Video Streaming Technology

Making Kaltura Media Node Private

Admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:14:16 +0000

I have a drupal ubercart kaltura video implementation.

When adding a Kaltura video inside a Drupal node, it creates a Kaltura Media Node, which I am unable to set permissions on, or when I do, they to not take effect.

How do I restrict people from accessing these auto-generated nodes?

Upgrade Kaltura to 6.x-2.0-beta | Upgrade Drupal | Kaltura Control Panel

Admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:45:39 +0000

After two years of using and old version of Drupal 6.14 and old version of Kaltura module 6.x-1.4 , we decided to bite the bullet and upgrade both at the same time.

Our Kaltura uploader stopped working inside our version of Drupal, so we needed to do something.

After agreeing to sign a new 1 year contract, Kaltura offered us two hours of support to help with the upgrade, and assigned a project manager. They tried to raise the price, but being a small company, we balked and they came around to meeting our original pricing.

Kaltura Upgrade – Required Information

Questions from Project manager.

I would like to sum up the information I gathered. I also added some questions that I could not find the answer to:

1. You are currently on Drupal 6.14 and would like to upgrade to Drupal 6.22.

2. What version of the Kaltura module are you currently using?

Kaltura 6.x-1.4 on the live site.

3. I understand that you have an issue uploading ( will get to it after the upgrade), I would like to understand – since you upgraded Drupal on a local machine – Is the upload issue present on it or on the live account?

The upload issue exists on both versions. Remember -I did not upgrade the drupal module yet.

4. What is the link to the current site? Does it require any credentials? (I would like to take a look at the site)

Login and look around.If you create a new Kaltura node, you will notice the kaltura field with uploader. This is where the upload fails to register into the local system.

5. Do you have the ability to create a staging environment for a test site? I would suggest using a test site so you will be able to give me admin permissions to it but not to the live one.

If you think this is necessary, could I is a sub directory of the main site, and just .htaccess protect?

6. Besides UberCart, what other Modules are installed?

The below has been copied from the updated version on my local machine. Anything with a security vulnerability has been updated.

Kaltura Upgrade – Implementation

After going back and fourth, we decided to back the site up, put it in maintenance mode, and upgrade Drupal, all vulnerable modules, and the Kaltura video module all at once.

I did the following:

Put site in maintenance mode
Switched to default theme, and turned off all other themes
Upgraded Drupal Core
Turned all modules back on
Upgraded all vulnerable modules
Upgraded the Kaltura Module
Turned my Black Mamba Theme back On
Testing

Fixing Problems After Kaltura Upgrade

My note to project manager:

The upgrade of Drupal and all vulnerable modules including Kaltura have been updated.

1. It looks like our player has been blown over – it has share buttons on it – this is a private video. We need to make sure that all videos are private when uploaded to new Kaltura control panel as well. Please advise.
2. Under the video, it is displaying the embed code of the video, which never happened before and we obviously do not want.
3. If you add a 7day video content type, which includes a kaltura node, the uploader is still not working and it freezes. I am wondering if the SSL could be the issue, as you mentioned might happen?
4. In the Kaltura Settings, I have this message: Kaltura to Drupal Notification Status: Test call not yet implemented; see [#1025090]

Project Manager Responses:

1. Change the player Id in the Drupal Kaltura Module setting to any player that you wish from the studio. The share button is easy to remove from within the studio.

Our old player is gone – no big deal – I rebuilt it, and assigned it to the Media Node and Media Remix settings and everything is working nicely.Do you recommend SMTP or HTTP streaming?

Also, you can add access control on all your videos to be only available in your domain

I was unable to find this setting. In the past that was a site wide function that was done by your team. Please advise.

2. I do believe that this is another option that can be removed from the module settings.

Can’t find the setting to remove text and code for embed code under player.

3. I will send you a different UIconf id for this widget that should resolve this issue. Can you send me a link to the uploader location? I will need to clone it..

