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/
• - - -
• 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.

[XFSImperial]

I've just installed. The mod seems to be running great. I've done numerous test posts, many videos from YouTube, one from Metacafe, a few from Gametrailers and the mod seems to handle them all quite well. Only complaint is that sometimes the media opens directly, not using the flash player. Other than that, great mod and I can't wait for the final product.

[nix]

if it opens directly its your browser. It need javascript to open if you use the new style.

[Andyucs]

Originally Posted by nix

Remove the other hack or use the old style in anymedia Options.

even with the old style options it interferes with Highslide install

not the answer i was looking for and not good for members with Highslide installed

but still a good hack i will continue to run anymedia 3.0.7

until this is looked at seriously

[NoDRaC]

i want to ask a question to use this script Do i have to delete AME - auto media embedding script? This script makes AME's work?
thanks

[parabat]

Nix, would it be possible to add a parameter to the tag to select between the old and new versions for individual postings?

-PB

[ChU v2]

Got it to work! Great mod!
*Installed

[nix]

Originally Posted by Andyucs

even with the old style options it interferes with Highslide install

not the answer i was looking for and not good for members with Highslide installed

but still a good hack i will continue to run anymedia 3.0.7

until this is looked at seriously

Well this hack also uses Highslide. So not sure what I could do.

Originally Posted by NoDRaC

i want to ask a question to use this script Do i have to delete AME - auto media embedding script? This script makes AME's work?
thanks

You don't need AME installed if you use this. You can just disable it to see which one you like best.

Originally Posted by parabat

Nix, would it be possible to add a parameter to the tag to select between the old and new versions for individual postings?

-PB

The problem with that is that it would change it for all users. But if people want this I can.

Originally Posted by ChU v2

Got it to work! Great mod!
*Installed

TY!

[Emaginsoft]

any quick shortcuts to get autostart to work in MP3's? I tried hacking the templates and put the autostart flashvar into the template but it refuses to obey. Any suggestions?

[nix]

I'll look at it today and give ya a fix.

[Emaginsoft]

I added:

so$media[id].addVariable('autostart',true);

to the template and it shows up in the html -> source on the page. Just acts like the player is not getting the var.

My next step is to hack the player flash source to always auto play and I dislike flash so I'll be extremely grateful.