MediaLinks - a Video contents module

• Media Contents Management
• Keywords Management
• Fields Management
• Uploads folder Management
• Access Summary
• Links in a content
• Server Settings
• Module Settings
• Changes

Media Contents Management

In this page, manipulating contents status.

Keywords Management

• Keyword exclution each other in same tree.
• Define relay keyword, It can be sellect when setting relayed keyword.
• Relation need to be set collect.
• In contents entry form, enable JavaScript selecting follow relation. Disable JavaScript, expand all of tree keywords

Fields Management

Conetnts can be add extra informantion feilds

Additional fields type are "String", "Integer", "Date", "Text" and "Keywords". String can be set length 1กม255 characters.

When set "Keywords" type, That need to make keywords tree in "Keywords Management" and set to top level keywords(category) name. If not setting or not found name, assign automatic from unused keywords tree.

• In field name tail added "*"(astarisk), It makes require input. Require field checking in entry form by JavaScript.
• Additional field can be change type. But, You need consider type casting, that lost information in some condition. (e.g.: strings to integer, strings make short length)

Uploads folder Management

Access Summary

Links in a content

Media and Attachiment Documents are expand some tags that sence of URL extention. (see template medialinks_item.html)

When set relative path file name, that is mean URL as XOOPS_URL/uploads/medialinks/9999/filename (medialinks folder set module preferences, 9999 mean contents ID). Usualy, this relative path file name setting automatically by uploads panel.

Also open via track.php script, that change output style to change following condition.

iPod/iTunes word include in link name

Output RSS style (for iTunes)
Template: medialinks_rss.xml

URL extentions are .wmv or .avi

Output Windows Media Streaming file (video/x-ms-asf).
Template: medialinks_track.asx

URL extentions are .mov

Output QuickTime Meta format (application/x-quicktimeplayer).
Template: medialinks_track.qtl

Others

Redirecting setting URL.

Server Settings

• You need take care, there is some limitation large size file upload. For example, in PHP language setting next value in /etc/php.ini.
  • post_max_size = 8M
  • upload_max_filesize = 2M

Module Settings

Item	Value	Description
Group for allow post	Groups (Register Users)	Permit for exit and post contents except administrator.
Notify Mail to admin group	Yes/No	When add new contents notify to contents admin group
Contents admin group	Groups (Admin)	Setting Group that contents administration
Maximum count in List	Counts (10)	List display page displayed contents less than this settings
Style of Display List	Simple/Verbose/Screenshots	Set index page contents list display style
Maximum count in Rows	Rows (50)	Limit of Title entry listings
Need Approve	Yes/No	New contenets need approve by contents admin
User Access Control	YES/NO	Allow user access control for each content
Upload Groups	Groups (Register Users)	Allow groups to upload media files
Uploads folder	Folder (medialinks)	Set folder for upload file to store. When set relative path, The root assume XOOPS_UPLOAD_PATH (/uploads).
Uploadable Extentions	(gif|jpg|png|avi|mov...)	Set allow upload file extentions. Extention delmiter is '|'.
Command search path	search path strings	Setting external command (using ffmpeg, convert, etc) search path when not exist default path. (example: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin)
FLV convert options	option strings	Set ffmpeg options when use movie file convert to FLV formats. (example: -mbd rd -flags +trell -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 100 -pass 1/2 ... from ffmpeg's FAQ: High quality movie options)
Thumbnail image options	option strings (-ss 5)	Option argument for 'ffmpeg' to make screenshots. (e.g. -ss 5 take screenshot 5 seconds after)
d3forum ID	List of IDs	Set forumid when using comment with 'd3forum' module. When empty this option, using XOOPS comments. Example: 1,key1=2,key3=3 (keyXX mean keywords ID in medialinks, determin last match if multiple keywords. only numeric term post otherwise) Using d3forum, You need set "Format for comment-integration" in forum settings. Setting value: {XOOPS_URL}/modules/medialinks/detail.php?mid=%s
Following XOOPS standard comment settings.

Changes

2007-12-28 medialinks 2.0

• Allow access control each content by users
• Add file uploads
• Add display list mode with thumbnail images
• Support Flash Video (FLV) format and automaticaly convertions
• Uploads admin functions
• Add tpladmin, blockadmin (support by altsys)

2006-11-18 medialinks 1.01a

• Fix syntax error in english resource(thx gigamaster)

2006-07-28 medialinks 1.01

• fix some bugs

2006-07-24 medialinks 1.0