OK people,

we've scheduled to update our AllVideos plugin to v3.0 in August (so, no more 2.5 version).  ;)

This will be a major release, so perhaps the version number might not be the same in the end (might be v3.0, depending on the changes).

Features of the next version (as we've mapped them so far) are:

- New providers of course (including Brightcove, Veoh, Stage6 and MySpace too).
- Member functionality. You'll be able to show videos to everyone or your site members only
- Custom width/height adjustment per video.
- Autostart/autoplay option per video.
- 3GP and DivX format support.
- "Embed video" text box option (like Youtube)
- "Download link" button option (user clicks on it and downloads the video playing).
- Option to display videos in a lightbox-like popup.
- Fullscreen button option for FLV videos.
- "Preview image" option for FLV videos you upload yourself. You will need to additionally upload a preview image.
- Option to enable/disable the EOLAS fix for IE, which sometimes causes issues with other joomla extensions. Perhaps we'll add another solution for EOLAS as well.
- Playlist support for multiple videos or audio tracks displaying in the same "player box".
- JCE editor button to easily insert AllVideos tags.

We're also considering to expand AllVideos a bit more. What do we have in mind? Well, something like your own "personalized player". Meaning a CSS-styled box in which videos display, including the "embed video" text box and a "rating" toolbar.

Optionally, we're considering to add a "Google Adsense" insert tag or something like that next to the videos.

As you can understand, the changes are many and we've already completed a few. So, it still needs some work, but, trust me, the result will blow your mind.

This post will be open for everyone to post their comments on the above, as well as suggestions.

Thanx everyone.  ;)

@Kafir
I had moral hesitations on inluding Liveleak to tell you the truth. If others ask for it, then we will add it. Otherwise, we won't. People, we need to progress, not go back (both in technology and culture).

@Aravot
AllVideos will always be FREE. Plus, we do not plan to "switch" any other of our extensions to "PRO". Commercial products will come in the future, but they will be totally new.

@deleoye
No, I'm afraid what you ask cannot be handled by a plugin. However, I can tell you that we're preparing a video management component which will be launched hopefully by June. It will be M-A-S-S-I-V-E. If you're in a hurry, check out Seyret at www.joomlaholic.com .

Yes, something like that will be possible with v2.5 of AllVideos.  :D

To accompany the AllVideos 2.5 launch, we will be releasing a super-dupper Media Management backend component, to upload any filetype, you want (including videos obviously).

We just haven't decided if we're gonna release it as commercial, but extremely cheap (less than 10 Euros) or as totally free.

We'll keep everyone posted on this...  ;)

Probably at the end of the month. Whenever we're ready, we're gonna post an exact date.  ;)

There will be no other delay.