Functionality
Plumi pulls together the following features on top of the out-of-the-box Plone functionality:
- Video uploading in any format (over http)
- Server-side flash transcoding and embedded playback using IndyTube
- (Vodcasting): Expanded Plone standard syndication feeds. RSS1 plus RSS2 feeds with media enclosures created automatically from taxonomy items - e.g country, genre, member, topic, or through creating custom smart folders
- Tagging
- WYSIWYG editor
- Extendable workflow, roles and permissions system
- Live search and RSS feeds from search results
- Customised Workspaces for hosting files and other works, which can be made private or shared only with particular site members
- Embedded Playback of Quicktime, Real and Windows Media within the browser using vPIP
- Custom templates for publishing and browsing videos
- Custom profile page for site members with personal latest videos vodcast feed
- Open Content Licensing including Creative Commons and GNU Free Documentation License and the ability to add your own custom licenses.
Future features will include:
- Automatic creation and seeding of BitTorrent files upon video upload
- Large video file delivery
- Mobile phone uploads and downloads
- Custom calendar
- Donations system for contributors and online purchasing
- Integration with gnutella and other p2p networks
- Collaborative film production tools
A demo of the package can be seen at EngageMedia.org. Out-of-the-box Plumi however comes with the default Plone skin and some basic templates to build your own design upon.
