Determine costs/benefits of using Kaltura module and service

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See http://groups.drupal.org/node/17686 for more information.  Currently does 
not work in 
safari3/mac.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by markus.sandy on 22 Dec 2008 at 3:38

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What are specific use cases for Ourmedia?  Can we use this with channels?  How 
does use of Kaltura uploader 
relate to work EZ has done recently?

Original comment by markus.sandy on 22 Dec 2008 at 3:44

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More info: playlist feature requires separate jquery_update module.  Setup 
requires Kaltura api key, cron setup 
plus cross-domain file for flash.  Kaltura uses swfobject (we do too).

Original comment by markus.sandy on 22 Dec 2008 at 4:06

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Unscientific first impression is....WOW!! It has several of the features I 
think are
pretty key - 

1) It provides a very intuitive way to allow user to choose between uploading 
media
(video, audio, and photos) from their computer, recording from a webcam, or 
importing
videos from external sources such as YouTube, MySpace, Flickr, Ccmixter, etc. 
They
also provide a wizard that lets developers add their own media provider (it 
looks
like Archive.org is already supported).
http://corp.kaltura.com/wiki/index.php/Contributor_Wizard#Kaltura_Contributor_Wi
zard_.28CW.29

2) Collaborative editing and remixing of content -
http://corp.kaltura.com/technology/video_editor

3) Syndication and distribution features built in -
http://corp.kaltura.com/technology/syndication

There also seems to a lot of possibilities if Ourmedia could hook into their 
partner
network - 
http://corp.kaltura.com/partners/partners
http://corp.kaltura.com/partners/network

One question is if/how Kaltura provides a way to 'push' media out to other 
video,
audio, and photo sharing sites including the Internet Archive. This is 
something I
brought up in this Drupal thread - http://groups.drupal.org/node/17535

There also are a lot of unknowns regarding the costs/benefits of some of their
premium services - http://corp.kaltura.com/solutions/overview

On a gut level, I think there could be some huge value from leveraging the 
Drupal
Dojo as a platform to openly brainstorm and collaborate on a solution that would
benefit Drupal, Kaltura, and Ourmedia. I'm already setting the table....

Original comment by gus...@gmail.com on 22 Dec 2008 at 10:56

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Couple other bits - 

I filed an issue regarding their demo not working in safari
(http://drupal.org/node/350727)

Also added some screenshots/additional notes here -
http://sites.google.com/site/ourmediaredesign/content/media

The fact that you can easily add media (upload and/or embed) into any content 
type
opens up all sorts of possibilities - http://drupal.kaltura.org/node/85

This conversation going with some of the Kaltura and other leaders in the Drupal
space (http://groups.drupal.org/node/17535) is again probably a good indicator 
of the
benefits/cost savings of going this route. It's a new module - a lot of 
interest -
and developers who would love the opportunity to wrap their service into the
legendary Ourmedia!

Original comment by gus...@gmail.com on 24 Dec 2008 at 2:19

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Worth noting: Kaltura All in One Video module link spam warning - 
http://blog.davereid.net/content/kaltura-
module-link-spam

Original comment by markus.sandy on 24 Dec 2008 at 9:48

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Pretty funny - I was wondering what those strange links were in the screenshots
referenced here - http://drupal.org/node/350727

As you probably noticed, Dave also filed an issue 
(http://drupal.org/node/350942) and
they've already made some adjustments. I think this is a good indicator of how
they'll work with the Drupal community and sites that use Drupal that share a
complimentary ideal and vision.

Original comment by gus...@gmail.com on 26 Dec 2008 at 9:17

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This document contains some more info on Kaltura and potential ways we could 
leverage
their module and network. 
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg9292rd_291dzkqvjdf

Even if we don't utilize their uploader/CDN, there seems to a wide range of 
benefits
in terms of publishing, distributing, syndicating, filtering, and displaying 
rich
media. Additionally, there may be benefits/cost savings in collaborating with 
Kaltura
and/or others in Drupal on features such as uploading to multiple sites.

Please share your thoughts, opinions, suggestions on what else we should be 
evaluating. 

Original comment by gus...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2009 at 12:14

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FWIW, It looks like Lullabot (who knows a little bit about blending tech, 
content,
and marketing) is using Kaltura - http://www.doitwithdrupal.com/free-videos

Kaltura has also served a lot of inspiration/room for collaboration in the 
ongoing
Drupal media sprint. With Drupalcon as a podium for many new releases and
announcements, there would be substantial cost savings and benefits if Ourmedia 
could
enter the discussion and/or collaboration - 
http://groups.drupal.org/node/18213
http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/session/media-sprint-2009

Original comment by gus...@gmail.com on 16 Jan 2009 at 5:05

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Marked as wontfix until we have a chance to review them, so that new issues
are shown clearly.

Original comment by michelst...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 10:11

• Changed state: WontFix