[imc-cms] Released! Plumi - Free Software Video Sharing Platform

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Hi all,
re-discussion of platforms etc. this may be of interest to some of you.
Cheers.
And.

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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