Video Linking & Upload Requirements - Revision history

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2018-07-02T08:21:20Z

‎Video Uploading

Eric Tracz at 09:20, 23 July 2013

2013-07-23T09:20:13Z

Eric Tracz at 13:49, 20 June 2013

2013-06-20T13:49:01Z

Patricia Schmidt: /* Large Photo/video Uploading */

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‎Large Photo/video Uploading

Patricia Schmidt: /* Video Uploading */

2013-03-09T06:35:25Z

‎Video Uploading

Patricia Schmidt: /* Large Photo/video Uploading */

2013-03-08T10:57:55Z

‎Large Photo/video Uploading

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2013-03-08T10:56:51Z

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‎Large photo/video upload

Patricia Schmidt: /* Video upload requirements */

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‎Video upload requirements

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 Unlike other extensions, the path to FFMPEG and FLVTool2 need to be specified on your JomSocial Backend. Go to Site > Configuration and look for the "Videos" section. There you will find the fields to set both paths.<br/>
-::: [[File:ffmpegsettings.png]]
+#;:: [[File:video-settings.jpeg]]
 One last thing that JomSocial needs to process the video is a Cronjob (scheduled task). Make sure your Cronjob is configured properly by referring to [[Setting up Cron Job|this documentation]].

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 ===Video tutorial===
-{{#ev:youtube|SklUestiz2M}}
+{{#ev:youtube|SklUestiz2M|800}}
 ====Video Linking====

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:49, 20 June 2013
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	===Video Upload Requirements===		===Video Upload Requirements===
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		+	===Video tutorial===
		+	{{#ev:youtube\|SklUestiz2M}}

	====Video Linking====		====Video Linking====

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 '''php.ini'''
- max_execution_time = 9000; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds.
+# max_execution_time = 9000; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds.
- max_input_time = 9000; Maximum amount of time each script may spend parsing request data.
+# max_input_time = 9000; Maximum amount of time each script may spend parsing request data.
- memory_limit = 1024M; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume.
+# memory_limit = 1024M; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume.
- post_max_size = 1024M; Maximum size of POST data that PHP will accept.
+# post_max_size = 1024M; Maximum size of POST data that PHP will accept.
- upload_max_filesize = 1024M; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
+# upload_max_filesize = 1024M; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
 '''my.cnf'''
- wait_timeout = 120
+# wait_timeout = 120
- connect_timeout = 120
+# connect_timeout = 120
 '''Disable safe_mode and open_basedir'''
- Some hosting providers have safe_mode and openbase_dir enabled. In order for the photo/video upload to work, you have to disable them. If your webhosting provider allows you to override the Apache&rsquo;s configuration, you need to override the vhost configuration.
+# Some hosting providers have safe_mode and openbase_dir enabled. In order for the photo/video upload to work, you have to disable them. If your webhosting provider allows you to override the Apache&rsquo;s configuration, you need to override the vhost configuration.
- php_admin_flag safe_mode off
+# php_admin_flag safe_mode off
- php_admin_value open_basedir none
+# php_admin_value open_basedir none
 If your webhost allows for .htaccess override, locate your .htaccess file in the root Joomla directory and add these lines into it:
- php_admin_flag safe_mode off
+# php_admin_flag safe_mode off
- php_admin_value open_basedir none
+# php_admin_value open_basedir none

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 ====Video Uploading====
- Video upload uses FFMPEG to convert videos. Most shared webhosting providers disable this option because it consumes a lot of memory and processing power. Please contact your webhosting provider regarding the availability of FFMPEG on your server. It is advisable to have at least VPS before you consider allowing video uploads.
+# Video upload uses FFMPEG to convert videos. Most shared webhosting providers disable this option because it consumes a lot of memory and processing power. Please contact your webhosting provider regarding the availability of FFMPEG on your server. It is advisable to have at least VPS before you consider allowing video uploads.
- Minimum: FFMPEG; to get it running, it also requires exec/passthru/shell_exec/system access.
+# Minimum: FFMPEG; to get it running, it also requires exec/passthru/shell_exec/system access.
- Optional: FLVTool2, for adding metadata to your video.
+# Optional: FLVTool2, for adding metadata to your video.
 Unlike other extensions, the path to FFMPEG and FLVTool2 need to be specified on your JomSocial Backend. Go to Site > Configuration and look for the "Videos" section. There you will find the fields to set both paths.<br/>
-[[File:ffmpegsettings.png]]
+::: [[File:ffmpegsettings.png]]
 One last thing that JomSocial needs to process the video is a Cronjob (scheduled task). Make sure your Cronjob is configured properly by referring to [[Setting up Cron Job|this documentation]].

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 One last thing that JomSocial needs to process the video is a Cronjob (scheduled task). Make sure your Cronjob is configured properly by referring to [[Setting up Cron Job|this documentation]].
-====Large Photo/video Uploading===
+====Large Photo/video Uploading====
 When it comes to large photo/video uploads, there are a few server configurations that you can tweak to get the most out of JomSocial:

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-=== Video upload requirements ===
+===Video Upload Requirements===
-==== Video Linking ====
-Linking from external websites such YouTube, Metacafe and Vimeo only requires cURL to be installed, which is available on most host
- cURL library
-==== Video Upload ====
- Video upload uses FFMPEG to convert videos. Most shared webhost disable this option because it consumes a lot of memory and processing power. Please consult your webhost on the availability of FFMPEG on your server. It is advisable to have at least VPS before you consider allowing video upload.
-Minimum: FFMPEG; to get it running, it also requires exec/passthru/shell_exec/system access
-Optional: FLVTool2, for adding metadata to your video
-Unlike other extensions, the path to FFMPEG and FLVTool2 need to be specified on your JomSocial backend. Go to Site > Configuration and look for the "Videos" section. There you will find the fields to set both path.
+====Video Linking====
 [[File:ffmpegsettings.png]]
-One last thing that JomSocial needs to process the video is Cronjob (scheduled task). Make sure your cronjob is configured accordingly by referring to [[Setting up Cron Job|this documentation]].
+One last thing that JomSocial needs to process the video is a Cronjob (scheduled task). Make sure your Cronjob is configured properly by referring to [[Setting up Cron Job|this documentation]].
 ===  Large photo/video upload ===