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.

[Zweeper]

does this mod work with 3.7.0 final?

[racechick20]

Originally Posted by nix

Don't know with out looking.


I'll look into it.

Let me know if you'd like access to have a look and I'll pm you but I know you're busy so I won't assume..

[skariko]

Originally Posted by nix

Click on the UserCP and look on the left hand side at the bottom.

Nix, i'm sorry to bore you.. but on my usercp there isn't nothing about 'mymedia'.. i don't know why. It's possible to add it manually?
Thanks.

[mvigod]

Originally Posted by nix

This mod also does images. I'm using the full highslide packed of the latest version so you shouldn't need two files. But I don't see the point of the other mod if you use this one.

The only reason is that it broke the Image viewer control bar that highslide viewer uses and my users have become accustomed too.Attachment 82663

Not a big deal.

[RK1gaming]

Hey Nix,

The hack is been running great for a while now .. I know you mentioned before you might be making a CMPS module for videos - any more talk on this ...

Thanks

[Kaelon]

This looks like a great mod. I've got a couple of questions before I implement it on my live, large-scale 3.7-based forum, and I hope you'll indulge me.

1. I have previously been using TheGeek's Auto-Media Embedder ("AME") for my media links (e.g., YouTube, Amazon, etc.). Will the appropriate media links be auto-converted to Goldbrick?

2. Can you explain the "My Media" feature?

3. Is this system for embedding files, or is it used for uploading files?

Thanks!

[rapidphim]

1. yes
3. copy youtube link (not embeded link), paste into your topic, it will auto convert to media. Also apply on flv (not tested), and images (that hosted by third party as imageshack...), and audio mp3, wma....

[neto614]

im getting this error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ')' in /hermes/bosweb/web005/b51/ipw.neto614/public_html/goldbrick/plugins/bbcode_create.php on line 53

what im i doing wrong

[StepOnFrog]

*Nix: regarding --->

Originally Posted by StepOnFrog
Is there any way to get the links to open in a new page, rather than going straight to the link in the same page (or window) and losing the post you were orginally looking at...?
If it's doing that it's not working for you. It should look like this
http://www.pastapadre.com/forum/showthread.php?t=763

The problem was with: vBulletin Options --> Goldbrick Media Options --> Use Goldbrick New Style [Yes/No]
== this options is preset to [yes]

What was happening for me was that I'd click the media link in the post I'd created, and the Goldbrick player would flyout. But, then before my video (media) was shown in the Goldbrick Player, the player would disappear from that page (ie window), and the video would instead show in the full page with the video (media) link in the address bar, together with my post link at the end of the media link... as though I'd clicked the link (and the link's target was target="_self"). Does that make any sense?

I've tried to explain the problem as it happened. Sorry, if I'm a bit unclear in explaining. In short, the player disappeared, and the video (media) replaced whatever was on that page (ie window) <-- I hope this is a bit clearer.!

Anyway, the way I've got the problem sorted out is by selecting [NO] to the --> Use New Goldbrick Style [Y/N] option.

I hope this helps anyone having similar problems.

:-D
step

Originally Posted by steponfrog

My original question

[pcoskat]

Is there anyway to restrict this to just one forum ID?