management website. The site will contain a heavy emphasis on file-sharing, and some features that interact slightly with our existing file upload/download tool (built using MySQL / ASPX and located on a multiple Windows 2008 servers running on Amazon Web Services), Other features of the website include a built-in Flash video player (video will be served from our existing Flash Media / Wowza server), message boards, and the ability of users to invite / set access permissions for colleagues.
Overview of file uploaders
On first Media online meeting we decided to cerate an overview of multi file uploaders. Anyone is welcome to edit this list.
| Uploader | License | Technology | Browser support | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plupload | GPL | Flash, HTML5, SilverLIght, BrowserPlus, Gears, HTML 4 (multiple technologies /w fallback) | most of browsers | drag&drop, upload progress, image resizing, file size restriction, stream upload, multipart upload |
Media module user stories
Wiki page for user stories for the Media module.
Adding/selecting media for content
Drupal media IRC meeting and office hours
Please join us for our bi-weekly, open meeting to discuss issues and progress related to the Drupal Media module and unofficial initiative. The meeting will be held in #drupal-media in IRC at 8 PM UTC. When is this in my time zone?
Agenda
- Media initiative followup
- Media bug squad followup - http://groups.drupal.org/media/support-squad
- Major issues blocking 1.0 release - http://drupal.org/project/issues/search/media?status%5B%5D=Open&issue_ta...
- DrupalCon Denver media sprint followup
- Overview of file uploaders by slashrsm - http://groups.drupal.org/node/205298
- Call to help for plupload module
- Usage of drupalmedia.org
- Whatever topics YOU would like to discuss!
Office hours
Immediately following the IRC meeting, we will be holding weekly office hours in IRC for two hours! The main goal of office hours is to help mentor and empower new contributors to become regular Media contributors.
Does/will OpenPublish on Drupal 7 have (acquia) media module?
Does OpenPublish on Drupal 7 have the acquia media module - this module provides excellent photography gallery handling, including extremely easy to use uploading - multiple photos at a time.
If not, will it include it?
If not including it, then can I add it without incompatibility issues with OpenPublish image handling?
Does OpenPublish image/photo handling have better features than Acquia media module?
I think the acquia media module is excellent and would be inclined to think providing yet another image handling module would reinvent the wheel.
Pointers to displaying Flickr Sets in Drupal 7
I've got Media installed, it's working fine with galleries, & I enabled media_flickr. I can upload flickr images & sets, but I can't find documentation on how to display them. In a gallery, they do not work. How can I show Flickr sets on my website? This is quite urgent, so quick pointers are more appreciated than a longer answer later. Thanks in advance!
Drupal media IRC meeting and office hours
Please join us for our first-ever, bi-weekly, open meeting to discuss issues and progress related to the Drupal Media module and unofficial initiative. The meeting will be held in #drupal-media in IRC at 8 PM UTC. When is this in my time zone?
View the logs from this meeting at http://pastie.org/3215538
Agenda
- Discuss frequency and time of meetings
- Media initiative
- Media bug squad
- Major issues (file usage)
- DrupalCon Denver media sprint
- Usage drupalmedia.org and @drupalmedia
- Whatever topics YOU would like to discuss!
Office hours
Immediately following the IRC meeting, we will kick off holding weekly office hours in IRC for two hours! The main goal of office hours is to help mentor and empower new contributors to become regular Media contributors.
Media Management and Digital Asset Management
This project is about building a Digital Asset Server for your enterprise. We will build upon with the existing open source project Mediamosa - http://www.mediamosa.org/ (demos at http://demo.mediamosa.org/). Mediamosa is a Drupal distribution which stores your enterprises media assets such as images, video, and audio. Mediamosa stores media and taxonomy details for each asset (format, duration, height/width, tags, title, description, etc.) as well as rights information about each asset (geo based, time based, etc.).
Image Content Type or Media File Type
With Media in D7, it looks as though there are two big options for storing information in additional fields with images:
- Use an Image Content Type with an Image field and media file selector, together with fields for title, description, location etc and store as content nodes
- Use an Image Media File Type and add fields for title, description, location etc but store as file nodes
So I'm wondering what are the main advantages and disadvantages of each approach - especially with regards to future-proofing the site?
