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/
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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

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.

[Artist67]

Please help! Have recently installed this mod on a new board we are building, I was assured by the installer that this mod as well as remotly attaching media files also attaches files direct from your local PC I can't for the life of me see any posts on here refering to that, the site needs members to be able upload local mp3 & wmv wma files from their machine, please tell me I am wrong about this & that the mod dose do this & if not wich one dose.
Cheers Guys.

[nix]

Yes it does. You have to add the extension type to your attachment manager in vbulletin. Then set the options up for anymedia to convert attachments. It just uses vbulletin's attachments. Make sure you move the attachments from the database to files.

[Artist67]

I would be greatful if you would go and have a look, i have added the relevent attachment types in in vb manager etc .wma .wmv .flv etc but it just dosnt do anything, i presume once attached you then just click the blue M but how on earth do you insert it? or do you highlight it in the attachment window then c & p it into the reply window between the media tags- im lost here. http://www.areyouanartist.com/forum
Appreciated- thanks.

[nix]

Just upload them as attachments like you do normally.

[Artist67]

Sorry to be a pain, but i cant find specific text: 'Then set the options up for anymedia to convert attachments' - or do you mean 'AnyMedia BBCode Enabledand or 'Supported extensions' as most settings are set to 'yes. What do you mean 'Make sure you move the attachments from the database to files' I have got another established vb board but never come across this befor, was recently sent this, if you can sus it out 'I believe there is a 2Mb limit set. If you have access to the php.ini file then you can edit it' its driving me nuts.
Cheers.

[nix]

Auto-detect the Attachment Type - Set this to yes.

Use AnyMedia BBCode when upload an attachment - Set this to yes.

Then look on the left hand side of your admincp. You'll see attachments. Look for

Attachment Storage Type. Create a folder in your forum directory and put the path in there. Select move from database to file system.

Make sure you do the template edit.

Then you just make a normal post and attach the media like you normaly do with other attachments. You don't need to do anything with the M button.

[Basboss]

Originally Posted by nix

Cause I'm a bone head and forgot to add real media back in

Guess real media is still missing from 3.1b3

[nix]

doh. I knew i was forgeting something. I'll put it out tomorrow.

[testebr]

you are the man

classic skin owns!

My last request is for you upgrade the default FLV player to latest version.

[nix]

I upgraded it last time. Did another one come out? Don't know if you noticed but you can insert your own image for the player.