Final Observations of Kaltura Upgrade

In the end, after rebuilding the player, and with a little final help from Kaltura Technical support, we were able to get all our Kaltura functionality back within 24 hours. Not bad.

The biggest problem we had was the addition of Embed code of this video: showing up under the new Kaltura player after upgrade.

Video Streaming Reviews

Admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:41:24 +0000

We can offer you information on how to make an educated decision when choosing a video streaming system. Lots of options are available. This can make the process of choosing the appropriate video streaming company quite time consuming. Our video streaming reviews are broken into three categories:

Affordable Video Streaming Systems

FLVhosting.com Review

Mid Tier Systems, often with easy user interfaces

Kaltura

Vzaar Review

High Level Systems Which Have Hi Level Integration Capabilities

Bitgravity Review

LimeLight Networks

BitGravity Video Review

Admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:29:07 +0000

Bit-gravity claims to be the world’s largest Tier 1 network for unsurpassed scale, reliability, and performance.

We have all heard that before, it seems all streaming video companies make similiar claims.

Maybe they all share the same network?

BitGravity does have some reasonably priced packages . . if you are looking for consistent load times across a large geographical location, bit gravity may be a good choice for you.

If you sign up, you get access to test the toolset.

From the Bitgravity.com Website

For organizations that want to deliver the best possible video experience, BG Video Delivery enables content owners to deliver videos on Web sites and in applications that start instantly and play smoothly. We offer flexible configuration options, advanced video features, affordable packages, and 24/7 support.

Ingestion: Upload content by FTP, WebDav, or rsync.
Output Protocols: HTTP, RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPT, RTMPTE, RTSP, adaptive HTTP streaming, and Silverlight.
Devices Supported: Support for Flash-enabled PCs, mobile devices (including iOS devices), and set-top boxes.
Content Control:

Customer configurable CNAMEs.
Rapid cache purging with the CDN.
Customers retain full control of their content and have the ability to add, delete, rename, and update their content. Most actions are reflected in the system in under a minute.

Delivery Control: Customers can choose the global region(s) from where their content may be served.

Customers can maintain control to where their content may be (and may not be) served by the CDN, including at the country level or at the metro level (US only).

BitGravity Video Feature Support

Advanced Progressive: Support for the ability for end-users to skip without downloading, jump between quality levels, jump between clips. API allows customers to provide support in their Flash players so end users can create start and stop points of content and share the clips with friends. Supported file types for Advanced Progressive are .flv, .mp4, .m4v.
Bitrates and Throttling: Support for delivery of multiple bitrates is standard and rate-throttling is optional.
Security: Optional security package available. BitGravity URLs can be secured based on expiry time, allowed or disallowed countries, allowed or disallowed metros, IP address, or user-agent match string.
Flash Players: Support for the free BitGravity Flash Player (supports Advanced Progressive), Flowplayer, JW Player, and more.

If you are looking for pure speed for the price, these guys may be an option for you.

BitGravity Excels at Analytics and Hi End Technical Implementation

This is not a simple tool to use, and is better suited to technologists who need hi end implementation and tracking. See the video below for more information.

FLVHosting.com Review

Admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:01:00 +0000

FLVhosting.com is a good option if you are small potatoes.

They have starter packages starting at $10.o0, while a company like Kaltura will start you out at $250 – $300.

Pretty cheap for video streaming packages. The technology works.

You are not going to get the quick video loading performance of a system like BitGravity.

FLVhosting.com Starter Package

All packages from flvhost.com come with Progressive and RTMP Streaming hosting account with FLV Media Server RTMP playback, PHP MYSQL FLV Hosting Encoder and our encode on the fly FLV Code Generator to insert video into any web pages, to create your own video blog, enhance your website, product showcase, the uses are limitless !

