By DuoDuo-1 on

I've been working on a Video module for Drupal which will allow the ability to create a mini "youtube" on drupal. What I have aimed at least for the initial development was something simple and basic. I've linked to a screenshot of the "Viewing" page. I wanted to post this up to see what type of interest there is.

The module currently supports Video uploading and encoding. It currently allows the most basic features, rating, browsing with sorting, searching, tagging, view counts.

Sorry unfortunately I do not have a formal demo or anything ready to link to yet, but I am actually looking for people that are interested in either creating a video site, already have a video site or have ideas they can contribute. The module at this stage is useful, but i wanted to hear from people what they possibly could want in something like this other than what I've listed. I want to see what type of features to lock in for a first release.

Want to help in the project?
* I need someone to help with graphics and design/layout for the project
* Eventually will need testers. People that can help upload videos to test out encoding..etc and then eventually test installation of the module itself.

Screenshot:

http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture36lw7.png

Any interests? Questions? Ideas?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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Bence’s picture

Bence commented

How does it relate to Media Mover, Flashvideo and Openpackage Media? They already do this funcionality.

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DuoDuo-1 commented

Bence,
Thanks for listing those modules. I was not aware of Media Mover or Openpackage Media actually.

As to how they relate, I am looking at most of these and they seem to be just aiding in helping to add/upload video to a drupal site . I could not see what OpenPackage Video does more in detail as there site/demo seems to be down or non existent anymore (At the time of this post).

When I started my module, the main thing I saw lacking was the "completeness" of video module to use to create a basic/ mini "you tube". I don't see any "browse" pages (with sorting for most popular, most viewed, most recent videos) , tag/searching, rating, and even commenting features. These other video modules don't seem to produce a complete video site. There purposes seems to be more aiding in uploading video/encoding. The best way to describe my module is that it creates a "video portal" site. (Hope that makes sense)

OpenPackage Video (its description at least) has a feature which my module will also have which is remote encoding. Remote encoding through your own servers that you can setup and I hoped to offer a service for people that don't want to set up encoding servers or worry about encoding in general.

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Bence commented

I don't see any "browse" pages (with sorting for most popular, most viewed, most recent videos) , tag/searching, rating, and even commenting features. These other video modules don't seem to produce a complete video site. There purposes seems to be more aiding in uploading video/encoding. The best way to describe my module is that it creates a "video portal" site.

Then you should create an installation profile, not a new module. You can achieve these features with Openpackage/Media Mover + Views, Panels, CCK, Five Star etc. Drupal core contains the commenting, searching and tagging feature...
Rating, most viewed, most recent, this is very easy:
http://openpackage.biz/video/most-popular

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jakew commented

A few questions:

1) What's an installation profile?
2) Are Openpackage and Media Mover an either/or thing? You need one or the other, but not both, right?
3) What is the advantage to this solution as opposed to the one explained in Drupal's "cookbook" section? http://drupal.org/node/187732

Thanks!

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greygoo commented

Hi. What is the status of this project? Is it only for Drupal 6?