+1 for ffmpeg On Jul 26, 11:52 am, Harvey Kane <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > I use ffmpeg on my server for converting video files, helps a lot in > cases where the customer isn't savvy about video sizes or formats. > > Basically I get them to upload a video file via FTP or a form, in pretty > much any size or format. Then a script runs which tells ffmpeg to > convert the movie to FLV at a certain size and caches it somewhere. It > also takes a screenshot of the movie to use as the initial screen in the > player. > > Then I use flowplayer to display the video. But any will do. > > This isn't bundled up into a nice module, but I can give specific code > snippets if needed. ffmpeg is a bit of a pain to have to install and > maintain, but I like the functionality it offers. > > Harvey. > > On 26/07/2011 11:29 a.m., Dan Khan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > Anyone got any suggestions on a good video plugin I can use on a custom PHP > > job? > > > Client wants to upload video, and then serve it back through the web - > > doesn't want to use a public platform like Youtube or vimeo. > > I'm imagining whatever the php plugin, it would manage the uploading > > process, transcode to FLV, then serve up through a flash player on > > front-end. Happy to do some integration on front and backend to make > > this work. > > > Anyone had to do something similar and can save me some time searching > > through possible solutions? > > > Thanks, > > -Dan > > -- > Harvey Kane > > Phone: > - Auckland: +64 9 950 4133 > - Wanaka: +64 3 746 8133 > - Mobile: +64 21 811 951 > > Email: [email protected] > If you need to contact me urgently, please read my email > policywww.ragepank.com/email/
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