Comments on: Converting Videos with Rails: Converting the Video http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/ Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS and Standards Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sergei http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-789 Sergei Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:58:23 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-789 Hello, Jim. I have a problem - after loading a file on a server, it remains in a folder /tmp with name CGI ***** and nothing occurs... There Are ideas why that occurs? The same most with any loading files in RoR... Best regards, Sergey... Hello, Jim.

I have a problem - after loading a file on a server, it remains in a folder /tmp with name CGI ***** and nothing occurs… There Are ideas why that occurs? The same most with any loading files in RoR…

Best regards, Sergey…

]]> By: John Yerhot http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-765 John Yerhot Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:28:50 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-765 This is a great article. What where you going to use for background processing? I used backgroundrb a while back and it worked well for my purposes. Looking forward to part 3! This is a great article.

What where you going to use for background processing? I used backgroundrb a while back and it worked well for my purposes.

Looking forward to part 3!

]]> By: Scott Motte http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-738 Scott Motte Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:32:44 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-738 You know what, I think ffmpeg can be installed now (at least on ubuntu hardy) simply via: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg You know what, I think ffmpeg can be installed now (at least on ubuntu hardy) simply via:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

]]> By: Nirvana http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-693 Nirvana Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:58:57 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-693 Nice job but I have one issue. I am unable to convert wmv file into flv with ffmpeg. Any suggestion...... Nice job but I have one issue. I am unable to convert wmv file into flv with ffmpeg. Any suggestion……

]]> By: Bryan http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-676 Bryan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:28:41 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-676 Very nice writeup, I look forward to the next installment. I had some trouble testing uploads. Turns out I'd found <a href="http://bryan-ash.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-first-rails-bug.html" rel="nofollow">my first Rails bug</a>. I'm not holding my breath for the patch to make it into Rails anytime soon since it only applies to Windows, but if anyone's interested, it's available from <a href="http://github.com/bryanash/rails/tree" rel="nofollow">http://github.com/bryanash/rails/tree</a> Thanks again! Bryan Very nice writeup, I look forward to the next installment.

I had some trouble testing uploads. Turns out I’d found my first Rails bug. I’m not holding my breath for the patch to make it into Rails anytime soon since it only applies to Windows, but if anyone’s interested, it’s available from http://github.com/bryanash/rails/tree

Thanks again!
Bryan

]]> By: Curtis Miller http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-536 Curtis Miller Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:32:02 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-536 Jim, great articles. I think the old acts_as_state_machine plugin has been replaced by the AASM gem. You can find it over on GitHub: http://github.com/rubyist/aasm Keep up the good work! Jim, great articles.

I think the old acts_as_state_machine plugin has been replaced by the AASM gem. You can find it over on GitHub:

http://github.com/rubyist/aasm

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: how to open an flv file http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-525 how to open an flv file Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:04:54 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-525 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Michael Erb http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-515 Michael Erb Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:03:17 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-515 Nice writeup! Looking forward to the next one. I made one modification to my implementation of this: Not adding "@video.convert" to the controller. Instead adding "after_create :convert" to the model. This will only convert new videos. I have a form in which the user can add an arbitrary number of videos to a related model so I added "after_save :convert" and then modified 'convert' to not bother with videos that were already converted: def convert # don't convert the converted!!! unless self.state.eql?("converted") self.convert! success = system(convert_command) if success && $?.exitstatus == 0 self.converted! else self.failure! end end end Thanks again! Nice writeup! Looking forward to the next one.

I made one modification to my implementation of this:

Not adding “@video.convert” to the controller. Instead adding “after_create :convert” to the model. This will only convert new videos.

I have a form in which the user can add an arbitrary number of videos to a related model so I added “after_save :convert” and then modified ‘convert’ to not bother with videos that were already converted:

def convert
# don’t convert the converted!!!
unless self.state.eql?(”converted”)
self.convert!
success = system(convert_command)
if success && $?.exitstatus == 0
self.converted!
else
self.failure!
end
end
end

Thanks again!

]]> By: skiptree http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-514 skiptree Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:42:00 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-514 I actually did a screencast on this subject complete with active messaging background process. My more recent incarnation is without ActiveMessaging, and uses backgroundrb along with paperclip for the file upload, but i have to update the screencast for that stuff. You can see the old screencast, along with all the project files on blog.skiptree.com under the presentations link. A nice wrapper for ffmpeg is RVIDEO. It makes the ffmpeg interaction much prettier. I actually did a screencast on this subject complete with active messaging background process. My more recent incarnation is without ActiveMessaging, and uses backgroundrb along with paperclip for the file upload, but i have to update the screencast for that stuff. You can see the old screencast, along with all the project files on blog.skiptree.com under the presentations link. A nice wrapper for ffmpeg is RVIDEO. It makes the ffmpeg interaction much prettier.

]]> By: Sam http://jimneath.org/2008/06/03/converting-videos-with-rails-converting-the-video/#comment-506 Sam Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:15:25 +0000 http://jimneath.org/?p=40#comment-506 Any idea when part 3 will be released (background processing)? Any idea when part 3 will be released (background processing)?

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