mv_embed for MediaWiki

September 18th, 2007

I hacked out a simple mediaWiki extension to use the mv_embed script. Its identical to the html based mv_embed except that description text is parsed as wiki text instead of html and it resolves file names for wiki video/image titles. This allows mediaWiki to easily include inline or external playlists. Having the playlist inline facilitates basic versioned sequence building. For now mod_annodex is need for segmentation, but I am working on a native php script that should allow easy integration of ogg segmentation wherever php is supported. Drag and drop sequences is also being working on in the metavid medaWiki extension but is still a few weeks away from public demoing. Watch for a screen capture post in the near future

Mv_embed is a key component of the metavid mediaWiki extension which I demoed at wikimania. This packaging allows other wiki sites to immediately make use of the mv_embed script to include sequences or individual metavid clips & arbitrary ogg theora encoded clips uploaded to their wikis. We are running it here on metavid.

So far its running on at least one other wiki that I help setup, Migrawatch.org. (more about migrawatch). Migrawatch is using the script to critically document political rhetoric around the immigration debate in congress.

While the script is being used on a few sites already and considerable effort has been put in for IE compatibility the playlist functions are relativly new so your millage may vary…check the known issues, and report stuff on the talk page for mv_embed.

Entry Filed under: html5, mediaWiki, mv_embed