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syrus.xl

11-12-2006, 10:00 PM

XEON series ? The vbFLV Video Player

http://www.digitalport.co.uk/vbFLV_ad.jpg
[ Click Here to see the DEMO (http://www.digitalport.co.uk) ]

If you use this modification please click INSTALL (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=131497) - it shows your appreciation and I can notify you of updates, when they become available!

Release Date: 2006-11-13
Revision: 1.1 (see change log in this post). If UPGRADING from Revision 1.0 DO NOT overwrite any files, apart from the main player.swf
vBulletin versions compatible: Works on ANY - uses no MySQL

Features:

XML Based FLV Player
Single playlist population
Fade in/out over thumbnails
Auto-detect Normal or Widescreen video formats
Auto-detect Scroll-bar on if more than 5 videos in XML file
Optimized for vBulletin using a single ?conditional?
Optimized picture clarity/quality
Slide Scroll bar to view other movies
Uses javascript object embed for all known browser compatibility issues

Watermarked version details: *See second (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1116560&postcount=2) post below*

As many members requested, here at vbulletin.org, I designed this video player. It is XML driven, and the full vBulletin integrated version will be a commercial product, with many added features.
To compliment the XEON vbMp3 Player I brought you, the XEON series vbFLV Video Player, is another feature packed add-on. This is currently designed as a popup.

The vbFLV Video Player allows you to add unlimited video footage from various sources. There are no limits on FLV streaming, but you may wish to think about bandwidth consumption, if you intend to have very long movie clips. Note: most FLV clips are between 1-2Mb?s each, due to compression used. I would suggest you read these instructions carefully for no problems to occur, installation is fairly straight forward but setup will take longer.

Broadcast streaming video directly from your vBulletin forum.
You can encode your own movie files into the FLV format.
Use websites like www.keepvid.com to download any video from Google, YouTube, iFilm, and numerous other video websites. Visit www.keepvid.com for a full list.

Bandwith Consumption:
Due to design of this player and you will rarely find flv files around websites, the player is restricted to local flv files only. This was done by request, since most people that requested this modification wanted to play videos on their own websites, not on a global basis. If you have a large forum and huge video files, and only a small bandwidth limit I would not recommend you install this version.

Why FLV?
FLV is a widely used format for video/audio - and uses can be even interactive. No other video format comes close to these specifications - and the compression ratio will surpass anything around. In this tutorial you will be able to find the best compression ratio to use (the demo uses a 512k stream, which these days is quite adaquate for most users). Most video formats can be converted to the FLV format, I have listed a few places below where you can get free converters from.

What is FLV?
FLV is video format used by Flash, it is possible to take a 50Mb mpeg file and convert it to a 512k FLV stream, reducing the file size to around 10Mb. Giving you a high compression ratio of 5:1 in most cases. Is it more common on Google, YouTube, myspace, and many other video hosting websites.

Editing the XML file:
You can change all titles, descriptions, thumbnails and flv titles in the XML file. To edit it just right-click and select open with either Notepad, Wordpad or TextEdit (if you?re using a Apple).

Adding more videos:
Each video in the XML file is setup like this:
<item>
<date>13 November 2006</date>
<descr><b>Example 3</b></descr>
<video>example3.flv</video>
<image>example3.jpg</image>
</item>
So, we have Date, Description, video_name.flv and video_name.jpg ? each videos detail is enclosed between < item > tags.

Thumbnails & Descriptions

Thumbnails:
These small images must be created in any graphics program (The player will work without these thumbnails). If you do wish to create these images then they should be of a maximum size (width=70 and height=50), making them all the same size does look better, if they don't show up make sure you have named them the same as the details in the XML file. Note they must be non-progressive jpg images.

Creating the Thumbnail Images:
You can easily create the images by playing the video you want the image for, pause it at the point where you would like the screenshot. Now Hold down the ALT key and Press PRT SCR ? this will take a screenshot of just the player, open any image program and select Paste. Crop the image and resize until it is no larger than 70x50 pixels, save as a jpg.

Description:
You can add short titles and dates to your videos (as shown in the screenshot and demo, this data is entered in the XML file.

Transcoding your movies to FLV format
Free FLV Encoders:
http://rivavx.com/index.php?encoder&L=3 - Riva FLV Encoder
Transcodes AVI, MPEG, Quicktime, WMV and more codecs.

Commercial FLV Encoders:
http://www.yaodownload.com/video-design/videoencodersconverter/

More FLV Encoders can be found here:
http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/flv-encoder.html

Installation:
Upload the entire contents of the Upload folder into your forum ?root?. There are index.html files within the video and images folders, these are just directory protection files, so people cannot just browse your folders and download.

Note: If you have installed any previous releases by me, then you may receive an alert about overwriting the flashobject.js file ? this file hasn?t been changed at all, so you can skip or overwrite. DO NOT rename any files or folders; the player does have dedicated paths compiled which cannot be altered.

