I have been using Easy Video Player since its release. It’s a superb program and does almost everything I need it to… except that it has problems with MP4 files from some sources (such as Flip cameras). Here’s my solution.
The link at the end of the video is my affiliate link for Easy Video Player. There are more instructional videos for review on the Easy Video Player site.
I had a someone ask me how to download and edit Animoto Videos for use on their site. Before I show the video, I want to cover what Animoto’s Terms of Service (ToS) are for personal and commercial use so no one decides to run me out of town on a rail.*
The ToS are pretty clear on personal use. In essence, you can
They do insist, however that if you store it on their site and use their code that you do not modify the video player or video in any way (such as removing their Animoto logo). Here’s the section from the ToS:
You may share your Animoto Videos hosted on the website by using Animoto’s video player code to play your video in your own personal website or web page. You may also share your Animoto video by downloading it to a storage device, personal computer, or mobile device. The Animoto Videos may only be used for personal, non-commercial, uses. You agree that you will not modify the video player code in any way, nor will you modify the display of your Animoto Video.
So if you want to use the video on a personal site and have Animoto store it, you may not change the way the player is displayed.
Animoto does retain some rights you may want to consider:
You hereby grant to Animoto a royalty-free, perpetual license to use, copy, create, modify, display and host your Animoto Video, Image Content, and Musical Content solely to the extent necessary for Animoto to provide the Services as described herein.
“Ay, there’s the rub.” The commercial restraints are more limited and if you have shallow pockets, they are pretty draconian. If you are a commercial user, you:
and the client must have a license for Animoto if you produce a video and they use it commercially.
If you are a videographer that sells videos to others for personal use, then you only require a license for you.
Now having said that, here’s how you can download and Animoto video and make changes to it…
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WordPress announces today that PHP 4 and mySQL 4 will no longer be supported in versions of WordPress 3.2 and beyond. This will involve few changes as far as end users are concerned and mainly affect older plugins that have not been updated in six months or more.
Only six per cent or less of WordPress users are on on mySQL 4 and only eleven per cent or less are running PHP versions less than 5.2 so for most of us this will be a non-issue. WordPress 3.2, however, will have routines built into the installer that will keep you from upgrading your site(s) if the servers do not meet the installation requirements.
If you are a technically savvy user this will not be a problem. If not, make sure your hosting service meets the new requirements before the start of… 2011!
WordPress 3 has come storming out of the gates to glowing reviews (or with lots of cussing, depending on how successful the website owner was with the upgrade!) I have fortunately been able to stay out of the latter group, despite having to upgrade a couple of production sites which were running betas. That’s the nerd living on the edge in me (but is lots safer than jumping out of airplanes like I used to do for a living for a mere $50 a month jump pay.)
This newest version brings WordPress into the big leagues as a Content Management System (CMS) with the promise and dangers it entails. The new menu system now allows the enduser to structure the flow of a website with little to no assistance from capitalist swine like myself. Users can focus on bringing important points to the fore and emphasizing core products or services without having to add a gazillion lines of code or adding yet another plugin to handle custom menus and slow the system down further.
I came across a short news release yesterday about a new plugin for WordPress that made me scratch my head and say “huh?”
“RTA (Restricted to Adults) was developed by ASACP out of a need for a free, easy-to-use and internationally recognized label that designates content for adults only.
The RTA label is a unique string of meta data, which can be inserted into the computer code of any website. Parental filtering software recognizes the tag and prevents children from viewing adult content. Installing the RTA tag on a WordPress install can be somewhat complicated, so the RTA plugin takes only one click to activate.”
The ASACP is the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection, founded in 1996 and dedicated to reporting and closing sites containing child pornography. This is a worthy goal but I am not convinced that the “RTA” label will be of benefit. The tag relies on two separate things for success:
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