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]

You don't have to install highlside. It comes with this mod. If you don't run a commercial site then your all set.

[Spacker]

damnit. I was under the impression that it was an extra seperate script. Doesn't it animate the display window?

[nix]

Yes it animates the window but I packaged it in the download.

[ahmednadir]

Excellent massive HACK!!! worked perfectly and thanks also for the permissions option for security reasons, & the highslide, & attatchment integration, & & &....
-installed- , -nominated-, -rated-, and thanks again!

[texasasl]

Dear nix

Thank you for your reply,above, and your whole great job.
Almost everything works great but I have two small queries:

1) How I can change the position of the created thumbnail (left-center-right) and where I have to do that????

2) While an attachment (flv or swf) is displayed as normal thumbnail in the forumhome (thread-post) , when I am transfering same post in my front (vba) page the display turns in url with the icon of flv in front.?????

You can see that here : http://www.inout.gr/showthread.php?t=18448 (same summary is displayed in the front page)

Thank you in advance..

[nix]

1. it's in the gb.css file.

2. Turn of thumbnails for the attachment extension in vbulletins options.

[Spacker]

Nix. sorry about the stupid questions. I was focussing on the Profile Video aspect of Goldbrick - just posted a test youtube clib in a thread and works perfectly.

Although...is there anyway of posting more than one profile video?

Thanks again.

[nix]

Not yet but that's something I could add.

[B_Pages]

my coder added it as a plug in for a new forum we are building that is VB 3.7.3 beta but it doesnt seem to be working?

no "m" or media tag shows up in the reply to thread box ... anyone else have issues?

[unitedpunjab]

No 'm' or media tag will show,, just paste the url wothout any tags.. It should work.