Streaming video product

[RamMano]

Hi :

Not sure if this what what your are looking for.. I installed this add-on name GOOGLE: "hd flv player for Zencart".. if worked very well..



Cheers

[chicago]

Hello, This is a super idea.I am interested in part of your idea.please tell me more about this idea.

[phillsmith]

I have created a modification that allows for video on demand(VOD) in zencart v1.3.9h.

With this modification you just treat a VOD just like any other downloadable product. If the video filename contains "vod_" then instead of downloading as usual, you will view the video in jwplayer.

All the same security with downloadables involving symlink is intact, so it will very difficult if not impossible to steal files or pass on the links. The workflow is almost identical to that with existing downloads feature except you get video on demand with zen cart.

phillsmith(dot)com

[DennisW]

Please contact me if you want to add video on demand to your zen cart.

Using a Fresh copy of using: v1.3.9h

I've been searching for over a week, my latest attempt trying to put my flv's outside webroot.

I want to add VOD to my site, can you tell me how it's done?


Thanks,

Dennis

[DennisW]

I think I have it! Simplicity was the goal.

Create and load a directory for media, then modify .htaccess to disable directory listing and hotlinking.

Disabled download by redirection and enabled downloading by streaming. Install a media player, I use an FLVPlayer and sell FLV videos. Create an html and embed your video. Save it in downloads.

Now create a product in Zencart selling the html you created.

I still need to make a minor modification to the Zen php to have html sent to the browser not download when the download button is hit.

The videos cannot be directly accessed because of the hotlink protection. The videos remain hidden because of .htaccess disabling of directory listing. The html to play the video is under normal ZenCart protection because it is kept in the downloads directory.

I haven't found anyway a user can watch a video without paying for it YET.

PS. I have also disabled caching in .htaccess to keep a user from easily, paying for it once then keeping a physical copy.

If anyone can see anything I am missing please let me know.

Dennis

[NadiaUSA]

I think I have it! Simplicity was the goal.

Create and load a directory for media, then modify .htaccess to disable directory listing and hotlinking.

Dennis

Hi, Great work. Can you give me the .htaccess code so I can copy and paste it in?

[DennisW]

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdoman.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdoman.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(mp4|flv)$ http://yourdomain.com/hotlink.jpg [R,NC]

I hope this helps.

[dgent]

Careful though, if they have the latest version of Realplayer installed, a button will appear over any video on any page and normally allows them to download any content.

[phillsmith]

By using an embedded jwplayer, I dont think you will be able to easily download videos to realplayer or anything else.

My modification is a simply a new module that renders an obfuscated jwplayer instead of download dialog box. There is a little more than that. The product download page under "my account" needs to be modified using an iframe to bring in the player if the download contains "vod_" and some .htaccess magic is also needed to make it work with symlinks.

Feel free to contact me if I can help you.

phill(a t)phillsmith(d o t)com

[phillsmith]

Correction: As long as you are using RMTP jw player should be ok for the most part. If you are using http then download helper and realplayer can grab the file. Remember that anything can be recorded from the web using the right capture software no matter what the protocols.