+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:
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> > Hi,
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> > Anyone got any suggestions on a good video plugin I can use on a custom PHP 
> > job?
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> > 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.
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> > Anyone had to do something similar and can save me some time searching
> > through possible solutions?
>
> > Thanks,
> > -Dan
>
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