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/
• - - -
• 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 redlabour

Why is there no Update at the normal Place?

Making sure it's bug free before I release it.

[Finster]

Nix, thanks for all your hard work on this, I know it is a freebie and you're a daisy for offering your valuable expertise at no cost. Ok, enough upsucking! lol

Here are the issues with 1.91 on either Safari or Firefox.

1. When I went from 1.8 to 1.91, the thumbnails of Vimeo videos on existing posts reverted from proper image thumbnails to the dreaded blue M.

2. Some videos from Vimeo have the blue M, and when clicked on, show a single still of the video, then when one clicks on play, the screen goes blank and says "video no longer available" when it is available and viewable on Vimeo using the direct URL.

3. Videos on supported sites do not thumbnail anymore from 1.8 over to 1.91

4. I have videos set to auto start but they do not.

5. Often times posting a url to a video on a supported site like Vimeo results in the links displaying as url's instead of media tags. Hand typing in media tags causes the entire url to be parsed including the media tags.

6. Changing the viewer size does not change the window size.

7. Some embedded images do the lightbox and highslide thing, others just open up in a new window.

It seems like 1.91 is a step backwards from 1.8. at least in Safari and Firefox.

This is the sort of mod that if all worked with no bugs and I could display QT, mov and wmv video files served up on my server, I would have no problems paying for.

[nix]

Originally Posted by Finster

Nix, thanks for all your hard work on this, I know it is a freebie and you're a daisy for offering your valuable expertise at no cost. Ok, enough upsucking! lol

Here are the issues with 1.91 on either Safari or Firefox.

1. When I went from 1.8 to 1.91, the thumbnails of Vimeo videos on existing posts reverted from proper image thumbnails to the dreaded blue M.

2. Some videos from Vimeo have the blue M, and when clicked on, show a single still of the video, then when one clicks on play, the screen goes blank and says "video no longer available" when it is available and viewable on Vimeo using the direct URL.

3. Videos on supported sites do not thumbnail anymore from 1.8 over to 1.91

4. I have videos set to auto start but they do not.

5. Often times posting a url to a video on a supported site like Vimeo results in the links displaying as url's instead of media tags. Hand typing in media tags causes the entire url to be parsed including the media tags.

6. Changing the viewer size does not change the window size.

7. Some embedded images do the lightbox and highslide thing, others just open up in a new window.

It seems like 1.91 is a step backwards from 1.8. at least in Safari and Firefox.

This is the sort of mod that if all worked with no bugs and I could display QT, mov and wmv video files served up on my server, I would have no problems paying for.

1. Vimeo probably changed something. I'll have to look.

2. Need a link to the video on vimeo.

3. Thumbs work fine for me on 1.9. The site has to have a way from me to did out the thumb or it will display the M thumb.

4. Something I still have to add.

5. See #2

6. Viewer size? If its a video site the video size will not change. This is more for media extensions, not video sites.

7. If the Image is in [IMG] tags I don't touch that right now. I could ad it in if people want it.

It might seem like 1.91 is a step backwards but it's leaps forwards really.

I have most video extensions working currently. It's hard for me to test wmv files since I'm on a mac.

[deta]

Hey nix,

are you include

Originally Posted by deta View Post

Hello!

Are you include the two german sites clipfish.de and myvideo.de ??

cu Deta

I'll look into it.

in 1,9 ?

cu Deta

[Finster]

Nix,

Thanks for the timely reply.

I will PM send you a link to the Vimeo videos. Youtube videos work fine, but YT video quality sucks.

In Vimeo, the videos screen default size is perfect, but GB makes it half the size. When one clicks in a post to use GoldBrick media options, it appears that one can change the viewer size, but I cannot set it to use the same default size as Vimeo. With the demise of Stage6, Vimeo seems to be the new standard for streaming HD content, hence the need for GB to interact flawlessly with GB.

I am on a Mac too.

[nix]

The size is the same as the embed tag that vimeo give you. They only have the bigger size video on their site.

If you want to change it open up the vimeo.php file in goldbrick/includes/sites and change the with and height to whatever you would like.

[animesys]

Hi, any update for rtsp link ?? It's quite popular nowaday

[kambiz]

Originally Posted by nix

For the people using version 1.9, how it is working for you?

I'v got same problem as I had in 1.5 , an almost never-ending horizontal scroll bar in every page which caused by Highslide.
Tested it again and again and now I'm sure it's a conflict between highslide and being right to left (one of my sites is in Persian which is a RTL language and I have this issue only on this one, the LTR ones are working just perfect).

Thanks a lot.

Edit:

It seems I'v solved it by editing highslide-full.packed.js .
Just changed 9999px to 0px.

Edit2:
the only remaining issue is a "Loading" notification in the top tight corner!!!
any idea?

[Finster]

With Vimeo apparently the html embed code sets the default size of the video, but sets it much smaller at 400 x 300 than the 16:9 format of 600 x 350. Now we don't use the html code as vB says enabling HTML is a security risk, but perhaps GB grabs the sizing somehow.

I know in the GM media options it appears one can change the viewer size but that hasn't worked for me yet.

The big issue still is when we take a Vimeo video and post the url and hit reply, GB as of late adds url tags instead of media tags. Manually adding media tags doesn't work either. YouTube works perfect still.

[ricky_s]

Hey great mod!

I was using Any Media Player before, and I installed this player for better options. I had an existing flv video uploaded which was using Any Media Player. After Installing, I went to options and changed the title of the Media Player. Before it said " Any Media Player 3.0.4" I thought that after changing the setting, it would change, but it didn't. it still says " Any Media Player 3.0.4" instead of what I changed it to.

Also is the full screen working for the flv? I noticed there is an icon to make it full screen, but nothing happens after I click it.

Finally, would it be possible to remove the border around the video player? I would like it to just just the media player in the thread, without the border around it.

thanks again. and any help on the above issues will be greatly appreciated.