XML Setup:
Make sure you enter no paths, just the file names. The player has defaults set for images and video directories.

Template edit:
AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates -> navbar

Find:
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

Add after:

<if condition="$show['member']">
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#" onclick="return Openvbflv()">FLV Player</a></td>
</if>


KNOWN ISSUES: none

Change Log:
15/11/2006 - Player screen resize fixed
13/11/2006 - Initial Release

Future Improvements:
Limited, due to being a XML version. All major features will be incorporated in the commercial fully integrated vBulletin version, available soon, with plugins.

This modification is fully supported, and keep your eyes open for other flash-based modifications I release. More ?XEON series? based projects are planned, but probably will not be released until early next year!

Screenshots below show current version.

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 07:25 PM

vbFLV Video Player with WaterMarking

Design by Syrus XL Media
2003-2006
www.digitalport.co.uk

Installation:
=============
Firstly, you will need the main package of this modification installed.

The files within this package simply upload to your forums ROOT overwriting the existing vbflvPlayer.swf.

The watermark feature uses the Arial Bold font, which is embedded into the compilied flash file with a 41% alpha.

To change the default 'Syrus XL Media' watermark - simply edit the watermark.txt file with Notepad.
Default line is:

content=Syrus XL Media

Change this line after the '=' symbol to anything you want to display on the video window.

This text will display across the top of the video window.

=============================================

File Size: 66k (increased due Font embedding)

Font Embedded: Arial Bold 16 - Uppercase, Lowercase, Numerals and Puntuation.
Language: English
Total number of glyphs: 114

abramelin

11-13-2006, 07:36 PM

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 07:41 PM

A demo can be very good, thanks. Also can we use this for only show youtube videos from youtube (without using our server resources)
Like with a bb code that show the youtube videos on this player without youtube commercials.

In it's current state this wouldn't be possible. BB Code mods and Flash techniques don't mix well, and are prone to opening security holes to any forum.

But, on saying that there are ways around this issue, but not with this modification I'm afraid.

Lionel

11-13-2006, 07:55 PM

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 08:05 PM

I am currently using macromedia to create a swf (39k) that I upload as attachment and which stream the flv. With that technique, I am able to stream on demand from database.

Would love to see yours streaming from database instead of an xml.

That will be released in the commercial version of this modification, this was mainly released as a teaser to the full integration version. I've already used the technique you're referring to with the XEON vbMp3 Player released last month, with multiple-playlists loading from the database via PHP. It's fully uses moderation, usergroup permissions and much more - still in beta stage while I fix a few 'bugs' and add multiple adding of track data.

My main aim is to create the system where mp3's, movies, 'live' Tv & Radio and possibly google, youtube working in a main console, but can be expanded to inline playing using plugins.

Getting there, gradually!:)

lovelypk

11-13-2006, 08:06 PM

Great Addon.

nexus851

11-13-2006, 08:09 PM

can u make it where wheres we can watch users uploaded media imstead of a preset that we make ourselves?

J

Lionel

11-13-2006, 08:14 PM

I've already used the technique you're referring to with the XEON vbMp3 Player released last month, with multiple-playlists loading from the database via PHP. It's fully uses moderation, usergroup permissions and much more - still in beta stage while I fix a few 'bugs' and add multiple adding of track data.

I am using your mp3 player. I currently have thousands of mp3 on the site and this is taking a toll on server. I like your player as an alternative to stream external URL, without having to host them. Unfortunately, each 'channel' was limited to x amount of mp3.

Are you telling me that you have an unlimited database version?

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 08:18 PM

can u make it where wheres we can watch users uploaded media imstead of a preset that we make ourselves?

J

This feature is part of the commerical version - however, it does cause problems. Unless you have dedicated hosting, you will need to add a php.ini file to override normal PHP restrictions on uploading (normally set at 2Mb). Some hosts allow clients to override this restriction, while others don't.

We've added it to the commercial version, along with many other features. I will add the list of differences between this version and the commercial version, too many to list in a single post that will probably get lost...lol

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 08:25 PM

I am using your mp3 player. I currently have thousands of mp3 on the site and this is taking a toll on server. I like your player as an alternative to stream external URL, without having to host them. Unfortunately, each 'channel' was limited to x amount of mp3.

Are you telling me that you have an unlimited database version?

There is limits on the versions released on here. And yes, there is a commercial mp3 player, with unlimited playlists and tracks. The limits imposed on the version released on here, were done via the Action Script and also external conditionals. Originally, there was a 100 track per playlist limit, but since then I've fixed the player and removed the conditionals.

No commercial versions have been released yet, due to being overloaded with other projects. It's a case of finding the time lately to do things.;)

emtee

11-13-2006, 08:36 PM

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 08:43 PM

Nice mod! Installed!

By the way, what is the setting (kbits/sec) for .flv files on your demo? And if possible, how big are the file sizes for Citroen Ad and Crazy Frog? It looks good and stream pretty fast.

Thanks for another nice Flash hack!

