Documentation
This section provide complete documentation of vuploader user control including features, methods, properties and other option detail.
Settings
There are three types of settings in vuploader user control.
- Video Uploader User Control Module Settings
- Path Settings
- Encoding Settings
- Cloud Storage Settings
Module Settings
Module settings will allow you to set various encoding option at module level (From page where module is embedded on it). List of all module settings available in vuploader user control below.
| Property | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | int | 0 | Set media type as video or audio for processing. 0: video, 1: audio file |
| VideoExtensions | string | --- | List of allowable video formats separated by comma. |
| AudioExtensions | string | --- | List of allowable video and audiofile extensions separated by comma. |
| MaxVideoSize | int | 50 | Maximum allowable video size in MB. |
| MaxAudioSize | int | 50 | Maximum allowable video size in MB. |
| EnableCloudStorage | bool | false | Enable / Disable Cloud Storage for Media Files. |
| SuccessMessage | string | --- | Display message after video uploading and processing stage completed. |
Path Settings
Path settings needed to upload media files properly in correct destination section, publish it properly and store it in proper location.
| Property | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFMPEGPATH | string | --- | Complete path of /ffmpeg.exe |
| FLVTOOLPATH | string | --- | Complete path of /flvtool2.exe |
| MP4BoxPath | string | --- | Complete path of /mp4box.exe |
| MP4_Preset_Path | string | --- | Complete path of libx264 preset file for encoding mp4 videos. |
| WEBM_Preset_Path | string | --- | Complete path of libvpx preset file for encoding webm video |
| SourceDirectory | string | --- | Directory path where original videos and audio files store. |
| PublishedDirectory | string | --- | Directory path where published videos and audio files will store after encoding. |
| ThumbsDirectory | string | --- | Directory path where video thumbs will store. |
Cloud Storage Settings
If you enabled cloude storage for storing videos, audio files and photos on cloud (e.g amazon s3) then you must setup settings mentioned below.
| Property | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AccessKeyID | string | --- | Amazon Access Key ID required for verification or authentication. |
| SecreteKey | string | --- | Amazon Secrete Key required for verification or authentication. |
| MakePublic | string | true | add a x-amz-acl header with the value of public-read to make the uploaded file public |
| StorageClass | int | 0 | 0: Default: STANDARD , 1: REDUCED_REDUNDANCY |
| Streaming_Domain_Name | string | --- | Cloudfront streaming bucket url. e.g rtmp://amazoncloudfrontid.cloudfront.net/cfx/st, just needed to stream videos from amazon cloud via amazon cloud front. |
| VideoBucketName | string | --- | Amazon Bucket Name for storing videos and audio files. |
| OriginalVideoBucketName | string | --- | Amazon Bucket Name for storing original videos if required. (optional) |
| ThumbsBucketName | string | --- | Amazon Bucket Name for storing video thumbs |
MP4 Video Encoding
VUploader uses the following steps for encoding mp4 videos and setting meta information in order to properly stream on the web.
- publish mp4 video as temp video via media handler pro component
- set meta information to temp mp4 video, generate final mp4 video via mp4box utility and remove temp mp4 video.
- resulted mp4 video will be fully compatible for web streaming.
Tools
VUploader user control uses the following tools and open source utility for uploading, publishing and managing videos and audio files in asp.net applications
- media handler pro component for publishing videos
- plupload ajax uploader
- flvtool utility for setting meta information to flash flv videos if required.
- mp4box utility for setting meta information to mp4 videos if required.