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.

[sonicdriven]

excellent job nix, very impressed with the functionality so far... especially for a beta release.

[codershark]

when I will add a profile video I get the following mistake:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/goldbrick/plugins/profile_start.php(19) : eval()'d code on line 2

[DoB Rhapsody]

How does this work with the news module in VBadvanced?

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by unitedpunjab

There's no point as hulu only works in US,

"no point?"

um... there are just a few U.S. based vbulletin sites set up out there, that have just a few U.S. members, that would disagree with you on that.

[Rickeo]

Hi I get this error on my board using vb 3.7 RC1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ')' in /home/advicefo/public_html/forums/goldbrick/plugins/bbcode_create.php on line 53

Any idea on a fix please.

ty

Rick

[nix]

Originally Posted by Tralala

"no point?"

um... there are just a few U.S. based vbulletin sites set up out there, that have just a few U.S. members, that would disagree with you on that.

I've added Hulu but they are very stingy with their embeds so you'll have to get the embed url from the embed code. But they make it pretty easy. Will be out in the next release that also has some bug fixes.

Originally Posted by codershark

when I will add a profile video I get the following mistake:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/goldbrick/plugins/profile_start.php(19) : eval()'d code on line 2

Fixed in next version.

Originally Posted by Rickeo

Hi I get this error on my board using vb 3.7 RC1



Any idea on a fix please.

ty

Rick

Upgrade to PHP 5

[Tralala]

I am only using AME (Auto Media Embedding System) for the Amazon.com feature... it automatically converts amazon links to affiliate links, and includes a product picture as well:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1114

I'd love to use Goldbrick for everything instead (and turn off AME completely) ... any chance Goldbrick can handle Amazon links, too?

[nix]

Yea I can do that.

[Dilldogs]

I can not get it to work.

When I try and upload the product xml [I] get this error:

No file uploaded and no local file found.

[nightbloom]

Isnt there a way to make this work whether ppl use IMG tags or not? Getting ppl to not use them after all these years seems to be asking a lot. lol I like every part of this product EXCEPT that part and I am hesitant about implementing it.