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==Video Codecs==
 
==Video Codecs==
 
Are there particular codecs/containers required for the streaming/seeking to work (H264 in MP4 container)?
 
Are there particular codecs/containers required for the streaming/seeking to work (H264 in MP4 container)?
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EPrints performs the following tasks when generating "thumbnails" for videos:
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*generate an image thumbnail
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*transcode video to ogg container
  
 
==Video Document Integration==
 
==Video Document Integration==
 
Should the video player be integrated as a document "preview" or as a part of the eprint_render?
 
Should the video player be integrated as a document "preview" or as a part of the eprint_render?

Revision as of 14:00, 7 October 2016


This page is in development and will eventually contain information about supporting Video documents in EPrints.

Related Pages

Video Players

Depositors can upload video documents. Since EPrints 3.3, there is a lightbox/flowplayer in EPrints, under /lib/static/.

Server Settings

The following file should contain a path to ffmpeg and ffprobe:

   /opt/eprints3/lib/syscfg.d/executables.pl

ffmpeg should be installed on the server.

Video Codecs

Are there particular codecs/containers required for the streaming/seeking to work (H264 in MP4 container)? EPrints performs the following tasks when generating "thumbnails" for videos:

  • generate an image thumbnail
  • transcode video to ogg container

Video Document Integration

Should the video player be integrated as a document "preview" or as a part of the eprint_render?