Video

fax8 - June 18, 2005 - 21:34

This module allows users to submit videos to a drupal site.

Drupal 5.0 users: video module development version already works with Drupal 5.0.

5.x-dev version released after middle February 2008 are intended for development testing only. Do not use them on production environments until we get to a stable version.

Videos are embedded into html pages and can also be downloaded.

Video module in action

Key features:

  • Multiple video types:
    • mov, mp4, 3gp, 3g2 (handled by Quicktime Player)
    • rm (handled by Real Player)
    • flv (handled by FlowPlayer)
    • swf (handled by Macromedia Flash Player)
    • dir, dcr (handled by Macromedia Shockwave Player)
    • wmv (handled by Windows Media Player)
    • ogg theora (handled by Cortado Java Applet)
    • Youtube Videos
    • Google Videos
  • XHTML Compliance: all the xhtml code generated by the module is W3 validated.
  • Video Feed: provide a feed usable with video aggregators (eg democracy player, itunes).
  • Plugin system: all video module advanced features are implemented in helpers modules.
  • Access control: video module permits a deep access control to all the implemented features.
  • Uploads: with the video_upload plugin users are able to upload videos from they browsers.
  • Thumbnails: with the video_image plugin users are able to attach screenshots of their videos from the browser.
  • Multiple file download: with the video_multidownload plugin users are able to associate more than one video. Then a selection is displayed.
  • Custom Fields: with the video_customfields plugin users are able to add custom fields to their videos.
  • Optional Meta Data: with the video_optmetadata plugin users are able submit metadata informations to their videos (metadata are video bitrate, audio bitrate, audio sampling rate, audio channels).
  • HTML params: with the video_params plugin users are able to add html params to their videos. Really useful for swf videos.
  • Extensible implementation: basing on the video module core adding new feature and options is easy and immediate.

Features available on the next video module for Drupal 5.0:
Postgresql support
Views module support

Releases

Official releasesDateSizeLinksStatus
4.7.x-1.02006-Nov-1142.53 KBRecommended for 4.7.xThis is currently the recommended release for 4.7.x.
Development snapshotsDateSizeLinksStatus
5.x-1.x-dev2008-Apr-0974.48 KBDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.
4.7.x-1.x-dev2007-Apr-1843.81 KBDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.
 
 

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