Both were compressed using an expensive program called Sorenson Squeeze.
They are optimized for a 512k stream, and are roughly 1.7Mb each.

:cool:

Lionel

11-13-2006, 08:46 PM

The beauty with FLV files, they stream. I have 80 Megs videos that opens instantly and deliver smoothly.

Shazz

11-13-2006, 09:07 PM

Looks very cool :)
*edit

syrus.xl

11-13-2006, 10:27 PM

The beauty with FLV files, they stream. I have 80 Megs videos that opens instantly and deliver smoothly.

Yeah, it does have many advantages over other formats.:)

Looks very cool :)
*edit

Thanks Shazz!;)

DomP

11-14-2006, 04:31 AM

looks pretty cool ! I've seen some flv's with a "click here" link showing up at the end of the clip. Any idea how to do that ?

COBRAws

11-14-2006, 04:49 AM

Digitalport website doesnt seem to be working :S Any screenshots please?

syrus.xl

11-14-2006, 06:30 AM

Digitalport website doesnt seem to be working :S Any screenshots please?

Sorry about that, my server seems to be down at the moment.:(

I've now attached a screenshot.:)

MissKalunji

11-14-2006, 01:49 PM

youhou! thank you! i've been waiting for something like that!

MissKalunji

11-14-2006, 02:19 PM

now with that one do you offer branding fee? and whats the diff between the commercial and this version?

patsalko

11-14-2006, 02:30 PM

syrus.xl

11-14-2006, 03:18 PM

now with that one do you offer branding fee? and whats the diff between the commercial and this version?

There are many features on the commercial version, really no comparison to this release.

Just some of the included features:

Usergroup Permissions
Usergroup FLV upload (Host dependent)
Moderation on/off on uploads
PM Notification on Approved FLV's
Player uses multiple playlist (Named Lists)
'On-the-fly' animated thumbnail creation of FLV
FLV's can be set to auto-add on upload (no need to enter titles)
Mass population by directory upload

Plus a host of other features...

At the moment its still in development, pending coding changes.

The actual player used on here is also changed, and the current player will be updated shortly.

Branding free will be offered, but as with all my products - branding fee also comes 'domain-locked' and incorporates other security features.

Lionel

11-14-2006, 03:27 PM

'On-the-fly' animated thumbnail creation of FLV

do you get to set how many frames?

syrus.xl

11-14-2006, 03:42 PM

It will be cool to stream outside urls just like your MP3 player.

Right now, most people host their videos on external sites like youtube, or metacafe etc...
I think your hack should handle both local and external urls.

As it is, most people here dont have the bandwidth to host their own videos, so what's the point of having a hack they cant really afford to use because of bandwidth limitations?

Sorry, but it was designed this way by members requests. There are many hacks for YouTube and Google, I don't think there are any, that use specialized players though, apart from the inline AnyMedia hack by Crist (not updated yet). I am looking at updating this hack to work with all browser configurations, and run under vBulletin 3.6.x and above.

syrus.xl

11-14-2006, 03:44 PM

do you get to set how many frames?

Hi Lionel,

No.. it works by showing a small version of the real video upon rollover - when clicked it then plays the full FLV.

:)

MissKalunji

11-14-2006, 05:15 PM

There are many features on the commercial version, really no comparison to this release.

Just some of the included features:

Usergroup Permissions
Usergroup FLV upload (Host dependent)
Moderation on/off on uploads
PM Notification on Approved FLV's
Player uses multiple playlist (Named Lists)
'On-the-fly' animated thumbnail creation of FLV
FLV's can be set to auto-add on upload (no need to enter titles)
Mass population by directory upload

Plus a host of other features...

At the moment its still in development, pending coding changes.

The actual player used on here is also changed, and the current player will be updated shortly.

Branding free will be offered, but as with all my products - branding fee also comes 'domain-locked' and incorporates other security features.

woohooo i cant wait! i'll install this in the mean time

firstrebel

11-14-2006, 06:11 PM

This is one certainly to watch closely. Big potential here.

Bob

Lionel

11-14-2006, 10:23 PM

what is the recommended flv dimensions so it fit perfectt in the window?

4number8

11-14-2006, 11:26 PM

syrus.xl

11-14-2006, 11:27 PM

what is the recommended flv dimensions so it fit perfectt in the window?

The player window dimensions are set at 320x240 - but this for a 'normal' sized video, it automatically shrinks if it detects a 'widescreen' format.

On an overall basis, this seems to give quite a high quality output and still maintain a small compressed file size.

syrus.xl

11-14-2006, 11:31 PM

Hi, I have installed this and it seems to work great when viewing the video for the first time, than after you view it other times after that, it jumps up to the top left and can't be seen, you can only hear it. Has anyone else experienced this, or is it something in my browser that is causing this, because other users are not having any issues, but it does it in both firefox and IE. Thanks, nice hack.

Do you mean the actual output window is shrinking and goes very small into the top-right?

