[Imc-drupal-dev] IndyTube implementation question...

[ekes]

I'm just implementing a Drupal module using the Indytube py script, and
have some video related questions (general one first, geeky video tech
after).

Background and User Question
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The implementation I'm working on, is aiming to be simple for the
non-video savvy user, but should have the more detailed video stuff
somewhere:

User Publishing:-
 o Simple upload page, no questions just Title, Description, Topics,
Date... and Video  (http uploaded)
[then behind the scenes - on the server]
 o mplayer detection of video codec/length/dimensions etc. and
 o Indytube script to turn into 'flash' embeded in the page (it uses an
mplayer program to do this)
(todo: auto thumbnail of the video )

User Viewing:-
 o Standard page title/description/... with embeded video to play on the
page
 o Link to page with full tech specs of the original and download link

First question does this approach make sense to you?

[If you know Drupal you will see I'm leaving the video.module out of
this - I find it too confusing to use as a non-video savvy person and
want something simpler at the front-end... Is this a stupid approach.
Should I reconsider making it a video.module plug in?]

Video Tech Q's
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What information is it useful for me to store?