New Posting Features - VB AnyMedia Player / Media Sites (youtube, google and many more)

Goldbrick Media system for vBulletin 3.6.x

Thanks to all who nominated or voted this for MOTM.

Some of you might be looking for Anymedia. Well this has replaced it. It's a total rewrite from the ground up. A huge thanks goes to Sir Adrian for creating the framework. He can't cook soup but he sure can code.

Why the name goldbrck?

From Wikipedia:

Goldbricking, in today's terms, generally refers to staff who use their work internet access for personal reasons while maintaining the appearance of working.

From Urban Dictionary:

Goldbricking: To loaf or goof around on the job. Supposedly an old union term describing laborers (or more specifically, bricklayers) who were going so slow, it was as if each brick were made of solid gold. One can alse be referred to as a "goldbricker".

Dude, I spent all day at work goldbricking - surfing the web, making long distance phone calls - basically just picking my ass.

Goldbrick uses the following third party Products:

• Highslide Javascript. I've packaged it with the 3.1 download. Please read the license agreement on highlide's website. In short it's free for non-commercial use. http://vikjavev.no/highslide/
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• The media player and mp3 player are from http://www.jeroenwijering.com/

What's new in Goldbrick?

• Complete code overhaul.
• Plays most media types.
• Forum admins can add their own video sites
• Updated Highslide.js
• Attachment Images work with Goldbrick
• Don't need to use BBCODE
• Auto Phrases URL's
• Media Options per post
• Much more on the way!

Goldbrick's Requirements:

• Vbulletin :P
• PHP 5

Goldbrick Version 1.5:
- Fixed Vbadvanced integration
- Fixed extensions permissions checking
- Added pickup of old [media] tags
- More code changes for later features

Goldbrick Version 1.4:
- Fixed Apple trailers
- Added Added Viemo videos
- More code changes for later features

Goldbrick Version 1.3:
- Fixed Images
- Fixed MP3's
- Fixed Myspace, now supports myspacetv.com
- Added Increase or decrease video size for the classic player (testebr gets the credit for this one)
- Added Added ESPN videos
- Added Veoh video site.

Goldbrick Version 1.2:
- Added Videos for Profiles for vbulletin 3.7
- Added Classic Skin
- Added Vblog Support
- Added Vbadvanced Support
- Fixed Attachments
- Rewrote some of the code


Planned Features:

- Youtube like interface
- Video Comments
- Media Tags
- Media Searching


Please report any issues or suggestions.

[Kaleem]

After installing the new one, whenever someone quick reply gets an error.

http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/p...hp/photo/37636

Someone else getting it or its just me ?

[seanadl]

Can i use a different flash player for this instead of the one that comes with the installation? Or can i even just use the default flash player that the site uses they are copying the URL from (eg youtube) ?

[nix]

Originally Posted by halcyoncmdr

For some reason this youtube link will not post

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PsHFFMzdU_U

I can get it to work with our backup youtube bbcode, so I know there is a video there, but anymedia won't parse it. Other youtube links work however.

If I put http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHFFMzdU_U (adding the www) I get a database error.

Both those links worked fine for me. I can't reproduce that error. I can take a look at your site if you would like.

Originally Posted by princeedward

nice update bro nix...new version...new look...but how come we can't put it now to center...or is it possible to make the thumb size more bigger...and goes also bigger....meaning option to choose the size of thumbnail size and also the player size...

and please if possible...to add the ESPN Sport videos...

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/

thanks and best regards to you and to all also...

You can change the thumbnail size in the css file. Though a lot of the sites thumbnails are small. Thats why I went with that size. If you want to center the thumbnail you can by the way of css also.

Originally Posted by Roonie

I have uploaded all the files, have import the product, have modified the templates.... but the [media] tag doesn't work at all

What do you see when you post a link?

Originally Posted by LightInClouds

After installing the new one, whenever someone quick reply gets an error.

http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/p...hp/photo/37636

Someone else getting it or its just me ?

I can't reproduce that. Do you have a default style you can try it on?

Originally Posted by seanadl

Can i use a different flash player for this instead of the one that comes with the installation? Or can i even just use the default flash player that the site uses they are copying the URL from (eg youtube) ?

You can use any flash player for your own media. But you'll have to make sure the links etc are formated for it. All video sites use their own flash player.

[Kaleem]

yes default style does the same ERROR!

It posts but error show up

[Kaleem]

when i disable the product it works without error

[seanadl]

Can i disable entirely the use of users uploading their own videos and mp3's. i simply want users to be able to post video's off other sites like youtube..?

[nix]

Originally Posted by LightInClouds

yes default style does the same ERROR!

It posts but error show up

Let me install VBSEO to see it thats it.

Originally Posted by seanadl

Can i disable entirely the use of users uploading their own videos and mp3's. i simply want users to be able to post video's off other sites like youtube..?

Yes.

[seanadl]

Excellent, how do i do this?

Currently some users have the ability to upload, which is fine.. but obviously i do not want things they upload (if they are mp3s) to show up in this media player..?

[seanadl]

Ok, i have a problem. When i attempt to post it under quick reply it simply displays the "media" tags..

and then when i go to post a youtube video, it simply displays an image of the video with a link to the youtube site... :-/

[nix]

If you allow mp3 uploads as attachments just turn off anymedia for attachments. You can also turn off mp3 for linked files. Its all in anymedia options.