Simple Thought Productions

Simple Stats 1.2 Release Candidate

Daniel — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:51:47 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new release candidate of Simple Stats including dozens of new features and fixes!

New features and fixes

4.x player support (while still supporting 3.x)
File region popularity mapping
Average time spent buffering per file
Bars in graphs are now links to relevant file/ip pages
Automatically keep simplestats.js up to date
Ability to embed Simple Stats into other pages easily
Much better error reporting

We’d like to take this opportunity to ask for people to once again test this new version and report any bugs! A final release of version 1.2 is planned in the next week or two.

Download Zip | Download Tarball

What is Simple Stats?

Simple Stats is a simple to install and easy to use statistics package for JW’s FLV player. It originally started as a simple Ruby script and has since evolved into a high quality professional package that is much, much faster through the use of aggressive caching and smarter code.

Simple stats consists of Javascript, PHP, and Python components. The Javascript component gathers statistics while the PHP and Python components log and process the log, respectively.

You can view a live demo of Simple Stats that is using a log file with 100,000 entries at:

http://programmer-art.org/demo/simplestats/

Please note that currently Simple Stats works ONLY for videos hosted on the same domain as the Simple Stats scripts (i.e. not embedded on other domains) because of browser restrictions (cross-site request restrinctions to prevent malicious attacks). It is possible to setup proxy logger scripts on other domains to which you embed but this is not included in Simple Stats at this time.

Installation

Extract the contents of the zip or compressed tar archive to your server and allow the web server write access to the extracted directory and its contents. Then navigate to the extracted directory in a web browser and follow the instructions.

Enjoy!

A lot of hard work has gone into Simple Stats. It is free for non-commercial use, however if you find this software useful please do consider a donation!

For information about commercial licensing please see the licensing page.

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.5

Josh Chesarek — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:02:16 +0000

Simple Flash Video 1.5 is here!

With this release is bundled Simple Stats. This powerful stats tool will allow you to see which videos viewed on your site get the most views, how long they are viewed for, which part of the video is watched the most and more!

Download V1.5 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for Wordpress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

What is new?

Simple Stats now integrated!
Numerous Cosmetic Code Changes
Code created by SFV now Validates via W3C!
If a viewer is looking at your feed the plugin will done one of two things:

FLV files will get a link to the post they are contained in
other files will get a direct link to the file for feed aggregators to utilize.

Full site URLs will now get images when they exist.

Want to say thank you for the plugin? Just leave a comment or send an email if you found the plugin useful. Or if you want you can make a donation to the project. All of these methods are always appreciated and will certainly help keep up the motivation for future releases. Thanks!

Demos

FLV File

FLVs will simply be changed to links to the post in the feed.
Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.5

H264 File

This video will also properly download via the feed in itunes or your favorite software.
Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.5

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

Special Thanks

Daniel G. Taylor - Programming
Borrie Sven - Beta Testing

About

The Simple Flash Video Plugin builds on the plugins that all ready allow easy posting of .flv or .mp4 files on the popular Wordpress platform. Simple Flash Video allows for all of the JW FLV options to be utilized via its config.xml file and post level overrides. With this plugin you can easily post .flv or .mp4 videos to your blog and have your viewers instantly watch the video without having to fully download the video before watching. It also combines the popular Shadowbox utility to allow for the videos to float over the website content for a clean look. This plugin was built from the ground up to take full advantage of the JW FLV Player and Shadowbox. On top of this it is the only plugin for Wordpress that utilizes the Simple Stats App for JW that gives users a total look at the video viewership of their website. Code has been used from the Flash Video Player by Joshua Eldridge as per the licence agreements of the respective software. When you put the [video...] code in your plugin it will be replaced by a Link to the video that will open in a Shadow window. If a .jpg file is in the same directory with the same name as the flv it will also use that photo in the link. If no image is found it will simply place a Text link in your post. If you wish you can also disable the Thickbox feature in the post command.

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: [video filename=video/video.flv /][/RAW]
into your post. You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off - Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true - Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=400 width=600 /] [/RAW]

For the Stats simply goto the SFV Stats page that is linked under the main admin page. From there you can see the over all stats or search for a specific file or IP address.

F.A.Q

Q: I cannot get the stream.php working what is wrong? A: to use it you have to set the stream variable to the location and file. So for most people this will be: /wp-content/plugins/simple-flash-video/stream.php - If you have your WP install in a subfolder that will have to be added. Also, if you are using Lighty Webserver please use its FLV Mod instead of the stream.php Q: I have activated the plugin, but don't see the video player. What do I do? A: Check and make sure that you have the appropriate hook in your template file for the header: wp_head(); Q: How do I change a setting for a single post? A: If you just want to change a single value for one video you can do it by modifying the code in your post. To Change the hight you would simply put: [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=500 /]
You can put any of the variables in this way using all lower case variablenames without spaces in the name.

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 3.16. You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Q: Help! I can’t figure this out!?
A: No problem! Give us a shout using the contact form @ http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/contact/ and we will see if we cant help you. We also recommend posting a comment on the version of Simple Flash Video player to allow the community to assist as well. Find the post for your version @ http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/category/simple-flash-video/

Simple Stats 1.2 Beta

Daniel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:23:58 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new beta release of Simple Stats including dozens of new features and fixes!

