[Imc-alternatives] Released! Plumi - Free Software Video Sharing Platform

[strypey at riseup.net]

Kia ora koutou

This is great news. I wonder how Plumi compares to the Broadcast Machine
software developed by the Participatory Culture Foundation:
http://www.getdemocracy.com/broadcast/

RnB
Strypes

and wrote:
> Hi all,
> as there is much discussions of building new platforms here I thought  
> I'd send through this announcement of EngageMedia's video platform  
> now being available for others to use.
> Cheers.
> And.
> 
> --------------
> EngageMedia are very excited to announce the release of Plumi, a free  
> software video sharing platform. Plumi enables you to create a  
> sophisticated video sharing and community site out-of-the-box. In a  
> web landscape where almost all video sharing sites keep their  
> distribution platform under lock and key Plumi is one contribution to  
> creating a truly democratic media.
> http://plumi.org | http://engagemedia.org
> 
> Plumi is based on the popular Plone Content Management System <http:// 
> plone.org> and adds a wide array of functionality including:
> 
> * Video uploading in any format (over http)
> * Server-side flash transcoding and embedded playback
> * Expanded video metadata set and classifications system
> * RSS1 and RSS2 (vodcast) feeds created automatically from taxonomy  
> items - eg 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, Flash video, Real and Windows Media  
> within the browser
> * Custom templates for publishing and browsing videos
> * Custom profile page for site members with their personal 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 uploads
> * Mobile phone uploads and downloads
> * Enhanced calendar functionality
> * Transmission metadata standard: <http://wiki.transmission.cc/ 
> index.php/Metadata_Workspace>
> * Donations system for contributors and online purchasing
> * Integration with gnutella and other p2p networks
> * Collaborative film production tools
> 
> For a listing of out-of-the-box base Plone functionality see
> <http://www.openia.com/services/plone/plone-features>
> 
> Download
> For more information about Plumi and to download version 0.1 RC1 see
> http://plumi.org or http://plone.org/products/plumi
> 
> For an out-of-the-box demo of Plumi see http://demo.plumi.org
> 
> To stay up to date with developments you can join the announcement  
> list http://lists.plumi.org/listinfo/plumi-announce
> 
> If you are interested in getting involved in development, have  
> questions or suggestions you can
> 
> * join the developers mailing list: http://lists.plumi.org/listinfo/ 
> discuss
> * join us in chat: irc.freenode.net #plumi
> * email contact at engagemedia.org
> 
> Plumi is the system that runs http://engagemedia.org - a video  
> sharing site focussed on social and environmental issues in Southeast  
> Asia, Australia and the Pacific. EngageMedia is an Australian based  
> media/tech activist collective that develops Plumi and runs the  
> EngageMedia.org site.
> 
> Thanks,
> The EngageMedia Team
> Andy, Anna, Andrew, Dave, Lachlan
> 
> 
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