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.

[iogames]

I know PHP4 is about to die...
But although I own 3 hostings, [1 PHP4 & 2 PHP5] my forum is on PHP4 :'(

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by nix

We are really close to a release. We already added support for users to add their own site but not by xml. It's a much easier method.

Awesome! I can't wait!


In the meantime, another video site I'd love to see supported: Viddler.com.

They have some innovative features, and support embedding. I'm impressed with Viddler.com.

[jdelasko]

Originally Posted by nix

On a side note. Anyone using php 4 still? Thinking of moving to php 5 only since php 4's end life is near.

Yes! There are a large number of servers still on PHP 4. I have a feeling it will be a long time before PHP5 is the standard. I would bet that over half of all servers are still running PHP 4.

[nix]

Since it's not being supported anymore by the developers I personalliy don't see a reason to keep it. If your host wont upgrade maybe it's time to move?

The PHP development team hereby announces that support for PHP 4 will continue until the end of this year only. After 2007-12-31 there will be no more releases of PHP 4.4. We will continue to make critical security fixes available on a case-by-case basis until 2008-08-08. Please use the rest of this year to make your application suitable to run on PHP 5.

[iogames]

Originally Posted by nix

Since it's not being supported anymore by the developers I personalliy don't see a reason to keep it. If your host wont upgrade maybe it's time to move?

Hi Nix...

All 'transitions' take time, please be aware that almost half of us still run PHP4, and it will take to everybody a big deal of time to upgrade.

[Adrian Schneider]

Hosts have had 4 years to upgrade.

[mayuren]

i install the anymedia 3.1 b3 latest to vbulletin 3.6.8 beta2 latest its not working for me, the media logo hide ready and the url only sowing [media]http://www.youtube.com/v/3dPcmVRspzM[/media] this url only showing please any one help me to fix this all problem to work any media. last time i use the old version its work for me. when i update vbulliten to latest and anymedia to lates its not working please help

[MrScorpion]

Thx for this great work nex!

I´m from germany an my english is not good. only i will say "thank for your work"

I´have only a little problem with adult-sits. youporn ore pornoTube. What can i make?

In the ACP ist all Buttons off "on" , that is not the problem.

Thank you

MrScorpion

[evesve]

My webhotel moved my account to a php5 server last week.
After I had changed in config.php
From

$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysql';

to

$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysqli';

it works faster and more stable.

One problem with media in Firefox
If I have more than one media file (.pdf) in the same thread, then Firefox shut down.
It works better in IE 7.

[iogames]

Originally Posted by SirAdrian

Hosts have had 4 years to upgrade.

:'( C'mon! []

I got like 4 paid scripts that only run on PHP4... u could understand if you were on my position... Ok, I pay for PHP4 version...