General suggestions

I can't use it yet (I only have PHP4) so I'm not sure... I wondered where the Video Comment files are stored and how to access them.

What I'd like is for those Video Comment files to be available in the Clips in the main video so that:
The main video is only editable by registered users
Any unregistered people can leave a video comment in the comments section
The registered users can then add that video comment into the main video if they want to.

Thus the main video can be a video discussion between two or three registered people, and they can easily pull in video comments from viewers.

I'd like this separation because when I installed a Kaltura player in a blog post, someone immediately destroyed it and replaced it with porn. So I don't want just anybody to be able to muck about with the video - just people I approve. But I *do* want just anybody to be able to contribute their own video contribution to the discussion in the comments section, and I'd like to be able to bring the best video comments into the main discussion.

Great ideas, thanks! Some of it is implemented in the current version - when installing the plugin you can determine who is able to add to the video and remix - everybody, registered users, blog admins. You can change those setting afterwards, by going to the setting tab and clicking on interactive video.

Having installed the plugin and started playing with it, I've got to say I'm impressed with the service and the possibilities it offers site owners and visitors.

Then I asked a few friends to have a look and use Kaltura. Based on some initial feedback and my observations here are a few suggestions.

How about having a restore previous version option?
How about having a 'Your video has been modified message' sent to the site owner?

While I know that the concept is for everyone to add, mix, remix etc etc, there are going to be times (when the site owner does not place restrictions in the settings) when 'others' add in 'negative' imagery which could be offensive or just ruin the video.

Thanks

Kevin Polley
www.mutualadvantageupdates.com

Scott's (from WebHelperMagazine.com) suggestions:

1. A way to turn off collaboration for individual videos if they are for promotional purposes
2. How about a way to post from the plugin... back to say, YouTube, to extend your marketing reach?

Thanks Scott.

Hi Kevin,

These are good suggestions, we also have a mediaWiki extension where in the "spirit" of wiki, you get tools for monitoring and versions control.
We'll note the suggestion and see if it can be implemented to WP plugin as well in one of the following releases.

One thing I would really love to see is a greater variety of sizes for the player embeds, or better yet, the ability to enter a width and have the proportionate height be calculated. There are a variety of widths and sizes needed in videos, especially for magazine or video blog themes.

I'm launching a blog by Sept. 1st that is to be a video blog and I would love to see this feature implemented by then.

Thanks for considering my request! :D

The next version should have some additional skins and sizes to choose from - hopefully it will be released first week of September or close to that... Down the road, you'll be able to build your own player in the CMS, with full flexibility. Cheers!

So, this is the scenario:
- User A is logged in and adds a post, uploads some photos and music and creates a video
- User B logs in and checks the post, he sees the "Remix" button and remixes it, adding more photos and replacing the music with some other track
- User A logs in and see that his video has changed...

So, what I am getting at is that there must be a way for user A to still see his original creation, rather than have his creation now changed.

The current plugin is great for people to work collaboratively on content, but there should be a way in which previous creations are also kept...

Add to the WP admin, settings for:

- Large video window size
- Small video window size
- Comments video window size

To override defaults for collaborative video, add a new param to the widget so that instead of using the defaults set in the QWP admin interface, one can change the behavior of a specific player to accept uploads and remixing.

interactive_video.php Line 355 add:


} elseif ($params["upload"] == "true") { //new params to force interactive mode despite defaults

// code here to enable the remix button


So that we can use ...

[kaltura-widget wid="kqw693p5j8" size="large" upload="true" remix="true" /]

It would be great also if, rather than use large, small, widescreen, we could set the size of the player manually for better control of our layouts:

[kaltura-widget wid="kqw693p5j8" width="640" height="360" upload="true" remix="true" /]

-- Jossi

It would be very useful to see the ID of a video on the Kaltura "Browse Interactive videos" on the WP plugin.

When uploading video content, such as from YouTube, the video takes time before is ingested and encoded.

It would be very useful if during ingestion/encoding, a notice "Processing..." is displayed on the player... instead of the current confusing situation in which recently uploaded videos do not play...

-- Jossi

THANK YOU FOR CUSTOM RESIZING!!!! You guys rock! 8-)

Is there any chance of adding mobile upload media to this plugin?

Hi,

We are not sure yet, but looking into it.
Thanks!

i wish me a new upload-design ;)
when i use the wordpress-plugin there is the design of video-upload blue/white.
on another video-upload in this extension there is the design green/black, like the video-editor

can all be green/black? ;)

another thing:
Can the next version support "Wordpress MU"?
This would be very nice!

(When comes a Joomla-Component?)

Kind regards,
videoandfun

Hi,

We are taking the wordpres MU under consideration for future versions. Also, we are working on a new CMS, that will allow more customization possbilities. As for Joomla - see my answer in the Joomla forum.

I've been lurking for awhile, and came across this answer about developing a WordPress MU compatible version. I would just like to put in my vote for such compatibility. I develop sites using MU, and giving users the ability to make use of Kaltura's video plugin would be, to say the least, awesome!

I like the wordpress mu plugin ,but I want it self hosted. Can you make it use a kalture CE version for wordpress mu?

www.palsnaija.com

How about option to add watermark or intro of videos with logo of site installed.

BTW - gpo - this plugin already works with kalturaCE out of the box