Addon Request: Video Embed

[ichrix]

I was wondering if any of you cool programmers can make an addon that allows me to update my pixelpost with not just a picture (by browsing my hd to pick a picture), but to be able to imbed video. I'm not asking for an addon to allow me to upload video. I'm merely asking for an addon that allows me to enter in alternate code.

So, instead of clicking the "Browse" button and choosing a picture, I would add in the google video/youtube/etc... embedding code, that comes with the respective videos, into a field and then pixelpost will render the embedded video inside the pixelpost image frame.

If this is possible, please let me know.

Thanks!

somehow this sounds more like a medial-overwhaul ;=)

can't this be done by a blog?
Why do you want PP to do it, do you want to mix these videos with your photos?

as PP always demands a graphic file which will be embedded by the "<img..-tag", will you replace that by the video? Then you will need a moderated form to add this

if you want to do it additional, you can always include a small 1px-image and add the embedding-code to the text. but by that you won't get a thumbnail,

so you see you will need a replacement for the normal image-upload-dialogue, because you will need the embedded video + the thumbnail for the video...

[GeoS+]

Everything is possible you only need person who will code it for you

[ichrix]

Originally Posted by GeoS

Everything is possible you only need person who will code it for you

exactly. i just have no idea how to code....lol

[nicola]

go to the bottom of this page

did you mean something like this ?

nicola

[ichrix]

yes, except that some days when I don't have photos to upload to the pixelpost I'd like to be able to put in some code that shows a youtube/brightcove/googlevideo stream in the area that would normally show an image.

[janickg]

This sounds like an interesting project. I am thinking about this, as I have some original video content I would sometimes like to display as part of my photoblog presentation.

One solution without an addon is to upload a dummy photo (it could be a blank 1x1 spacer or a still shot), title the post, and embed the video / flash / object code in the description.

With some CSS formatting hacks you can make it look like a smooth flow.

Sure pixelpost is primarily meant for photo display, but a video is a collection of photos captured in a very fine time-mesh and (sometimes) bundles with audio.

[Dennis+]

My opinion is that Pixelpost won't support embedded video anytime soon. However: never underestimate the power of an addon, virtually everything is possible with an addon.

[GeoS+]

Main core of PP wont support video at all. If someone wants this then should write own addon or hack Pixelpost but remember - PP community wont support it!!

[bert]

I just made a little test site with embedded you tube videos.

I added a custom_field named video to pixelpost in which I paste the video embed code.
then in my image template I put the tag
<div id=video><CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE_ID=NNN></div> (NNN=number of field id)

then in my css I positioned the video exactly on top my image

http://www.bertsimons.nl/blog/test.html