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Adding new video format¶

If your server can convert a video to FLV format, vshare can support that video format.

By default vshare use mencoder to do the video converson to FLV format, this support a limit set of video formats.

To add new file format (extension), you need to edit following files.

For example we need to add a new video extension .mp5, then you need to do the following.

'''Edit upload.php'''

Find the line

$file_types = array("flv","3gp","mp4","mov","asf","mpg","avi","mpeg","wmv","rm","dat","divx");

Add new file extension like

$file_types = array("flv","3gp","mp4","mov","asf","mpg","avi","mpeg","wmv","rm","dat","divx","mp5");

'''Edit uu_conlib.php'''

Find

$allow_extensions           = '/(3gp|3gpp|mpg|mpeg|mp4|mpeg4|avi|wmv|flv|mov|asf|qt|divx|rm)$/i';

Replace with

$allow_extensions           = '/(3gp|3gpp|mpg|mpeg|mp4|mpeg4|avi|wmv|flv|mov|asf|qt|divx|rm|mp5)$/i';

'''Edit uu_default_config.pm'''

Find

allow_extensions         => '(3gp|mp4|mov|asf|avi|flv|wmv|mpg|mpeg|mpeg4|xvid|divx|3gpp|rm)',

Replace With

allow_extensions         => '(3gp|mp4|mov|asf|avi|flv|wmv|mpg|mpeg|mpeg4|xvid|divx|3gpp|rm|mp5)',

'''Edit video_conversion.php'''

Add new line at end like

$convert_mp5 = "CONVERT COMMAND HERE";

CONVERT COMMAND HERE is the command that can convert the new video format to FLV format.

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