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Overview

The Islandora Video Solution Pack is used to ingest digital videos into Fedora. It supports creation of derivatives in various different video formats, and requires the server-side installation of accompanying codecs to enable this functionality. It can also be configured to stream the video to a player window on-site using JWPlayer.

Dependencies

• Islandora
• Tuque
• FFmpeg is required if TN, MKV or MP4 derivatives are to be created on the same server as Islandora. Compilation guides: Ubuntu, CentOS
• ffmpeg2Theora (optional) is only necessary if OGG Theora video derivatives are to be created on the same server as Islandora (Instructions).
• The Islandora Video.js player is required to play videos in a video object's 'View' tab.

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Release Notes and Downloads

Installation

This installation can be very tricky, and possibly the most difficult of all components of the Islandora stack. Please see this post regarding past installs on the Islandora Google Group for details: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/islandora/wuOjmRTY5Rs

Configuration

The Islandora Video Solution pack can be configured at Administration » Islandora » Solution Pack Configuration » Video Solution Pack  (http://path.to.your.site/admin/islandora/solution_pack_config/video), and includes the following options:

Viewers

If video.js player has been correctly installed on the server, you will be able to select it as the default player. Videojs is the only player currently supported by Islandora. JW Player is no longer supported beginning with Islandora 7x-1.11. 

Paths to FFmpeg/Theora executables

For derivative creation, the Video Solution Pack needs to know the location of the binaries that perform conversion. On Unix-based systems, this can often be done by running:

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Large files may cause problems with players. There is an assumption that 'MP4' derivatives will not be too large to play in any web-based player, but high-quality OBJs might. This provides a size cap on the files that will be served to the player from the OBJ datastream.

Content Models, Prescribed Datastreams and Forms

The Video Solution Pack comes with the following objects in http://path.to.your.site/admin/islandora/solution_pack_config/solution_packs:

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The Video Solution Pack comes with the Video MODS Form.

Development

If you would like to contribute to this module, please check out CONTRIBUTING.md. In addition, we have helpful Documentation for Developers info, as well as our Developers section on the Islandora.ca site.

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