Multiple video formats?

[Giray]

Unlike a photo, I may have two or three versions of a video (Quicktime, Windows Media Player, Real). Does photopost have the ability to - within one post - have three versions as choices?
You can see how I do it on my institutional site here. You'll notice there are links to both types of files.
Thanks.

[Chuck S]

Photopost has the ability when you upload video's to load different players inline to view the video's right from within web interface

[Giray]

Thanks for that Chuck. But what I need to know is if each post can handle two or three simultaneous files. If not, what will end up happening is that each format will have its own post. As a result if people comment or rate, they'll be doing it on different threads. See what I mean?

[Chuck S]

Hello Photopost is a Photo Gallery and as such each upload is its own page so no you can not upload multiple files per page.

[Giray]

I realise about the photo aspect, I was just hoping. Oh well. I'll have to find another solution for video. Anyone have any suggestions?

[Chuck S]

There is no Photo Gallery program that I am aware of that works in this way

[paulfletcher]

Sorry to open this topic again, but I'm working on a training website. I'll have video tutorials available for many users to access. I have a few questions...

Does your software support primary or secondary user group permissions? So some people can view certain movies, while others can't.

Can you show me a quick preview of what a video post would look like in your software?

Thanks,
Paul

[Chuck S]

Yes we support primary and secondary usergroups in Vbulletin if this is what your asking.

[paulfletcher]

1) Can you show me a quick preview of what a video post would look like using your software?
2) What version (ReviewPost PHP Pro, PhotoPost PHP Pro) of your software would I need to do this?

3) Last Question, can you prevent the movies from being downloaded? Disable save functions, or hide the link to the file?

Thanks,
Paul

[Chuck S]

Here is a video link. The user is not shown a video download link if it is a video that is able to be played inline as shown in the link here otherwise there is a download link.

http://www.reeftalk.com/gallery/show...t/500/ppuser/1

Photopost Pro is the gallery software that does video uploads

[paulfletcher]

Is there a way to prevent others from downloading the file, via right clicking on the media to download it?

Does your software make any attempt to hide the picture or movie location?

Thanks,
Paul

[Chuck S]

Well right click protection is included and picture location on photos is hidden.

Video's files are embedded in the player so you can not download however as I noted if the file is of a type that can not be loaded in one of the players it is given as a download link. If you do not want to have them offered as a download link you would not allow a video that can not be loaded in a player.

[paulfletcher]

Alright, so the videos can be protected (using the kioskmode - to prevent right click saving).

And when you say videos that cannot be loaded in a player. Do you mean weird formats, I probably wouldn't have trouble with .mov then right?

Thanks,
Paul

[Chuck S]

No mov will load in quicktime inline.

Yes the weird formats.

I can tell you by default these are the formats that load in players within photopost so others do not and would be downloadable

.mov,.wmv,.mpg,.mpeg,.avi.fla,.swf,.mp3,.wav,.mid,.aiff,.rm

[paulfletcher]

What video sizes does your software support. We would be using .mov (QuickTime)... If we had an 800px by 800px movie would it be cliped? Also, if we had a smaller video 320px by 240px would we see a black border around the movie?

On viewing options, is it possible to sort each series of movies into certain categories?

Thanks,
Paul

[Chuck S]

This is the plugin code I see and you can alter to your needs

Content visible to verified customers only.

Your going to be bound here by the players limitations on quicktime. I am not real big into multimedia but if I remember quicktime does show a black border around small video's does it not by default?

Now video size is all dependent on your server setup. PHP by default has a 2mb upload limit but if you have the ability you can change your PHP settings to upload larger files. Your restricted by your server setup not Photopost in any way.

[paulfletcher]

We don't want others to upload videos to the site, so I would be posting them. Although I would want an Insturctor's name listed, is it possible to say somewhere who created the video, even though I uploaded it?

Also, most of our videos would be larger 720px by 480px, and up to 800px to 800px. In that range would you see a black box? Or would it correctly resize to view the multimedia?

Thanks,
Paul

[Chuck S]

You can alter the quicktime template to load a player 720 x480 instead of 320 x 256

As far as poster name you can either do one of two things. Upload as the user while being admin so it shows up as them or use an extra field name to define and input the author's name

[paulfletcher]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

You can alter the quicktime template to load a player 720 x480 instead of 320 x 256

If our video sizes change slightly per every upload probably by 100 pixels or so... Would I have to edit the code every time I upload a movie?

Thanks,
Paul

[paulfletcher]

You can upload as another user in Photopost? If I use an extra field to tell who the instructor is, would I still be marked down as the person who uploaded it? Or is there a way to remove that option from within the template.

Thanks,
Paul