Major Additions - Goldbrick Audio/Video Media System

Goldbrick Media system for vBulletin 3.7

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

Planned Features:

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

Install Instructions:

1. Upload file contents in the upload folder.
2. Import the Product.xml

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


Supported Video Sites: 19 so far. Looking in goldbrick/sites folder for a full list. Users can create their own. I'll post a HOW-TO with the details.



Please report any issues or suggestions.

[nix]

Originally Posted by rjnsmith

Question, does this not work on iMac's? I was testing it with my iMac on my site, and it didn't work, but when I went to windows using VMFusion it worked

Yes, I'm on a macbook pro.

Originally Posted by christian8a

Great!
Im having problem now with the usage" of this stuff, Ive been looking for info but theres none, or Im not finding it

Where and how do you add the block on members profiles or how they add their url?
also is this working on visitor messages as well?

In their user options.

Originally Posted by MaxiMal

Nix, imho, necessary make auto converting all video attach to *.flv format (may be as add-on for this mod)
As to add the solved videoes formats automatically after installation mod

It to allow to increase number of the users
As a consequence, donation

ps sorry for my eng.

You can only do that if your host allows it.

Originally Posted by IRANCITY

only work in thread i like work in a profile

Profile options on in the userCP.

[aproape]

Any chance to have a playlist implemented? I didn't see it in the current nor future features..

[maidos]

can you support tudou.com ??

[doraj]

Hello

Is it compatible with vBulletin 3.7.0 RC1?

I try it but don't work...

[Kaleem]

It is working with vBulletin RC1 but not in Profile.

[testebr]

Nix, can you remove the highslide load (goldbrick/style/highslide.js) from page if user selected classic style?

And how to I can post one flash file like this:

[media="210,120,,,swf"]http://data.myminicity.com/swf/name.swf?v=1&text=test&pop=11&pol=0&crim=0&env=0[/media]

OR

[media=640,480]http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2046/copterbw6.swf[/media]

This tag is from original anymedia by Crist Chsu.

In both case the movie not load.

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Other problem, enable debug mode and classic style. The template 'gb_player_classic' is uncached.

[Crrrazzzy]

Excellent plugin; it's definitely leaps and bounds ahead of the Anymedia plugin, and the lightbox effect is excellent.

I'm an administrator at a site dedicated to gaming, and we have our own videos site (http://videos.totalgamingnetwork.com). I've tried to follow your instructions regarding how to set up the Goldbrick system to allow embedded media from the videos site, and I'm at a complete loss as to how to get it to work.

I have, in my tinkering, figured out that a few things won't be possible with our current videos system:

1. It will be impossible to retrieve the video title, as the video title is not embedded as part of the viewing page window.
2. It will be impossible to retrieve the thumbnail, as they are saved in a sequential, auto incrementing format (eg. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) with no relation to the video id.

I tried setting up the plugin to use the player (on a video like this one, not the lightbox view which you get on the main page.

I'm at an impass; could someone please provide some assistance?

Also, I added a video to my profile page (vB 3.7 RC1) through my user CP, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[naisho]

On my site, embedding videos from videos sites works fine (IE and Firefox).
But with my own flv files (on my server), it works only with internet Explorer.
With Firefox, the player pops up but the file is not loaded.

My flv files normally work on my site with both browsers so it doesn't come from server nor site. I suppose a problem with the goldbrick script.
I read in the previous posts that ther was a bug with Firefox. Has anyone solved this issue?

[doraj]

Hello,

I have vBulletin 3.7 RC 1 and Goldbrick don't works..I see the normal youtube link and not the Video, How it is possible?

Link

Thanks

[nix]

Goldbrick works fine on 3.7. RC 1. Profiles will be fixed in the next release. I should have it out in a couple of days. Its just bug fixes so don't expect anything major.