KevinD

Besides members? On the menu bar at the top hit Online Users. Since folks can now browse/read without signing up the traffic is up, quite a bit. Plus by seeing the IP numbers, I can start blocking IP ranges.

I'm still running into a few issues that need to be worked out. Biggest problem is when you use a customized skin, you run into all kinda flakey cache issues. When I have hammered it to death, Ill put the how to together. In the mean time you cant hurt anything if you want to mess with it.

Ill do a pictorial as soon as I can get all the kinks worked out.

You can drop videos into posts with the extension, but they wont show in a centralized section, and posts eventually fall off the radar. I was hoping I can get this to where the videos are "Hosted" and can be used anyplace you want to slap a share link. It is also easier to find everything in a concentrated area. Some of those wanting to go a step further can also set up web cams/ live cams. Also hoping that after a few videos got shared here and there, the watermark (haven't activated it yet) would draw some new membership. I'm still working with some issues related to the skin. Be a lot easier using the default IPB skin. Cool video

I’ll put a how to together later, but it’s straight forward, punch the upload button and fill in the info.

Well, it seems stable enough, that bald eagle momma been running all day. I did a test upload with android and pc, and I contacted the author, said no auto thumbnail, but I can run a sequence later to generate them, Go ahead and try it if you want, the only thing that might change is the formatting, the video will remain. Oh and IOS is a no go because Chrome and Firefox won’t handle .mov, might be away around that, I’ll keep at it.

Here are a list of all the features and once I figure out all the internal modules the full extent of the plugin. There is a demo site the developer setup that shows what a fully configured setup can do. One of the more interesting avenues I want to explore is the live stream portion. Just like online gamers, you can live stream your buddies should you feel the need lol This example obviously uses movie trailers, but you get the idea. Live demo: http://demo.ipsviet.com/video/ Features: 2 display modes: Grid view & List view. Categories/subcategories. Custom fields for video's informations. Protected custom fields that only display for logged members, or who liked the video. Search videos by custom fields. Video Collections: create/edit/remove the collections for your videos. Widgets: top poster, top videos, random videos, featured videos in a slider, collections in a carousel, quick search by custom fields,... Pages system: easy to create a new page with custom content. Uploading or using external video url (supports: mp4, m4v, webm, flv, rmtp, youtube, vimeo, dailymotion). Using VideoJS to play video formats: mp4, m4v, webm, flv. Support VTT captions, preroll video for advertising purpose *New* Watermark on the video player. Media Tags system to define your custom player embedded from any video services (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion...). Live Streams from Twitch.tv, Mixer.com, Youtube.com, and Smashcast.tv. Friendly URL. Comment system. Rating system. Following system. Clubs (IPS 4.2.x) *New* Reactions (IPS 4.2.x) *New* Supports Nexus (Commerce) to sell and buy videos. *New* Supports all Points systems. *New* Lazyload *New* Tags. Latest Videos RSS feed.

Everything seems to work except auto thumbnail creation and IOS mobile uploads. Little more time, and after I get the configuration/format done, Ill do a short how too, it really is simple just have to do it once or twice.

If Talon wants to set up a donation account, thats fine. Thanks for asking.

Ok, I'm putting it in now, may take a bit to configure it properly.

I think im going to do this, you can also stream live .... should prove to be interesting.

Would you be using it from a mobile device or PC, I am only asking because you can refine the module, and thanks for responding.

Should be fixed

We’re I to invest in the video module for the software, would anyone use it? This would allow even the average pc user to upload videos directly to the forum, no hassle, drag and drop, upload straight from mobile device, one click. I think this would add to everyone’s experience and give us an up with Facebook. Video is the future of the internet, don’t believe me? Google “Is video the future of the internet” I think it would gin up some interest, and maybe more participation. Everyone loves showing off their feathered companions, an even more so, people love watching them.

It’s a good thread......