This was a problem I had, when designing the player, however I did fix it. Perhaps, I forgot to update the package on here, with the new player. I'll re-check the version on here, to the one I'm using.

Lionel

11-14-2006, 11:57 PM

This is coming real handy to me. How much time before the commercial version is available? Will you include the fla files?

syrus.xl

11-15-2006, 12:17 AM

This is coming real handy to me. How much time before the commercial version is available? Will you include the fla files?

It will probably be around a month, or so; in the meantime this player will be updated so it can be used inside a vbulletin page, or as a pop-up.

Sorry but I never release my flash source files. This is why I place quite alot of security AS in branded versions; including 'domian-locking', 'domain-redirecting' and if any of my files are decompiled they virtually 'self-destruct' and become useless.

If most of the design was just pure Flash components and hardly any customized scripting I might release the fla, but this is very rare - most of my flash work is dynamic, meaning I import variables, images, etc directly from either php, xml or sometimes even a text file.

4number8

11-15-2006, 02:09 AM

That is exactly what its doing, I haven't tried any other video's yet, been trying to figure out what would be causing it. I'll wait till I hear back from you

Shazz

11-15-2006, 04:35 AM

Tricky how the video works :)

COBRAws

11-15-2006, 04:36 AM

syrus.xl

11-15-2006, 08:49 AM

That is exactly what its doing, I haven't tried any other video's yet, been trying to figure out what would be causing it. I'll wait till I hear back from you

I'll update the package later today! :)

syrus.xl

11-15-2006, 12:23 PM

That is exactly what its doing, I haven't tried any other video's yet, been trying to figure out what would be causing it. I'll wait till I hear back from you

The vbflvPlayer.swf is now updated in this package.

Only overwrite this file, not any others or you will lose your playlist.

syrus.xl

11-15-2006, 12:36 PM

Is there a way so we can change the player looks? Because to say the truth, I dont like the actual player and dont like the mp3 player either :(

Finally, if you dont put a very high price for this hack, ill buy it :D

Thanks for the replies

Skin changing is not an option with the XEON series - it is basically a hard-coded, designed player. The only option I offer on this player is brand-free, but at a cost, since all details and urls are removed.

As for a price, this hasn't been decided upon yet, since the commercial version will be 'modular' based - so you will be able to purchase addons/plugins for expanding the modification further.

4number8

11-15-2006, 10:08 PM

Thanks alot syrus, much appreciated and I look foward to the commercial version release. ;)

COBRAws

11-15-2006, 10:51 PM

Skin changing is not an option with the XEON series - it is basically a hard-coded, designed player. The only option I offer on this player is brand-free, but at a cost, since all details and urls are removed.

As for a price, this hasn't been decided upon yet, since the commercial version will be 'modular' based - so you will be able to purchase addons/plugins for expanding the modification further.
oh well, its a shame the player design cant be changed :(
ill uninstall. Sorry

Snake

11-16-2006, 09:29 PM

I love you! Haha thanks for the hack. :)

nexus851

11-17-2006, 02:15 AM

Can we somehow WATERMARK the uploaded videos too? if not, will it be hard to add in a watermark for us???

syrus.xl

11-17-2006, 10:28 AM

Can we somehow WATERMARK the uploaded videos too? if not, will it be hard to add in a watermark for us???

There is a way of doing this, and altering META data held in a FLV file.

I'll post the details later:)

haytham

11-17-2006, 08:19 PM

No words can even come close to what this mod is...installed and I am crazy about it..Thanks a million

nexus851

11-18-2006, 05:30 AM

There is a way of doing this, and altering META data held in a FLV file.

I'll post the details later:)

Please inform if you can at least add the auto watermark version on the public or commercial release. Ill definitely buy one right now if this can be done or an idea of when it can be done by you... appreciate it

J

syrus.xl

11-18-2006, 01:31 PM

Please inform if you can at least add the auto watermark version on the public or commercial release. Ill definitely buy one right now if this can be done or an idea of when it can be done by you... appreciate it

J

There is 2 ways of doing this, but one is slightly tricky.

1. A permenent way would be adding the watermark data to the FLV's Meta data, this currently has to be done by an injection method on the FLV file. I only know of one program that can do this, which is Captionate (commercial) - capable of watermarking and subtitling any FLV file.

2. The other method is adding a dynamic field to the player, but this doesn't actually watermark the FLV files, it simply places your logo/text as an 'overlay' when any FLV is streamed through the player. Obviously, not permenent since it is not altering any data in the FLV.

If a watermarking system was incorporated, it would probably use the 2nd method, since this would be easier to add. The first method would require extensive knowledge, and if possible to run such a script from server-side.

MissKalunji

11-18-2006, 05:55 PM

There is 2 ways of doing this, but one is slightly tricky.

1. A permenent way would be adding the watermark data to the FLV's Meta data, this currently has to be done by an injection method on the FLV file. I only know of one program that can do this, which is Captionate (commercial) - capable of watermarking and subtitling any FLV file.

