MediaLinks - a Video contents module

medialinks is a module for video materials (wmv, mov, etc). This module work display arrange videos and show it.

Media Contents Management

Display list all in this module keep conents.

In this page, manipulating contents status.

Keywords Management

Keywords constract contnets indexes keywords for directory. It organized in tree stracture, defined restraction each other.

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.

Uploads folder Management

Display and manipulate uploads folder for this module. Some folders and files can not delete or rename operation for safe. You want to remove that file, you need use contents edit.

Access Summary

Summmary of reference count via medialinks/track.php script.

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

Module Settings

ItemValueDescription
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
2006-11-18 medialinks 1.01a
2006-07-28 medialinks 1.01
2006-07-24 medialinks 1.0

Nobuhiro Yasutomi <nobuhiro.yasutomi@nifty.ne.jp>
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