Let me show you you what a forum closing looks like after 20 years https://mindbinge.com/ip31/

Folks, I'm going to give you a quick synopsis of where things stand with the board, some of it you will understand, and some of you wont depending on who you are and what your technical level is for these kind of things. These are the objective facts. I will give subjective later. 1. And foremost the name greyforums.net is not owned by ANYONE here. 2. The owner of the .net name is a really nice guy that has nothing to do with this place anymore beyond being the owner of the .net name. 3. I cleaned up the whole mess and made the database and forums work again without spyware and viruses because you guys helped me save Sukei. (And Im not looking for a thank you, just putting out facts for a determination after) 4. The database contains YEARS of experience and knowledge of members past and present, those here now and those that have passed on before us. 5. Participation has slowed to a crawl. This has everyone dealing with the site considering closing it. 6. The data on this site is INVALUABLE for our grey friends. Now with these facts in hand I can offer every tech deal there is , video posting, song boards, anything you have on your favorite sites, I can duplicate, and make it work better. Video, audio streaming anything to bring the level of participation back up here. The real question is ......and not so much for me, but for Talon, do you want to keep it going.. how important is it to you your Greys and Talon that has kept it going for all these years. Its time to consider what you have, and what you stand to loose, talk to her, let her know how you feel.

That’s the reality, thanks to the help I got here, Sukei wasn’t one of the dead, but close to it. Even though I get cranky know and then, I’ll always appreciate the help I found here, Besides, old dudes are allowed to get cranky now and then 🤗

I was cleaning up stuff from MANY sites that I host,and it occurred to me there is no NEW things as far as information out there. I found this, and as all of it applies to Sukei in particular and all the wild Grey's out there I thought I would post it. Keep in mind when we got Sukei, he was just above dead, also depicted in this video. To open in full screen click the bottom right hand of the video and click the arrows.

I just logged in as neoow and uploaded a profile picture (Feel free to change lol) it was just a test. It should be fixed.

I often find our marvelous greys, are so in tune with us, they only relax when we relax. Found myself listening to David Foster the symphony sessions, “Water Fountain” in particular. Sukei, went to sleep in my lap. Like he knew I was finished, and we both just exhaled. How blessed are we to have them.

I don't have much time anymore to post, just lucky enough to help keep the place running, I hope no one faults me for that. But I was sitting here thinking watching Sukei tonight, and some of the things he said, and it got me to wondering. For those of you that don't know, long story short, Sukei is a rescue bird taken from the African Jungle, he now resides with me in the US. He said "Daddy home.... where home" Might have been gibberish, but I thought..... Maybe he is still wondering, what the F happened to him, and how far the memory goes back. All I can think of is the PBS shows where they show the thieves sweeping through the jungles and sometimes even stealing these guys right out of there nests. Then they have to survive the trip in a box with 15 or so parrots with no food or water for the week trip to the Middle East. If there lucky enough to survive and find someone to take care of them, do you think they blame them (the person who saves and takes care of them?) I dunno, the thought occurred to me, even though he seems to be more intelligent (Having a deep gene pool) sometimes I think he remembers, and what does he remember. For all intensive purposes, his life span in the jungle, might have been 20 years, maybe. Here he gets the high quality food, and fruit and vegetables and protection from predators. On the other hand in the Middle East, those pricks (Excuse me) throw them in a cage and feed them sunflower seeds for ever, never letting them out. I guess the real question is, with a good quality of life, and free flight, and proper nutrition, what do they think? Or can they even reason that far? I duno, I just got to feeling a little bit guilty for nothing I did but rescue him, and hope he understands. He sems happy 90% of the time, but when he gets pissed, I wonder. Just rambling, any ways, hope you guys and your domestic Greys are doing ok. Kevin

Im not a particularly a Catholic type of dude, but my wife had me go there.... The message was a nice one.... A girl walking on the sea side saw a bunch of starfish dying on the sand, and she picked up each that she could find and threw them back n the ocean. A guy asked when there were millions of star fish, how could she make a difference, and she said for those few i makes a difference. We make a difference for the few. Merry Christmas. K

My dad passed this year, but his favorite Christmas music was a Jackie Gleason album, he played ever year since I was old enough to remember. Its real easy to kick back and listen. You can download them (Remastered) or click them. Merry Christmas to all. or what ever you are celebrating. https://blackopshosting.com/cloud/folder/3/Dad_s_Christmas_Music?sharekey=fva1b5y9-2eogwoo7ir394x4yob-uv9k4g3fca_l4wygom72v1bls1hpe5wzy7y0

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