2. The other method is adding a dynamic field to the player, but this doesn't actually watermark the FLV files, it simply places your logo/text as an 'overlay' when any FLV is streamed through the player. Obviously, not permenent since it is not altering any data in the FLV.

If a watermarking system was incorporated, it would probably use the 2nd method, since this would be easier to add. The first method would require extensive knowledge, and if possible to run such a script from server-side.

Number two i was talking about Like Myspace,youtube) some of them just adds it to the swf player design....so when the video plays it shows on it

syrus.xl

11-18-2006, 06:02 PM

Number two i was talking about Like Myspace,youtube) some of them just adds it to the swf player design....so when the video plays it shows on it

Dynamic 'watermarking' in flash is pretty easy to add, but with flash the PNG format works better. Transparency can also be utilized.

I'll look at both options available using dynamic 'watermarking' - typically these can be a PNG image or just text (text requires the font being embedded if its a non-standard font).

;)

MissKalunji

11-18-2006, 06:03 PM

Ok ur the brain :) thanks again great mod!

Stavs16

11-18-2006, 06:13 PM

does mine look right. here is the site www.xcaliburforums.com/index.php the playet is in the silverwhite skin

syrus.xl

11-18-2006, 06:21 PM

does mine look right. here is the site www.xcaliburforums.com/index.php the playet is in the silverwhite skin

Cannot tell your board is offline. Your logo looks far too big - looks like something created using 'The Logo Creator' by Laughing Bird, I know the guy that created that software in Macromedia Director.:)

If you turn your forums on, maybe I'll be able to see.;)

Stavs16

11-18-2006, 06:48 PM

syrus.xl

11-18-2006, 07:04 PM

on now haha, i just remembered now it was off. haha and don't look at my default template i was screwing around with it and im not planning on using it for one of my website skinz when it is finalized. the silver white theme will be my skin most likely.

BTW does anyone know where i can get a graphics logo like at www.dxdforum.com ?

You need to turn on Style switching for users, under vBulletin Options.

As regards to the graphic header, it looks just like a few C4D's and a couple of layer blends done in Photoshop - nothing amazing really, if you know how to use this program.

Stavs16

11-18-2006, 07:16 PM

*updated*

i am also having trouble with the vbmp3 player. it is not playing any music!. i ftped the music to my site and provided the link and they will not play :( they are in mp3 format as well

syrus.xl

11-18-2006, 07:24 PM

*updated*

i am also having trouble with the vbmp3 player. it is not playing any music!. i ftped the music to my site and provided the link and they will not play :(

PM sent.. so the thread does not go off-topic.

nexus851

11-19-2006, 09:06 AM

Number two i was talking about Like Myspace,youtube) some of them just adds it to the swf player design....so when the video plays it shows on it

sounds good to me. So will the watermark feature be in the lite or commercial version? How long do u think it can be incorporated and released? Either way, you got a customer ...

J

syrus.xl

11-19-2006, 09:30 AM

sounds good to me. So will the watermark feature be in the lite or commercial version? How long do u think it can be incorporated and released? Either way, you got a customer ...

J

I'll be adding a 'text' watermarked version later today - on this thread

;)

ubblite

11-19-2006, 08:28 PM

If this hack could play any videos from other sites with .wmv & other extensions (like AnyMedia Player does), that would be very nice.

CMPS integration would be a bonus as well.

And having a choice between a few different skin colors would be cool.

Sorry if these suggestions have been mentioned already. ;)

syrus.xl

11-19-2006, 08:49 PM

If this hack could play any videos from other sites with .wmv & other extensions (like AnyMedia Player does), that would be very nice.

This couldn't be done with actually fully integrating the player into vbulletin - this is part of the forthcoming commercial version.

CMPS integration would be a bonus as well.

A vBa CMPS I thought about, but one problem is the width. Most CMPS users utilize all 3 default columns - and the players width would probably cause side-scroll.

And having a choice between a few different skin colors would be cool.
It would be, but the 'Xeon series' players were not designed, with this facility. The problem involved is mainly the overall design, a skin would be hard to add, without breaking the player.

Sorry if these suggestions have been mentioned already. ;)

Some have, others haven't... all are welcome!;)

syrus.xl

11-20-2006, 02:25 PM

Updated with new player in separate package. This contains the player with 'watermarking' enabled - full details of installation can be found in post #2 and also in the package itself.

You will need the full package installed first to use this watermarked version.

MissKalunji

11-20-2006, 02:42 PM

woohoo update Thanks!

haytham

11-20-2006, 04:54 PM

Syrus...........................................yo u the MAN. Thanks for the watermark modification.
If this hack was for sale, I wouldn't think twice about buying it. Great work dude.

syrus.xl

11-20-2006, 07:45 PM

Syrus...........................................yo u the MAN. Thanks for the watermark modification.
If this hack was for sale, I wouldn't think twice about buying it. Great work dude.

