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===Goal===
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===Overview===
Primary objective of this article is to explain how to enable, and configure video galleries at your site. Please read it completely to understand all available options
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===Accessing the configuration options===
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The primary objective of this article is to explain how to enable and configure video galleries on your site. Please read it completely to understand all available options
Navigate to site backend, and from Components dropdown menu, select JomSocial->Configuration
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[[File:jsconfigmenu.png]]
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===Accessing Configuration Options===
  
Locate the Photo Gallery settings and make sure that Video galleries are enabled (they are enabled by default)
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# Navigate to site Backend, and from the '''Components''' dropdown menu, select JomSocial > Configuration:
 
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#;:: [[File:jsconfigmenu.png]]
[[File:Vidoes config.png]]
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# Locate the Photo Gallery settings and make sure that '''Video Galleries''' is enabled (it is enabled by default):
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#;:: [[File:Vidoes config.png]]
  
 
===Other Options Explained===
 
===Other Options Explained===
* '''Allow guest to perform search videos''' - Can guest visitors search videos?.
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* '''Enable profile videos''' - Allow users to select a video for their profile page
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# '''Allow guest to perform search videos''' - Enable or disable video searching for guest visitors.
* '''Enable videos upload''' - Enable or disable the videos uploading feature in JomSocial.
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# '''Enable profile videos''' - Allow users to select a video for their Profile Page.
* '''Video creation limit''' - Set a limit to creation of videos per user. 0 for unlimited
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# '''Enable videos upload''' - Enable or disable the videos uploading feature in JomSocial.
* '''Show Video Map''' = Wither to show video map by default
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# '''Video creation limit''' - Set a limit for the number of videos created per user. 0 for unlimited.
* '''Delete original videos''' - If enabled, original videos are deleted once the videos are converted to the appropriate formats.
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# '''Show Video Map''' - Show/Hide video map by default.
* '''Videos root folder''' - Set the path to where videos are stored.
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# '''Delete original videos''' - If enabled, the original videos are deleted once the videos are converted to the appropriate formats.
* '''Maximum upload size''' - Set the maximum uploaded video size allowed in Megabytes (MB)
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# '''Videos root folder''' - Set the path to where videos are stored.
* '''Path to FFMPEG''' - Set the absolute path to FFMPEG binary. If the binary is not found, JomSocial will not be able to convert videos into .flv formats.
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# '''Maximum upload size''' - Set the maximum uploaded video size allowed in Megabytes (MB).
* '''FLVTool2 Path''' - Set the absolute path to FLVTool2 binary to enable flash video metadata injections.
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# '''Path to FFMPEG''' - Set the absolute path to FFMPEG binary. If the binary is not found, JomSocial will not be able to convert videos into .flv formats.
* '''Video Quantizer Scale''' - Select the video quality from a scale of 1 (Excellent) to 31 (Worst). 5, 9 and 11 are recommended settings.
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# '''FLVTool2 Path''' - Set the absolute path to FLVTool2 binary to enable flash video metadata injections.
* '''Videos Size''' - Set the video frame size in width X height format.
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# '''Video Quantizer Scale''' - Select the video quality from a scale of 1 (Excellent) to 31 (Worst). 5, 9 and 11 are recommended settings.
* '''Custom Command''' - Specify additional commands for FFMPEG ( Advanced Users )
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# '''Videos Size''' - Set the video frame size in width X height format.
* '''Pseudo streaming''' - Allow users to skip to specific section of the video.
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# '''Custom Command''' - Specify additional commands for FFMPEG ( Advanced Users ).
* '''Video Debugging''' - Enable or disable video debugging mode
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# '''Pseudo streaming''' - Allow users to skip to specific section of the video.
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# '''Video Debugging''' - Enable or disable video debugging mode.
  
