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Hi,
I am setting up a remote server to hosts various reference video files. These I need to view locally via browser. This setup is designed for a one location user base, so the CPU/bandwidth etc needs aren't an issue.
Here is a little information about the current requirements:
Remote Server Requirements:
- The current plan is to use an existing windows home server which would be a web server with PHP (or whatever else would be necessary)
- Video files are organized by directory structire
- Video formats are currently quite mixed (mov, avi, mpg, mp4)
- Ideally the video files should not be converted, but there might be no alternative...
Local Viewing interface requirements:
- The same logical directory structure should be selectable/browsable
- When server files are added or deleted, the interface should reflect this
- Full screen viewing option.
- Viewing videos should be possible on the fly, as opposed to having to download them first.
I have been searching for scripts which would do just that (at hotscripts etc), but havn't stumbled across it yet.
Could you recommend me something relevant?
Thanks guys!
I am setting up a remote server to hosts various reference video files. These I need to view locally via browser. This setup is designed for a one location user base, so the CPU/bandwidth etc needs aren't an issue.
Here is a little information about the current requirements:
Remote Server Requirements:
- The current plan is to use an existing windows home server which would be a web server with PHP (or whatever else would be necessary)
- Video files are organized by directory structire
- Video formats are currently quite mixed (mov, avi, mpg, mp4)
- Ideally the video files should not be converted, but there might be no alternative...
Local Viewing interface requirements:
- The same logical directory structure should be selectable/browsable
- When server files are added or deleted, the interface should reflect this
- Full screen viewing option.
- Viewing videos should be possible on the fly, as opposed to having to download them first.
I have been searching for scripts which would do just that (at hotscripts etc), but havn't stumbled across it yet.
Could you recommend me something relevant?
Thanks guys!
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Hi Jason1178,
Yes, both your suggestions look very good. The big question is, if there is a script out there that allows FTP-style upload which would propergate through to the user level automatically? The video samples that I need to have online are changing a lot and individual uploads and indexing would not be fun...
Yes, both your suggestions look very good. The big question is, if there is a script out there that allows FTP-style upload which would propergate through to the user level automatically? The video samples that I need to have online are changing a lot and individual uploads and indexing would not be fun...
There aren't very many. What you might look into is FileChucker for the upload.
What we did is created our own custom version of phpMotion by setting up filechucker and allowing multiple uploads. Once the files hit a folder, filechucker triggers a PHP script to write the upload info to a database. A cron job loops through the new entries and converts each video to .flv and then the same database is used to build the navigation and structure.
I don't know if phpMotion has a plugin to allow FTP style uploads, but I'm pretty sure Joomla does. It's just a matter of you doing the research from this point to figure out what you need.
What we did is created our own custom version of phpMotion by setting up filechucker and allowing multiple uploads. Once the files hit a folder, filechucker triggers a PHP script to write the upload info to a database. A cron job loops through the new entries and converts each video to .flv and then the same database is used to build the navigation and structure.
I don't know if phpMotion has a plugin to allow FTP style uploads, but I'm pretty sure Joomla does. It's just a matter of you doing the research from this point to figure out what you need.
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