You're welcome! I have many other projects on the horizon, probably release them in the new year, or maybe next month!;)

woohoo update Thanks!

You're welcome!:)

haytham

11-21-2006, 12:38 AM

syrus.xl

11-21-2006, 06:34 AM

ok...can I make a request if possible? Is there anyway a visitor can know how many times a clip has been played or how many times the player itself has been used..you know some sort of statistical tool...just curious :)

Due to the way this version works, and uses no database queries, it would be impossible to create such a feature. The whole mod is XML driven, and uses a text file on the 'watermark' version. This wouldn't be a problem with using the integrated version, because I could add the required tables and fields.

There are ways using flash, but I'm not a fan of using LSO (Local Shared Objects) - and testing this method is a nightmare.

haytham

11-21-2006, 02:03 PM

syrus.xl

11-21-2006, 03:07 PM

well maybe I can put the script's link on a page and have a counter on that page so that i'd know how many people visit this page ..so don't worry about it. Thanks a lot you have given us too much already.
Hey when is your vbE-Center due?

You could always make the javascript window open at an extra height by adjusting the height parameter in the navbar code, then placing a hit counter on the html file.

vbE-Center - thats in very early 'bare-bones' development at the moment, video and mp3's are all working. Auto-animated thumbnail creating is functioning, working on 'live' tv and radio streaming at the moment. Probably, not until early next year when it will be ready for release.

Today, I was playing with a new donation system which is 'live' on my site - I might release it as a vb modification at some point, see how it goes.;)

haytham

11-28-2006, 05:33 PM

syrus.xl

11-28-2006, 07:15 PM

something is wrong with the player..It was working fine. I even added the water mark and it worked but now after adding new vdos I am getting (undefined) in the place of the clip name and pic.
Even the old clips stopped working now. When I click a clip the play button disapears.
Any clues?

How many clips do you have listed in your XML file? The trouble with XML population is it does have limits, I never tested this one beyond 10.

haytham

11-29-2006, 12:53 AM

I have 20 vdos on my list.

syrus.xl

11-30-2006, 10:23 PM

I have 20 vdos on my list.

I'll re-check the player code, I thought I removed the 'limiting' code, on compiling this player. Should be higher, with no problems... XML population does have its limits, but not 20... that was some code I added when testing it.:confused:

haytham

12-03-2006, 07:38 PM

you were right about the limit. I reduced them to 10 and it worked. Just hope you can increase the limit some time. Thanks

MrPHD

12-03-2006, 08:04 PM

Installed and working 100% you can see a demo: http://dhp.servebbs.com/forum

syrus.xl

12-07-2006, 10:00 PM

you were right about the limit. I reduced them to 10 and it worked. Just hope you can increase the limit some time. Thanks

I will change this limit to an higher value. It was done on testing, for bandwidth consumption checking.

Aeolian

12-09-2006, 01:33 AM

does this stream video or it downloads and plays from viewers system?

syrus.xl

12-09-2006, 04:36 AM

does this stream video or it downloads and plays from viewers system?

It buffers 5 seconds of video before streaming it through the player. It doesn't actually download as such, only streamed into the browsers cache.

haytham

12-10-2006, 12:14 AM

got a problem>> now whenever I click the nav bar link for the player I am taken to the top of my forum home pagr and nothing happens..maybe due to a no. of things but I'll check it out later.

FRANKTHETANK 2

12-11-2006, 11:45 PM

OK SYRUS.
i got this player up now. i love it it. but how would i place this in cmps box on home page? can it be done? thanks

syrus.xl

12-12-2006, 06:42 AM

OK SYRUS.
i got this player up now. i love it it. but how would i place this in cmps box on home page? can it be done? thanks

Due to the width of the player, I didn't create a vBa CMPS module for this modification. With all 3 columns active in vBa CMPS it would cause side-scroll on anyone viewing your website at low resolutions.

I only used it on my site, by closing right-side blocks, plus I use vBPortal, and it was a simple HTML block with calls placed to the main player file.

If you still want a vBadvanced CMPS block, I will write the required code.

FRANKTHETANK 2

12-12-2006, 09:12 PM

no you dont have to right one i was just wondering. thanks for your great work

ctsolutions

12-29-2006, 07:41 PM

Nice mod! Installed! Thanks.

XtremeCrash

02-16-2007, 11:59 PM

Is there a way you can put it in in vbadvanced?Like have it on the main page in the middle?

syrus.xl

02-17-2007, 02:06 AM

Is there a way you can put it in in vbadvanced?Like have it on the main page in the middle?

The only reason I didn't make a vBadvanced center block for this modifcation was due to the size of the flash file. It can easily be done, with the correct block code - however if you are using a fixed style then the block with this vB FLV Flash player would break the style.

An alternative way, would be to use no right column, if the player was coded into a block. Basically, it's all about the size of this player.

I am working on a new version of this modifcation, however it won't be released for awhile because I have other releases that need documenting before I release them.

The coding required for a center block for vBadvanced CMPS - I could do, because its only a 10 minute job.