FLVHosting.com Basic Hosting Package

1gig Storage
10 Sim Connects
3 GB of Transfer
$9.95 per Month
Flash Streaming

FLVHosting.com Standard Package

5 gig Storage
50 Sim Connects
10 GB of Transfer
$49.95 per month
Flash Streaming

FLVHosting.com Small Business Package

10 gig Storage
500 Sim Connects
200 GB of Transfer
$99.95 per month
Flash Streaming

FLVHosting.com Corporate Package

50 gig Storage
2500 Sim Connects
500 gig Transfer
$199 per month
Flash Streaming

If you are looking for a video streaming service that fits your budget, FLVhosting.com is a reliable yet affordable solution.

Simple CDN Is Out Of Business

Admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:13:08 +0000

Too bad – I used to love simple CDN.

A new company has filled in its shoes, if you want to set up your own streaming server.

You can visit the MaxCDN Website here for more details!

From the MaxCDN Website:

Simply put, MaxCDN gives you the most powerful control panel and CDN product in the industry – at a price you can afford.

Whether you’re looking for faster software downloads, smoother serving creatives, or just ramped-up reliability, CDN provider MaxCDN makes it easy for you to, well, get the max from today’s CDN technology!

With its powerful API, MaxCDN integrates easily with every site, blog or e-commerce operation. Whether yours is a simple WordPress blog (use our WordPress CDN), a full-featured Magento shopping cart (use our Magento CDN), or a completely custom product built from scratch, our MaxCDN technology integrates in minutes.

Has anybody used MaxCDN yet? Does it have a good video streaming technology?

Video Streaming Problems With Kaltura Uploader

Admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:35:40 +0000

We have been using a Kaltura for quite a few years, and had no problems. We have a private content site, and need to upload files internally to a drupal node. Our Kaltura uploader no longer works properly. You can upload a file, and it logs it into the Kaltura control panel, but after clicking the finish button upon submission, the Kaltura uploader either turns black, or just hangs and never returns to the drupal node to save, so you can never get it into the system.

Anybody Else Having Trouble With Drupal Kaltura Uploader?

Is anybody else having this problem. We are using an older version of Drupal and the Kaltura module, and Kaltura just upgraded there control panel, and it might not be jiving anymore.

Has anybody gotten this error

kaltura notifica 10/17/2011 – 18:30 Array ( [notification_id] => 422361082 … Anonymous
node 10/17/2011 – 18:30 stdClass Object ( [nid] => 491 [type] => … Anonymous
kaltura notifica 10/17/2011 – 18:30 Array ( [notification_id] => 422361072 … Anonymous
kaltura 10/17/2011 – 18:30 hooray!!! notification signature valid Anonymous
kaltura NH 10/17/2011 – 18:30 Array ( [not1_notification_id] => 422361072 … Anonymous
notification 10/17/2011 – 18:29 This notification (422359612) was already received Anonymous
kaltura notifica 10/17/2011 – 18:29 Array ( [notification_id] => 422359562 … Anonymous
kaltura 10/17/2011 – 18:29 hooray!!! notification signature valid Anonymous

Kaltura Alternative

Admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:12:43 +0000

Has anybody tried this company http://vzaar.com/ They are claiming to be a kaltura alternative with cheaper streaming packages.

50GB playback bandwidth

100 GB Storage
1 x iOS Stream
$49/mo

100 GB playback bandwidth

100 GB Storage
1 x iOS Stream
$99/mo

300 GB playback bandwidth

1 TB Storage
3 x iOS Streams
$199/mo

700 GB playback bandwidth

1 TB Storage
Unlimited Storage
Overages:3 x iOS Streams
$399/mo

Sample Player Vzaar Video Player – Alternative to Kaltura Player

Does anybody else have any experience with this video streaming technology? Please comment on Vzarr or Kaltura below.

Has anybody tried the Kaltura Plugin for Joomla?

Admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:48:51 +0000

The Kaltura Plugin for Joomla has been released. Has anybody tried it?

Kaltura is claiming the below:
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1. Add video directly to any page:

2. Upload from desktop or record from webcam – videos will be transcoded to FLV format

3. Easily import videos , images and audio files from MySpace, Flickr and more.

Having Trouble with Taxonomy when implementing Kaltura

Admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:14:04 +0000