 
===Additional Video options===
 
===Additional Video options===
====In template settings====
 
Default JomSocial templates have option to show latest videos on frontpage to public or registered members as well as hiding it completely. <br />
 
Please navigate to Components->JomSocial->Templates and open the template that is currently in use at the site<br />
 
locate this option
 
* '''Show recent videos''' - This option control the visibility of recent videos box on frontpage
 
====In Layout Settings====
 
Navigate back to JomSocial Configuration and find the Frontpage options under layout Pane
 
* '''Frontpage Recent Videos''' - is an option which will determine how many recent videos will be shown in the Latest Videos box on frontpage.
 
  
=====Note on Latest Videos box=====
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====Template Settings====
This area only show videos that are marked with '''Public''' privacy option.
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Default JomSocial templates have the option to show the latest videos on Frontpage to public or registered members as well as hiding it completely. <br />
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# Navigate to Components > JomSocial > Templates and open the template that is currently in use.
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# Locate the option, '''Show recent videos''' - This option controls the visibility of the '''Recent Videos''' box on the Frontpage.
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====Layout Settings====
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# Navigate back to JomSocial Configuration and find the Frontpage options under '''Layout''' pane .
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# '''Frontpage Recent Videos''' - Option to determine how many recent videos will be shown in the Latest Videos box on Frontpage.
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{{alert|<strong>Note:</strong> This area only shows videos that are marked with the '''Public''' privacy option.|alert-info}}
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====Anti-Spam Settings====
  
====In Anti Spam settings====
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Under the '''Anti Spam''' pane in the JomSocial Configuration, you can set how many videos users can link or upload daily.
Under '''Anti Spam''' pane in jomSocial configuration, you can set how many videos users can link or upload daily.
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Revision as of 02:32, 12 March 2013

Overview

The primary objective of this article is to explain how to enable and configure video galleries on your site. Please read it completely to understand all available options

Accessing Configuration Options

  1. Navigate to site Backend, and from the Components dropdown menu, select JomSocial > Configuration:
    Jsconfigmenu.png
  2. Locate the Photo Gallery settings and make sure that Video Galleries is enabled (it is enabled by default):
    Vidoes config.png

Other Options Explained

  1. Allow guest to perform search videos - Enable or disable video searching for guest visitors.
  2. Enable profile videos - Allow users to select a video for their Profile Page.
  3. Enable videos upload - Enable or disable the videos uploading feature in JomSocial.
  4. Video creation limit - Set a limit for the number of videos created per user. 0 for unlimited.
  5. Show Video Map - Show/Hide video map by default.
  6. Delete original videos - If enabled, the original videos are deleted once the videos are converted to the appropriate formats.
  7. Videos root folder - Set the path to where videos are stored.
  8. Maximum upload size - Set the maximum uploaded video size allowed in Megabytes (MB).
  9. Path to FFMPEG - Set the absolute path to FFMPEG binary. If the binary is not found, JomSocial will not be able to convert videos into .flv formats.
  10. FLVTool2 Path - Set the absolute path to FLVTool2 binary to enable flash video metadata injections.
  11. Video Quantizer Scale - Select the video quality from a scale of 1 (Excellent) to 31 (Worst). 5, 9 and 11 are recommended settings.
  12. Videos Size - Set the video frame size in width X height format.
  13. Custom Command - Specify additional commands for FFMPEG ( Advanced Users ).
  14. Pseudo streaming - Allow users to skip to specific section of the video.
  15. Video Debugging - Enable or disable video debugging mode.

Additional Video options

Template Settings

Default JomSocial templates have the option to show the latest videos on Frontpage to public or registered members as well as hiding it completely.

  1. Navigate to Components > JomSocial > Templates and open the template that is currently in use.
  2. Locate the option, Show recent videos - This option controls the visibility of the Recent Videos box on the Frontpage.

Layout Settings

  1. Navigate back to JomSocial Configuration and find the Frontpage options under Layout pane .
  2. Frontpage Recent Videos - Option to determine how many recent videos will be shown in the Latest Videos box on Frontpage.
Note: This area only shows videos that are marked with the Public privacy option.

Anti-Spam Settings

Under the Anti Spam pane in the JomSocial Configuration, you can set how many videos users can link or upload daily.