Video FLV Datatype

Last updated: Sunday 04 October 2009 17:42

UNIX name	Owner	Status	Version	Compatible with
ezvideoflv	Damien POBEL	stable	0.3	4.X

Provides a new datatype that handles video files and converts them into FLV so that they can be read with a web FLV player (like on Youtube or Dailymotion). It is based on the ezmedia datatype. It also produces an image preview for each videos.

Provides a new datatype that handles a video file and converts it into FLV so that they can be read with a web FLV player (like on Youtube or Dailymotion). It is based on the ezmedia datatype. It also produces an image preview for each videos.

Example of use

Features

Store video files
Convert to FLV on upload or with a cronjob script
Produce a preview for each videos

Requirements

eZ Publish 4.x (if you use eZ Publish 3.x please download version 0.1)
ffmpeg-php module
GD module to produce image preview
a video converter like ffmpeg (default configuration)

Install

Install requirements (ffmpeg-php and ffmpeg binary)
Download the archive
Unpack it in the extension directory of eZ Publish

Execute ezvideoflv.sql script, for exemple from the eZ Publish root :

mysql -u login -p base < extension/ezvideoflv/sql/ezvideoflv.sql

Activate the extension with the Administration interface in System >
Extensions
Configure cronjob, for example run the following command line every 5 minutes
```
php runcronjobs.php flv
```
Add video/read function to role policies of users that should be able to read
videos.
If you run eZ Publish in host access method, add a rewrite rule like the following in your Apache Virtual Host config
```
Rewriterule ^/extension/ezvideoflv/design/standard/flash/player_flv_maxi.swf - [L]
```

Configuration

Comments in settings/ezvideoflv.ini.append.php gives information on how to
configure the extension.

Default configuration :

it uses ffmpeg to convert video files
it uses cronjobs script for files over 2Mo
it produces preview in JPEG in var/your_site/storage/flv_preview using the middle video frame.
it uses FLV Player to show videos
To convert videos again with new settings, just run :
```
php runcronjobs.php flv -all
```