Video
The 2006, with the explosions of huge video based community websites such as Youtube, has shown how video contents are becoming one of the most direct and cool to use web communication approach.
Drupal, as a leading open source content management platform, absolutely needs a good and globally accepted video content approach.
This group aims to get ideas and coordinating efforts between the different people involved in the video content development. The goal is to provide drupal with an easy, powerful and extensible support for videos.
Impromptu DimDim Session about Emfield + Imagecache
I'm going to do a quick, impromptu Dojo session on DimDim about using Embedded Media Field in conjunction with Imagecache. Because I feel like it. Sorry about the short notice; I'll post deets here for interested people who want to know but missed the show... For Drupal 6. Join #drupal-dojo in IRC.
Recommendation for multilingual, user contributed video site
Last time I created a user-contributed video module, it was pretty complex. I had to learn about FFMPEG, find a shared host that supported it, test various media players, choose alternates when my modules/players weren't ready for deployment, and I hobbled together a basic beta site.
Now I want to upgrade to the latest/greatest tools out there. Blue Droplet Video looks great, I'm going to test it. It's in dev - any issues with that for a public site, current users?
Is there anything else I should consider?
ffmpeg with metadata using flvtool2
I desperately need a module/patch or any other solutions that are able to help me converting and injecting metadata into the flv files. using ffmpeg_converter.module that requires ffmpeg_wrapper.module to do the job, I like how thin and easy both modules are.
according to my own research, there's only flvtool2 to do the work. i only need to insert an additional command to the ffmpeg command line when converting the file. e.g.
ffmpeg -i %in_file -ar 64 -ab 44.1 -f flv -s 704×576 – | flvtool2 -U stdin %out_file
DrupalMedia.org Launched for the Sprint!
As a supplement to the Media group, I launched Drupal Media today to help with the ongoing Media sprint efforts. On its front page, you'll see a map to the next sprint (which is at Mansueto - 7 World Trade Ctr, New York, NY this Friday-Saturday, October 23-24, from 9-5). Tabs are also available for discussions (add your own), videos, and a feed to the Media module issue queue. Please give me any feedback or desired functionality that would be useful for the site. (Including long-term plans for the useful domain, contributed by the good folks at Development Seed.)
Don't forget that you have to pre-register if you plan to come to the sprint, with your full name. Hope to see you there, or at #drupal-media in IRC!
Revised Media Roadmap for Sprint Oct 23-24
Media API
- Create a workflow diagram.
- Ensure Registration of Media modules works, and is complete. See media_get_registered_modules().
- Convert 'Resources' to 'Streams' to work w/ Stream Wrappers in core.
- Document all hooks for the module.
- Determine continued need/placement for 'Formatters'.
- Continue building Media form (ala Maarten's designs).
- Add thumbnail support for browsing files.
- Convert dbqueries to dbtng.
- Drupal behaviors & AHAH callbacks.
- Create any required images.
- Add default theme options for stream display in browser.
File/Stream Handling
- Handle uploaded files.
- Integrate with FileField.
- Ensure files shared in multiple places aren't deleted unless they are singular.
- Handle shared files/streams.
- Handle streams other than default public/private.
- Token integration.
Remote Streams
- Create YouTube stream wrapper.
- Create Flickr stream wrapper.
- Create Brightcove stream wrapper.
Media Metadata
- Determine continued need/placement for 'Metadata' (and how it fits w/ core RDF).
- Determine if key/value pairs is best way to go forward.
- Create table for storage.
- Create hooks for modules to store unique columns.
- Create metadata collection form.
SimpleTests
- Create simpletests.
Views Integration
- Allow a Views formatter for file browser -- perhaps an administrative dropdown of available views ala quicktabs or panels?
WYSIWYG Support
- Research the WYSIWYG module to determine how to integrate.
- Create a plan for WYSIWYG integration.
3rd Party, User Generated Video Gallery?
Hey all,
I'd like random users to be able to publish a video to youtube, blip, or whatever other service, and then we'd suck those videos into video galleries on our site.
What service should I use for that, and how would I have folks tag or sort their information so that we could grab it and create galleries in the same way I'd use emfield to suck in Flickr galleries or something.
Best practices for YouTube API integration
I am looking for some best practices advice. I am building a module that processes machine tags. I am integrating it in with FeedAPI and FeedAPI Mapper. My two primary feeds I want to get machine tags from are Flickr and YouTube. Unfortunately for both services I have not found a way to get well formatted tags via their RSS feed. So I am resorting to getting the media id from the feed then using an API call to get the machine tags.
Fast Private File Transfer using X-send file
mod_xsendfile
mod_xsendfile is a small Apache2 module that processes X-SENDFILE headers registered by the original output handler.
If it encounters the presence of such header it will discard all output and send the file specified by that header instead using Apache internals including all optimizations like caching-headers and sendfile or mmap if configured.
It is useful for processing script-output of e.g. php, perl or any cgi.
Referance from http://tn123.ath.cx/mod_xsendfile/
Monster Media Sprint!
Fellow Media Moguls,
We're shaking off the dust from the Media module, which was sadly neglected during the heady Summer of Code, where we got Stream Wrappers into core! I'm excited to meet now with my fellow Drupalistas, and get the module presentable for Drupal 7 (and Drupal 6, if anyone is interested in helping on that front).
Drupal Developer Wanted For a Major Project - Long Term Work | OMS
The $977 is based on approximately 39 hours work at $25 an hour.
You will be paid weekly based on your performance and results.
This is a serious job and long term opportunity potentially, for the right person, worth a LOT more than $997.
The number of hours / 'hourly rate' could be more or less depending on your individual hourly rate is normally and what we discuss in terms of additional projects which are already lined up.