DiSpy

04-16-2007, 02:45 PM

I've been reading about your forthcoming commercial version of this hack.

I'd like to use something like this, but have the .flv files hosted on a separate box... is this going to be possible? In other words, I want to host the files externally by using URL's, but not on like youtube or something, just on my own private separate server (for bandwidth and storage reasons).

I'd also like people to be able to upload files, and create thier own playlists from the lists of files available.

Also, i'd like the player integrated in the page, not in a popup.

Will this be possible with your new commercial version?

Is there a list somewhere with all the features that will be included in the commercial version? What about a demo?

THANK YOU!

syrus.xl

04-16-2007, 02:52 PM

All you have mentioned and more will be available. The Pro version is still in an Alpha form at the moment, and resembles nothing like this free version. For obvious reasons I can't announce on here much about the modification itself.

For more details click here (http://www.digitalport.co.uk/digital/showthread.php?threadid=74692).

syrus.xl

05-31-2007, 02:26 AM

No longer supported on here. We will be releasing v2.0 - but only available from our main site due to support requirements.

SuperTaz

08-19-2007, 07:11 AM

Oooh...Looks good...Great job

SuperTaz

09-03-2007, 02:09 AM

Will this work with Version 3.6.8?

syrus.xl

09-03-2007, 02:13 AM

Will this work with Version 3.6.8?

Yes, it will - I'll change the vb version number.

It doesn't use any vBulletin db queries, therefore its independent of any vb version.

I will be releasing a more featured version at a later date.:)

kj_ugs

09-21-2007, 08:17 PM

syrus.xl

09-21-2007, 09:52 PM

I'd buy the pro version if it allowed streaming of videos from YouTube. That would be THE killer feature for this mod and something I've been desperately looking for, for a long time for my own community. Any hints or clues as to if that is in the pipeline?

The Pro version will be using very new technology, which enables the player to import FLV videos from external sources such as YouTube, Google, etc. However, the coding required is very complex, and strips all watermarking from any FLV file, this has been done to make the FLV files more secure. Other features include, extension renaming (eliminating the .flv format) which can be anything the webmaster desires, except mp3 for obvious reasons.

It has been tested with blip.tv and it works fine in development, as of yet Google hasn't been tested, YouTube has been tested and working fine, even with our new GUI thats been designed.

More details can be found on our main website...

yahoooh

09-23-2007, 06:35 AM

The Pro version will be using very new technology, which enables the player to import FLV videos from external sources such as YouTube, Google, etc. However, the coding required is very complex, and strips all watermarking from any FLV file, this has been done to make the FLV files more secure. Other features include, extension renaming (eliminating the .flv format) which can be anything the webmaster desires, except mp3 for obvious reasons.

It has been tested with blip.tv and it works fine in development, as of yet Google hasn't been tested, YouTube has been tested and working fine, even with our new GUI thats been designed.

More details can be found on our main website...
great work
i will buy it if there is option or module to use it in ldm hack @download and links managemant@

or if it has management to use it in categories in php and then the entries only be shown in vbflv player
with ability to get files from google youtube

pompaunpo

11-05-2007, 03:16 PM

when commercial version of this modification go out ?

syrus.xl

11-05-2007, 08:12 PM

when commercial version of this modification go out ?

This is currently being looked into, we have new programmers looking at this modification and server specifications that are required. By using Perl, we can easily upload upto 200Mb mpg's, avi's via http.

It maybe available soon, we are in discussions with a few potential buyers. Development prices are quite high, but these will be offset on the product sales.

demon45

04-07-2008, 10:33 PM

The XML will not upload to my site, can someone help me please? i keep getting invalid file specified

syrus.xl

04-08-2008, 12:04 AM

The XML will not upload to my site, can someone help me please? i keep getting invalid file specified
Can you PM me your sites url? I'll check it for you.

rapidphim

04-08-2008, 12:54 AM

syrus.xl

04-08-2008, 01:24 AM

Can you tell me is this the pro version? http://www.digitalport.co.uk/Top_40 Also, I have couple of questions:

1/ Can this one play video from streaming from other sources such as Daily Motion, YouTube...?
2/ How long of a video can it play?
3/ Can this one also play mp3 or has to be the mp3 stand alone itself?

The Pro version is currently in a development stage, and requires a special server setup to function.

1. No, this player does not support streaming from external servers, it was released mainly as a test FLV player for vBulletin.
2. Video's can be any length, but you need to consider bandwidth usage.
3. This player will only play FLV files, no other formats are supported at present.

Currently, we are developing a new technology to allow text, audio and video to stream - this will be a commercial product once released mainly because of all the features it will have available, our current time frame release for this new product is within the next 8 weeks. The product itself takes audio/video streaming to a whole new level. We may bring out a free version, but it will have limited functionality compared the commercial one.

rapidphim

04-08-2008, 07:26 PM

I'd like to see the new version of this. I believe it will worth the purchase and if so, I will get my hand on it.

