Major Additions - Video-Directory

Video-Directory - developed by vBPoint.org

What is this?

This add on gives your users the possibility to collect their favourite videos from some video-webpages (supported at the moment: MyVideo, YouTube, Sevenload and Metacafe) and to provide them in the forum. The videos can be commented and rated.

The Administrator has many possibilities of settings and can create video-categories and administrate the video-directory.

List of features:

• Completely integrated in vBulletin
• Many possibility of settings for the Administrator
  • Many possibilities of settings
  • permissions of usergroups
  • Administration of categories
  • Administration of video-webpages
    • Incl. import and export
• Very simple installation
• Homepage can be configured easily
• Videos are integrated in the forum
  • Videos can be voted with AJAX
  • Commets to videos can be posted
  • Videos can be reported
  • User can see other members watching the video at the same time
• Simple search-function
• RSS-Feed of videos
• Advanced WOL-integration
• Advanced vBSEO-integration

Installation:

1. Upload all files from the directory "root" (Keep the structure of folders)
2. The directory of videothumbnails and includes/videoserviceapi needs 777 permissions
3. Import the product-videodirectory.xml from the admin-controllpanel
4. After importing the product DON'T close the window, follow the installiton instructions!

History:

• 1.0.0 RC 1 - First release
• 1.0.0 RC 2 - Improvements and correcting some errors - many thanks to Hapi for reworking the templates!
• 1.0.0 RC 3 - Correting some bugs: 38409, 38496, 38548, 38611
• 1.1.0 Beta 1 - "Major Release"
  • Correcting some bugs
  • New: Search function
  • New: Reporting funvtion for videos
  • New: Import/export funtion for Video-Webpages
  • New: Improvements for guests
  • New: Best voted videos on Mainpage
  • New: vBSEO-Integration
  • New: Simplified installation
• 1.1.0 Beta 2 - Small Bugfix-Release
• 1.1.0 RC 1 - New Feature (Members who are watching the same video at video details page), Bugfixes (Missing File for comments added, vBSEO CRR fixed)
• 1.1.0 RC 2 - Added two new videohosters (sevenload and metacafe), added rss feed, added thumbnail-preview when adding a video, MyVideo Class optimized, some bugs fixed

Roadmap for Version 1.2.0:

• Tag-function for videos
• Favourite Videos (AJAX)
• Watchlist (AJAX)
• [s]User watching the same video at the moment[/s] - Added in Version 1.1.0 RC 1
• Video-comments per AJAX, to avoid reload
• "Video-Profile" for user
• Moderation
• [S]New Videos in forumhome[/S] (See addons)
• [s]RSS-Feed for Videos[/s] - Added in Version 1.1.0 RC 2
• Integration in statistic-block in profile

Developer notes:

Do you want to enhance the video-directory, but some hooks are missing? Do you want to enhance the templates and you need some template-hooks? No Problem! Send a PM and the hooks will be integrated in the next version!

Developer-Blog:

Feel free to check out our Developer-Blog at vBPoint.org!

[EWGF]

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by EWGF

LOL thanks EWGF. I totally didnt see that. I was looking in vb options....and of course Videos is hidden among a bunch of other things on the sid and not in vb options.

whew.

[edytwinky]

After the installation, is it still required that you have a folder chmodd 777? I don't like to keep folders open like that

[Jaxel]

Is anyone able to help me with my AJax problem? Until I get that fixed, I wont be releasing my new version.

[EWGF]

I checked your codes, but couldn't tell what could be wrong. Then again, I can't seem to be able to get YT HD working ^^"

@ twinky: Don't know for sure, but I don't think thumbnails can automatically be made if the thumbnail folder isn't chmodded to 777.

[ArnyVee]

Jaxel, I wish I knew Ajax so that I could jump in and help...but, I don't

I hope someone can lend a hand so that we can all benefit from it. :up:

[EWGF]

Question about YouTube HD...

I'm guessing it is not enough to install videohoster-YouTubeHD.xml and than including a link such as hdef://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX6H7t1wXZI, right?

Can anyone please confirm

[Jaxel]

I fixed the Ajax stuff... dont worry... I'll upload my new version on Monday when I get back from Magfest.

EWGF... thats exactly how you do it... the HDEF thing only works with my NEW youtubehd xml... the old HD xml works as follows...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?fmt=22&v=OX6H7t1wXZI

I changed it to HDEF instead because it makes it easier. Download my new XMLs, as it has three settings to control the API.

[ArnyVee]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

I fixed the Ajax stuff... dont worry... I'll upload my new version on Monday when I get back from Magfest.

Woo hoo!

Great to hear....can't wait to get my tags and nice layout going! Thanks Jaxel! :up:

[K4GAP]

Getting this:

Butch - TLR, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

And I am the admin, head cook and bottle washer of the site. I have permissions for everything else. Heck I own it all. Well actually the wife said I could get it :|

Where else would there be permissions I'm missing?

BTW, Happy '09 to everyone.