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

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On 11/07/2007, at 3:03 PM, strypey at riseup.net wrote:

> 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/

If you mean compares as regards feature set I'd say Broadcast Machine  
is for creating fairly small sites with core but limited  
functionalities. Plumi is aimed more at creating large community  
sites with hundreds/thousands of users and the ability to be  
extensively customised. It's also built on an already existing CMS  
rather than being written from scratch.

Most key is the msg at the top of the page however
"Warning: Broadcast Machine is unstable software and is no longer  
under development."

They are looking at other options including Plumi
http://www.getmiro.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=48

Cheers.
And.


>
> 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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