Shazz

04-09-2008, 12:55 PM

Great mod syrus, keep up your great work :D

OnyxChase

04-09-2008, 02:20 PM

syrus.xl

04-09-2008, 04:16 PM

Would also be interested in this modification. It the professional version going to look like this: http://www.digitalport.co.uk/Top_40 ?

Also, if I purchase the professional version, is it possible to get the .FLA so that I can customize the look of the player?

We sell products which are highly configurable, but with all products designed we do not issue the FLA source files. The reason for this is security against piracy, we employ digital tracking in commercial flash products which are not domain locked but allows us to track usage. We use the same tracking as MiniClip does for their content.

The Pro version is very similar to the version you seen, but no adverts are employed unless the pre-roll ad setting is configured. It automatically updates upon upload of video clips, which are converted server-side to flv - this is done via non-standard PHP modules which are required. We will release a script to test if the correct modules are available on your server before purchase. The development version is working fine with upto 200Mb file uploads.

The best way is to keep an eye on our site for updates on the actual release date.:)

jipjip

06-23-2008, 09:31 PM

will this work for 3.7?

syrus.xl

06-24-2008, 06:40 AM

will this work for 3.7?

Yes, it uses no database queries - it's classed as standalone therefore will work on any version.

X-Sphere-AuW-

12-04-2008, 12:39 PM

I get this error...any ideas. Thanks.
Warning!!! To view the Xeon vbFLV Player system enable JavaScript and Flash!

X-Sphere-AuW-

12-04-2008, 12:48 PM

Nevermind, uploaded to the wrong directory.
Another question, is there a way to upload via the website, or can you only uload via ftp?

syrus.xl

12-05-2008, 04:27 PM

Nevermind, uploaded to the wrong directory.
Another question, is there a way to upload via the website, or can you only uload via ftp?

Uploading thru PHP requires additional coding, and increasing PHP variable overrides on your server (if permitted). We have developed such a player, but it uses part of Photopost Pro to upload video's. A demonstration can be seen here:

http://www.digitalport.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/779

The player itself hasn't been released yet since the Userguide is still being done.

The player that we have here is XML based and not dynamically populated which is what would be required for a vbulletin version allowing uploading. Many parameters we have change on our server to allow uploading of up to 100Mb video files, but we could go beyond this value.

compact123

12-20-2008, 02:26 AM

Great Addon.

Wajow-community

11-09-2013, 04:38 AM

Is there a update for 4.2.x?

ozzy47

11-09-2013, 04:40 AM

Not from this developer, this is only for, vB Version: 3.6.10 and has not been updated since 20 Nov 2006

Wajow-community

11-09-2013, 04:43 AM

Not from this developer, this is only for, vB Version: 3.6.10 and has not been updated since 20 Nov 2006

To bad this was a good mod for my forum. To give members watch movie.

syrus.xl

11-09-2013, 07:03 AM

Is there a update for 4.2.x?

If there was enough interest I would update it for use on vBulletin 4.2.x using the same flash player. I do not like using JAVA on any modification, due to the lack of security and the high frequency of updates which would frighten away users.

With HTML5 and Canvas now available on most browsers it would probably be a player upgrade as well. This would be re-skinned, and updated to use the latest video controls that you see on main websites such as YouTube, etc which would include Full Screen HD 1080p support and not just support FLV. Video compression formats have become much better over the years, since I initially released this modification I would probably include playback formats such as MKV, MP4, M4V, AVI, etc.

I would not update this modification for use on vBulletin 5.x - so, vBulletin 4 Series would be the final update. I still develop modifications for vB3 and vB4, but mostly custom.

This modification still does work on vBulletin 3.x series, but breaks under vB4.x Series due to the new templater system. Coding-wise this is not really a big change, vB4 is quite stable now and the hook system would make this modification easier to install, using automatic template edits.

Wajow-community

11-09-2013, 04:28 PM

If there was enough interest I would update it for use on vBulletin 4.2.x using the same flash player. I do not like using JAVA on any modification, due to the lack of security and the high frequency of updates which would frighten away users.

With HTML5 and Canvas now available on most browsers it would probably be a player upgrade as well. This would be re-skinned, and updated to use the latest video controls that you see on main websites such as YouTube, etc which would include Full Screen HD 1080p support and not just support FLV. Video compression formats have become much better over the years, since I initially released this modification I would probably include playback formats such as MKV, MP4, M4V, AVI, etc.

I would not update this modification for use on vBulletin 5.x - so, vBulletin 4 Series would be the final update. I still develop modifications for vB3 and vB4, but mostly custom.

This modification still does work on vBulletin 3.x series, but breaks under vB4.x Series due to the new templater system. Coding-wise this is not really a big change, vB4 is quite stable now and the hook system would make this modification easier to install, using automatic template edits.

It will be very nice if there come a update for 4.2.1 beqeause watch movie's on the forum is a good privillege.

i gone wait for it!