A full project specification sheet will be given to you.
Requirements:
a) Customising a Drupal platform
b) Adding modules
c) Membership Module
Adobe MAX 2009 conference in Los Angeles, California
Adobe's annual MAX conference is taking place this October 4-7th in Los Angeles, CA. I will be presenting three Drupal related sessions at this conference for Adobe. Most of my sessions show people how to customize Drupal 6 through themes, modules, and its administration. My sessions are 1-1.5hrs, with one session being a lab (BYOL: Bring Your Own Laptop Lab).
Adobe MAX is a paid conference, and has something like over 200 sessions. Early bird discount still available (as of this writing).
My sessions are:
- Customizing Drupal Using Dreamweaver - skill: Beginner - Learn how to install Drupal, a robust, full-featured web content management system, and publish your first pages. You'll be guided through common designer workflows using Drupal and learn how to customize Drupal theme templates. When this lab is complete, you'll be able to take your new skills back to work and be more productive.
- Exploring Web Content Management Systems from a Designer's Perspective - skill: Beginner - Watch an expert guide you through a selection of today's popular web content management systems and learn which one is right for you. This session will include detailed demonstrations of WordPress, Drupal, and the Adobe InContext Editing service in action, covering installation and publishing.
- Learn to Rock Drupal Using Dreamweaver - skill: Beginner - Explore the functionality of Drupal from a designer's perspective while learning about the most common workflows. Learn how to integrate Drupal with Dreamweaver and how to use Creative Suite 4 Web Premium to customize Drupal theme templates.
I have presented at MAX before, and attended twice. This conference is huge. Last year 5,000 attendees ran around chatting Flash, Flex, AIR, Photoshop, After Effects, everything Adobe. One of the new things Adobe has done at MAX is run un-conferences inside the main conference building. Last year there were four un-conferences going on all week inside MAX, adding to the already hundreds of sessions. This year I am involved with the Web CMS theme of the conference, promoting Drupal & PHP. Some of you know my Drupal Dreamweaver extensions and Theme Starter desktop software, so I am glad to be exclusively covering Drupal in my talks this year. One session covers the different approaches in Web CMS software like Wordpress & Drupal. For that session I will be sharing the stage for that session with a Wordpress counterpart. I hope that session turns into a feature flinging match as it'll help me get caught up with Wordpress limitations.
I'd like to promote the MAX conference to the Drupal community, and at the same time ask who is already planning to attend. We can meet up and rep Drupal together.
Drupal Developer | Sandusky Newspapers, Inc.
We are a 187-year-old family of newspapers in Northern Ohio that is determined to provide a bleeding-edge selection of news and information sites to its community. We are currently running 5 Drupal sites (up from none two years ago) and will triple that number over the coming year. We are already taking advantage of the multisite features of Drupal to streamline theming and user handling. Over the next year we will push the envelope in multimedia applications, e-commerce applications, content recommendation, community management, and probably some other stuff we haven't thought of yet.
Media Sprint in Philly Today & Tomorrow!!!
Wow, somehow announcing this at gdo slipped off my radar. In any case, if you haven't already heard the good news at Zivtech you might want to know about the Media Sprint planned today and tomorrow in Philly!
Reminder: Open Media Mixer Thursday, 7/16 4:00p Portland
Just a quick reminder to everyone that there's going to be a great chance to talk with the folk who made it so drupal can run a community media center! Check out http://groups.drupal.org/node/23682 for more info.
Be there or be []
-pete
Chat Module
Hi Guys,
Can anyone recommend me a good chat solution for Drupal 6. I am trying to evaluate different solutions like DimDim, 123FlashChat Server, avchat(avchat.com)..
Has anyone used any of these solutions.. Will U recommend any?
I will be using this for a Learning Management solution. I would like to host online presentations, do whiteboarding, have the ability to control the time the chat sessions are on; All chat sessions will need to be stored and indexed for later retrieval. I will be using the apache solr module. That part seems to work fine.
Bring Youtube video comments onto your Drupal Site?
Does anyone know if there is an easy way to pull the comments left for youtube videos onto your Drupal site? Ideally they would automatically be integrated into the comments section on a page where you have a YouTube video embedded. I know its possible, but would probably take a bit of work... Thanks!
Free lunch for LA developer help
Hi there,
I'm a Melbourne-based programmer visiting LA until Sunday, working to migrate a non-profit student media & training site to a new Drupal back-end and building in a lot of video stuff. It's my first Drupal site and on a tiny budget. I'll buy someone lunch or dinner if they offer some help on the basics :-) I've got Drupal installed, themed, and a bunch of modules enabled, but I really want to finesse my solution.
Contact me at dan(AT)gravityrail.com.
Thanks,
Dan
LA Drupal videos galore (DrupalCampLA + Meetings)
For over a year LA Drupal has been recording our meetings and many of our events. View the videos online... http://drupal-la.blip.tv
Subscribe to our video podcast... http://drupal-la.blip.tv/rss (available directly on iTunes too)
We provide these videos for free for people to learn Drupal of course. Over the next handful of weeks you will see us release videos from our meetings and DrupalCampLA '08. Learn the basics of Drupal, theme design, module development, advanced views, Services module (Flash + Drupal), and many, many more topics all relating to Drupal.
Follow us on twitter... www.twitter.com/ladrupal
Posting video from mobile phones into drupal
Hi Mobile folks
As a result of Transmission network sprint few weeks ago on a farm among beautiful Britain hills we have published a tutorial on Posting video from mobile phones into drupal via email into flash video via Mailhandler and Media mover.
Its still considered Incomplete, as my English is not perfect. Please review, correct and expand, so it will be complete.
