New Media Capabilities - Divshare?

[bosshoss]

I added a module to the forum which allows a greater range of sources for the Media Page and embedded audio/video. The only problem is, I have no idea what it does, but I'm hoping it enables MP3 sharing to be embedded. There is no user manual provided! :confused:

I'm posting some goobledygook here, so that anyone with a technical brain can maybe work out how to use the new "Enter Media URL" capability for mp3 etc.

I have a strange feeling this may only work in the Media Page, and not within a forum post.

• With the premium edition expansion, you get LOCAL video hosting
  • Local HTML5/Flash Video (FLV, F4V, M4V, MP4)
  • Local HTML5/Flash Audio (MP3, MP2, AAC, M4A)
  • Local HTML5/Flash Audio Playlist (mRSS XML)
  • Local Silverlight Video (WMV)

To host media locally, upload the media to your "/data/local/" directory.
Then simply use "video:filename.ext" as the media submission URL.

-Audio- MP3 audio:{serviceVAL} audio - (.*\.(mp3|mp2|aac|m4a))$

-Audio- XML audio:{serviceVAL} audio - (.*\.(xml))$

-Video- FLV video:{serviceVAL} video - (.*\.(flv|f4v|m4v|mp4|3gp|3g2))$

-Video- WMV video:{serviceVAL} video - (.*\.(wmv))$

Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/{serviceVAL} http://[\w\.]*?vimeo\.[a-z] /(\d )

YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v={serviceVAL} http://[a-z\.]*?youtube\.[a-z] /watch\?v=([\w-] )

So, what does it all mean?

 

[bosshoss]

Eh - well, I have worked it out. It's not what I hoped it would be, although it's useful. It means that G45Central can now host its own audio and video in the Media Page, but only if I upload it to a specific directory on our site. Uploading can't really be accessed by members of the forum. And it only works on the Media page, not in posts. Hmmph....

Still, it means that any really cool video stuff can be permanently hosted here, viewed and searched on the Media Page, with no chance of it disappearing (unlike YouTube).

 

[MopTopMike]

Why not allow folks to post media in any forum, and then, once a week, the media links can be transferred to the media page by the esteemed curator?

 

[bosshoss]

Why not allow folks to post media in any forum, and then, once a week, the media links can be transferred to the media page by the esteemed curator?

Yes that should work. But you know me...
Seriously, we could give it a try and see how it goes.

 

[pfft]

I'll give this a try.
Here's one side of a pretty cool 45 by a guy called Jay Brown.
The song is called Don't Push Me Around and was released on Atco in 1965 or '66. Catalogue number is 45-6394.

Nothing earth-shattering, but it's got some nifty guitar picking and a cool harmonica throughout. Singer sounds a bit like an old C&W artist trying to be hip.

DivShare File - jay_brown-dont_push_me_around.mp3

Sorry about the quality - I don't have the necessary equipment to make good-quality transfers, so I borrowed a shitty Numark MP3 turntable from a friend, and it skipped all over the place. This turned out to be one of the best transfers...

 

[EXPO67]

Your link works pfft.

I've been messing about for 10 minutes but didn't get very far apart from frequent error messages.

 

[Mr.Segment]

Yes, links work. But it would have been much tidier if it was possible to have the player appear in the actual post, instead of popping up on the Divshare page. Then you could post label/PS scans and have the small player beneath.