Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script

Live Video Site Demo

Requirements: This plugin requires FFmpeg access on the web host. Main features including generating video snapshots, preview clips, video watermarks, custom HTML5 video conversions are not possible without FFmpeg.

Key Features

• adds video post type to WordPress site
• shortcodes, pages with video site features: browse videos, upload, import
• extracts thumbnail, generates feature image
• generates thumbnail sized short video preview (play on mouse hover)
• extracts info: duration, resolution, bitrate, file size
• multiple playback methods
• playlist taxonomy, listing of videos with rest of posts in categories, tags, searches
• shortcodes for listing videos, displaying player, upload form, import form
• HTML5 VAST (video ad serving template) support for video ads
• HTML5 Google IMA support: DoubleClick & AdSense support
• premium users that don’t see ads
• mass video upload
• mass video import (from server)
• setup user types that can share videos
• pending video / approval for user types that can’t publish directly
• conversion queue for server load control
• configure codecs and encoding options, formats, bitrate
• BuddyPress activity for adding video
• see more Video Share VOD Features …

Listings

• AJAX display and update of video list (does not reload site for filter, sort, next page)
• video preview in list (play on hover)
• Filter by category, tags, name search
• Sort by date, views, recently viewed, random, rating, rating number, rate popularity
• integrates Rate Star Review – AJAX Reviews for Content, with Star Ratings

VOD Access Control : Membership, Sales

• define global video access list (roles, user emails & ids)
• role playlists: assign videos as accessible by certain roles
• exception playlists: free, registered, unpublished
• show preview and custom message when inaccessible
• read more about Video On Demand …
• integrates MicroPayments – Content, Membership, Downloads plugin to allow selling items

Players

• HTML5 video conversion and playback support
• RTMP playback support (fast skip, no direct access to video files)
• HLS playback support (rtmp alternative for iOS)
• HD video support (player adapts to video size)
• HTML5 native tag player
• Video.js player with VAST support
• MediaElement.js (WordPress default video player)
• Strobe Flash player

PLupload / HTML5 Video Uploader

• Drag & Drop
• AJAX (no Submit, page reload required to upload more videos)
• multi video support
• status / progress bar for each upload
• fallback to standard upload for older browsers
• mobile video upload (iOS6+, Android 3+)
• backend multi upload menu
• read more about Video Uploader …

Plugin Integrations

• Paid Videochat turnkey pay per minute cam site builder: publish streaming recordings, videos on room profile, teaser loop video
• Broadcast Live Video turnkey live streaming site builder: publish channel streaming archives
• MicroPayments Content and Membership: sell videos as WooCommerce products or with MyCred Sell Content
• Rate Star Review – AJAX Reviews for Content, with Star Ratings: allow users to rate videos and leave reviews

Broadcast Live Video – HTML5 Live Streaming Plugin

• integrates with Broadcast Live Video – HTML5 Live Streaming channels plugin
• import archived video streams (previous broadcasts)
• upload additional videos for each channel
• list videos on channel page
• channel button on video page (if channel exists)
• read more about Live Streaming …
• see Broadcast Live Video turnkey solution …

Webcam Recording Plugin

• integrates with VideoWhisper Video Posts Webcam Recorder for video recording
• integrates with VideoWhisper Video Comments Webcam Recorder for video recording comments (including in BuddyPress activity)
• recorder access shortcode “videowhisper_recorder” integrates VideoShareVOD sharing permissions
• read more about Video Posts Webcam Recorder …

External Service Dependencies

Google Interactive Media Ads libraries are required to load from Google domains when feature is enabled, to prevent “Error: IMA SDK is either not loaded from a google domain or is not a supported version.” .
Service terms: https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/html5/client-side/terms

Special Hosting Requirements

• FFmpeg and HTML5 codecs are required to generate snapshots, preview clips and convert videos to HTML5 formats. Latest FFmpeg is recommended with video & audio codecs for HTML5 & video types you plan to upload.
• Conversions require important resources like CPU time, memory, long process time (not available on budget shared hosting). These must be available and enabled for the account processes.
• High upload size and script timeout limits on web host to allow uploading bigger files. Importing videos (uploaded with FTP or other tools) is recommended for very big files.
• CloudFlare or similar services are not recommend due to upload limitations. Will usually break bigger uploads.
• Optionally, to deliver videos as live streaming a server like Wowza SE is required that will provide access at a HLS address from video path.
• Optionally, plugin can also generate static HLS segments, using extra disk space and initial processing resources.
• read more about Video Share VOD Hosting …
  Security Warning: Hosts that include FFmpeg access should also have specific security configuration in place. That can include CageFS and other restriction/isolation tools.

Documentation

• Video Site Plugin Homepage
• Turnkey Video Site Installation Tutorial
• Developer Contact
• Recommended Hosting

Shortcodes

• videowhisper_videos playlist=”” perpage=”” perrow=”” – Video list.
• videowhisper_upload playlist=”” category=”” owner=”” – Upload form.
• videowhisper_player video=”0″ – Video player.
• videowhisper_preview video=”0″ – Preview only.
• videowhisper_player_html source=”” source_type=”” poster=”” width=”” height=”” – HTML file player.
• videowhisper_embed_code source=”” source_type=”” poster=”” width=”” height=”” – Embed code HTML player.

For more details see Video Share VOD – Documentation menu after installing plugin.

Demo

Live Video Site Demo