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...
you'd think the amount of shown videos in a category would be 'query independant'? For example: when I set the amount of videos to be shown in the vbadvance video directory module from 3 to (for example) 6 videos, it has no influence on the amount of queries for that page. Shouldn't it be cached or something?
When many people browse through the video directory at a particular moment, it really stresses the server.
1.2.2 really kicks ass! Fantastic job on the caching part. With 1.2.1 showing a category with 17 videos costs 25 queries, but with 1.2.2 only 9 queries.
OK. After 23 pages..is it working now? The script I mean. I hope all bugs have been fixed. I don't like fooling around with my database.
This has been since nearly the beginning. Jaxel has been gracious enough to take LOTS of requests on features and enhancements (as well as coming up with his own additions) which has been what we've mainly been doing since the beginning.
You MUST remember to re-import your hosters after upgrading.
Just to be sure : which hosters are you talking about, the old ones (before upgrade) that I imported with the 1.2.1, or the new hosters included in the 1.2.2 release ?
Aside from uploading the hosters into your directories, you also have to go into your admincp > videos > manage hoster > then, click on import video-hoster and find the 'new' hosters.
Aside from uploading the hosters into your directories, you also have to go into your admincp > videos > manage hoster > then, click on import video-hoster and find the 'new' hosters.
Ok, thank you. :up:
I just wanted to be sure before upgrading, I wouldn't be happy to lose all my videos.
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Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in [path]/includes/videoserviceapi/class_dailymotion.php on line 89
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in [path]/includes/videoserviceapi/class_dailymotion.php on line 90
this error message just come when add video from Dailymotion ,
Is there a way to have the "Add Video" Button show on the video landing page, rather than from within categories? Its confusing to have to go to categories before users could add videos.
Can someone tell me how to get the categories right? If I have for example a main category 'music', than subcategories would be 'rock', 'live', 'rap', etc. What do I have to fill in, in order to have it actually look like main and sub categories in the categorieslist?
And is it possible to remove the big 'views' box in the videolisting in a category?
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01-24-2009, 06:41 AM
now im SOL!!!!!
