This modification is based on the Video-Directory modification by Survivor and vBPoint.org.
His mod is NOT dead, its still alive and kicking; but he has informed me that he just doesn't have the time to maintain it and give support. So until he is able to work on it agian; I've been doing a series of updates.
What is this mod?
This mod adds a fully featured and fully integrated video directory archive to your forums. Users can add their favorite videos from their favorite video service to the directory. I only support a few select hosters; but the hoster scripting is XML base, so any user can create their own scripts for any number of hosting services. The old MyVideo and Sevenload scripts from Survivor's version will still work, but they wont pull in Keyword/Tagging information, nor the video length time codes.
Basic Feature Listing:
Fully integrated into the vBulletin user database and product manager.
Fully phrased and built on templates for easy reskinning and styling.
Fully administratable and a myriad of settings for personalization.
Complete customization of permissions based on usergroups.
Landing page for broad information and fully featured tag cloud.
Upload all files in the "upload" directory to your forum root.
CHMOD /videothumbnails/* and /includes/videoserviceapi to 777.
Import the product "product-videodirectory.xml" in your Product Manager.
Follow the on screen instructions to configure your video hoster settings.
Refresh your administration control panel to see the new navigation links.
NOTES:
vBulletin 3.7.0 instituted a new avatar-thumbnail system. There is a high probability that you are unaware of this new system and may have failed to setup your vBulletin to make use of it. Make sure that a directory called /thumbs is located in your avatar directory and CHMOD it to 777. Then go into Maintenance > Update Counters and run the Rebuild Custom Avatar Thumbnails process.
Upgrade Procedure:
Upload all files in the "upload" directory to your forum root.
Take note of the information stored in Limits of Videos > General Settings.
Import the product "product-videodirectory.xml" in your Product Manager.
Re-establish your previous Limits settings in Videos > General Settings.
Re-import ALL of your hosters and settings in Videos > Manage hosters.
You MUST remember to re-import your hosters after upgrading.
NOTES:
You may lose your category dataman when you upgrade. If no categories are listed after an upgrade, you will be required to rebuild your category dataman. Its very easy to rebuild it if you need to. Simply go into Videos > Manage categories, select ANY category and hit [Edit], then click [Save]. Your category dataman will automatically be rebuilt.
Roadmap for the Future:
Moderation
Favorites
Playlists
Don't forget to click INSTALL!
If you want to donate, I'm all for it... as I'm an unemployed computer programmer...
When posting a Comment I'm getting the "?" (/misc/unknown.gif) as the Avatar and not the actual avatar of the Member who commented. It clicks through correctly to the Member's profile, it's just not showing their avatar.
The avatars work elsewhere, just not when commenting on a video. I checked the storage type and they're in the file system and I rebuilt the thumbnails, but still no change.
Any ideas?
One other question, when bringing in an HD video from YouTube, is this supposed to auto detect it's an HD video or do you have to force it? If so, how? I've tried the regular url but it brings them over in standard (HQ) size, so I put "&fmt=22" at the end of the url, but it still shows as standard size. How do I get the HD size in the directory with an HD video from YouTube?
When posting a Comment I'm getting the "?" (/misc/unknown.gif) as the Avatar and not the actual avatar of the Member who commented. It clicks through correctly to the Member's profile, it's just not showing their avatar.
The avatars work elsewhere, just not when commenting on a video. I checked the storage type and they're in the file system and I rebuilt the thumbnails, but still no change.
Any ideas?
One other question, when bringing in an HD video from YouTube, is this supposed to auto detect it's an HD video or do you have to force it? If so, how? I've tried the regular url but it brings them over in standard (HQ) size, so I put "&fmt=22" at the end of the url, but it still shows as standard size. How do I get the HD size in the directory with an HD video from YouTube?
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04-28-2009, 04:54 PM