New features and fixes

4.x player support (while still supporting 3.x)
File region popularity mapping
Average time spent buffering per file
Bars in graphs are now links to relevant file/ip pages
Automatically keep simplestats.js up to date
Ability to embed Simple Stats into other pages easily
Much better error reporting

We’d like to take this opportunity to ask for people to once again test this new version and report any bugs! A final release of version 1.2 is planned in the next couple of weeks.

Download Zip | Download Tarball

What is Simple Stats?

Simple stats consists of Javascript, PHP, and Python components. The Javascript component gathers statistics while the PHP and Python components log and process the log, respectively.

You can view a live demo of Simple Stats that is using a log file with 100,000 entries at:

http://programmer-art.org/demo/simplestats/

Installation

Enjoy!

A lot of hard work has gone into Simple Stats. It is free for non-commercial use, however if you find this software useful please do consider a donation!

For information about commercial licensing please see the licensing page.

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.4

Josh Chesarek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:13:02 +0000

A newer version of SFV is now released.

The 1.4 Version is here!

Download V1.4 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for Wordpress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

What is new?

Now uses the 4.0 Version of JW FLV Player
Includes 4 Skins!
Stream Option is now a Radio Button between PHP, LIGHTTPD and None
Reorganized Settings Page
Included a Demo of the player based on your current settings
config.xml now only contains variables that are set. Blank variables are no longer written to the file
Updated Config page to reflect new variables and removed old ones
Skins must now be used to change colors and appearance

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Demo

[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

About

The Simple Flash Video Plugin builds on the plugins that all ready allow easy posting of .flv or .mp4 files on the popular Wordpress platform. Simple Flash Video allows for all of the JW FLV options to be utilized via its config.xml file and post level overrides. With this plugin you can easily post .flv or .mp4 videos to your blog and have your viewers instantly watch the video without having to fully download the video before watching. It also combines the popular Shadowbox utility to allow for the videos to float over the website content for a clean look. This plugin was built from the ground up to take full advantage of the JW FLV Player and Shadowbox. Code has been used from the Flash Video Player by Joshua Eldridge as per the licence agreements of the respective software. When you put the [video...] code in your plugin it will be replaced by a Link to the video that will open in a Shadow window. If a .jpg file is in the same directory with the same name as the flv it will also use that photo in the link. If no image is found it will simply place a Text link in your post. If you wish you can also disable the Thickbox feature in the post command.

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv /][/RAW]
into your post. You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off - Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true - Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=400 width=600 /] [/RAW]

F.A.Q

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 3.16. You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.4 Beta 2

Josh Chesarek — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:53:18 +0000

This is a BETA release

Download V1.4 Beta 2 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for Wordpress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

What is new?

Now uses the 4.0 Beta of JW FLV Player
Includes 4 Skins!
Stream Option is now a Radio Button between PHP, LIGHTTPD and None
Reorganized Settings Page
Included a Demo of the player based on your current settings
config.xml now only contains variables that are set. Blank variables are no longer written to the file
Updated Config page to reflect new variables and removed old ones
Skins must now be used to change colors

[/RAW]

Demo

[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

About

The Simple Flash Video Plugin builds on the plugins that all ready allow easy posting of .flv or .mp4 files on the popular Wordpress platform. Simple Flash Video allows for all of the JW FLV options to be utilized via its config.xml file and post level overrides. With this plugin you can easily post .flv or .mp4 videos to your blog and have your viewers instantly watch the video without having to fully download the video before watching. It also combines the popular Shadowbox utility to allow for the videos to float over the website content for a clean look. This plugin was built from the ground up to take full advantage of the JW FLV Player and Shadowbox. Code has been used from the Flash Video Player by Joshua Eldridge as per the licence agreements of the respective software. When you put the [video...] code in your plugin it will be replaced by a Link to the video that will open in a Shadow window. If a .jpg file is in the same directory with the same name as the flv it will also use that photo in the link. If no image is found it will simply place a Text link in your post. If you wish you can also disable the Thickbox feature in the post command.

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv /][/RAW]
into your post. You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off - Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true - Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=400 width=600 /] [/RAW]

F.A.Q

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 3.16. You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Morning Mail

Josh Chesarek — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:59:47 +0000

Morning Mail

Another Short film for the DV Challenge. For Challenge #13 which was launched on June Friday the 13th 2008 the theme was “Luck.” Get ready for some cheap humor. Here is our entry.

| Morning Mail Simple Short Gallery |

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.4 Beta

Josh Chesarek — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:40:41 +0000

There is a NEWER BETA release. Please use it

Download V1.4 Beta of Simple Flash Video Plugin for Wordpress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

What is new?

