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Snapshot
| UNIX name | Owner | Status | Version | Compatible with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snapshot | Felix Laate | stable | 0.1 | 3.7.x (and maybe others) |
This extension is the result of the attempt to grab the first frame of
any swf-file to use it as a preview. Unfortunatly I didn't get there,
but the thing works for many other movie formats so I publish it
anyway. Hope it can be be usefull for sombody else.
0. Intro
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The operator uses the ffmpeg ( ) and ffmpeg-php ( ) software, and these
are prerequisits to get this thing to work.
Shold work on any of the movie-formats as specified in , but has only been
tested with avi and mpeg.
1. Installation
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a) Install the ffmpeg and ffmpeg-software.
b) Follow these steps to add the Snapshot datatype to your ezp
installation:
1) Extract the archive into the /extension directory
2) Activate in the admin interface
c) Configure the snapshot.ini.append.php file to specify where you want
the images to be saved. Don't forget chmod'ing :-)
2. Features
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- grabs a snapshot of a movie and saves it as a png
- then return the path to this image
3. Usage
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ezsnapshot(path_to_movie_file,frame_to_get_grabbed)
This is an example of usage in a template:
4. ToDo
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- add resizing