Now uses the 4.0 Beta of JW FLV Player
Stream.php now included if you are using Apache to allow for “fake” streaming
config.xml now only contains variables that are set. Blank variables are no longer written to the file
Updated Config page to reflect new variables and removed old ones
Skins must now be used to change colors

[/RAW]

Demo

[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

About

The Simple Flash Video Plugin builds on the plugins that all ready allow easy posting of .flv or .mp4 files on the popular Wordpress platform. Simple Flash Video allows for all of the JW FLV options to be utilized via its config.xml file and post level overrides. With this plugin you can easily post .flv or .mp4 videos to your blog and have your viewers instantly watch the video without having to fully download the video before watching. It also combines the popular Shadowbox utility to allow for the videos to float over the website content for a clean look. This plugin was built from the ground up to take full advantage of the JW FLV Player and Shadowbox. Code has been used from the Flash Video Player by Joshua Eldridge as per the licence agreements of the respective software. When you put the [video...] code in your plugin it will be replaced by a Link to the video that will open in a Shadow window. If a .jpg file is in the same directory with the same name as the flv it will also use that photo in the link. If no image is found it will simply place a Text link in your post. If you wish you can also disable the Thickbox feature in the post command.

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv /][/RAW]
into your post. You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off - Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true - Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=400 width=600 /] [/RAW]

F.A.Q

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 3.16. You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Simple Flash Video Plugin 1.3

Josh Chesarek — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:01:15 +0000

There is a newer release. Please use it

Download V1.3 of Simple Flash Video Plugin for Wordpress 2.3.1 and higher. (Requires PHP 4.x+)

What is new?

Now works with blogs that are not in the root directory
Fixed Loading Image Link
Switched to Shadowbox for better looking integration
Title of Shadow box is now set to the post title

[/RAW]

Demo

[video filename=/wp-content/uploads/SimpleShorts/Spare_Change/spare_change.flv /]

| Simple Flash Video Gallery |

About

The Simple Flash Video Plugin builds on the plugins that all ready allow easy posting of .flv or .mp4 files on the popular Wordpress platform. Simple Flash Video allows for all of the JW FLV options to be utilized via its config.xml file and post level overrides. With this plugin you can easily post .flv or .mp4 videos to your blog and have your viewers instantly watch the video without having to fully download the video before watching. It also combines the popular Shadowbox utility to allow for the videos to float over the website content for a clean look. This plugin was built from the ground up to take full advantage of the JW FLV Player and Shadowbox. Code has been used from the Flash Video Player by Joshua Eldridge as per the licence agreements of the respective software. When you put the [video...] code in your plugin it will be replaced by a Link to the video that will open in a Shadow window. If a .jpg file is in the same directory with the same name as the flv it will also use that photo in the link. If no image is found it will simply place a Text link in your post. If you wish you can also disable the Thickbox feature in the post command.

Installation

Download and unzip Simple Flash Video.
Transfer Simple-Flash-Video directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
CHMOD the config.xml to be writable by the server, 666 or better
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Usage

To use the plugin you simply need to insert: [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv /][/RAW]
into your post. You can add the following variables after the filename variable:

shadowbox=off - Disables ThickBox and simply puts the player into the post
embed=true - Uses embed code instead of SWFObject Code
ALL JW FLV Variables in lower case format ex: width=200 [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=400 width=600 /] [/RAW]

F.A.Q

Q: I have activated the plugin, but don't see the video player. What do I do? A: Check and make sure that you have the appropriate hook in your template file for the header: wp_head(); Q: How do I change a setting for a single post? A: If you just want to change a single value for one video you can do it by modifying the code in your post. To Change the hight you would simply put: [RAW][video filename=video/video.flv height=500 /]
You can put any of the variables in this way using all lower case variablenames without spaces in the name.

Q: How do I change the defaults?
A: The config.xml file contains all of the current variables of JW FLV 3.16. You can modify this file to change any of the default settings that the plugin will use.

Simple Stats 1.0

Daniel — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:22:50 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of the new Simple Stats! We’d like to take an opportunity to extend a special thanks to all those who beta tested and tried out the release candidate!

A small bug was found and fixed. The links below have been updated to version 1.1!

Download Zip | Download Tarball

What is Simple Stats?

Simple stats consists of Javascript, PHP, and Python components. The Javascript component gathers statistics while the PHP and Python components log and process the log, respectively.

You can view a live demo of Simple Stats that is using a log file with 100,000 entries at:

http://programmer-art.org/demo/simplestats/

Installation

Enjoy!

A lot of hard work has gone into Simple Stats. It is free for non-commercial use, however if you find this software useful please do consider a donation!

For information about commercial licensing please see the licensing page.

Simple Stats 1.0 Release Candidate

Daniel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:31:31 +0000

Hello!

We are pleased to announce the public release candidate of the new Simple Stats. We’d like to take an opportunity to extend a special thanks to all those who beta tested. Please test and report any problems here or via the built-in bug reporting tool!

Download Zip | Download Tarball

What is Simple Stats?

Simple stats consists of Javascript, PHP, and Python components. The Javascript component gathers statistics while the PHP and Python components log and process the log, respectively.

You can view a live demo of Simple Stats that is using a log file with 100,000 entries at:

http://programmer-art.org/demo/simplestats/

Installation

Enjoy!

A lot of hard work has gone into Simple Stats. It is free for non-commercial use, however if you find this software useful please do consider a donation!