Global Configuration

Video-related configuration is located under JomSocial Configuration > Media tab.

1. Enable Videos: Enable or disable the videos functionality in JomSocial.
2. Enable videos upload: Enable or disable the videos uploading feature in JomSocial.
3. Delete original videos: If enabled, original videos are deleted once the videos are converted to the appropriate formats.
4. Path to uploaded videos: Set the path to where videos are stored.
5. Maximum video upload size: Set the maximum uploaded video size allowed in Megabytes (MB)
6. FFMPEG Path: Set the absolute path to FFMPEG binary. If the binary is not found, JomSocial will not be able to convert videos into .flv formats.
7. FLVTool2 Path: Set the absolute path to FLVTool2 binary to enable flash video metadata injections.
8. Video Quantizer Scale: Select the video quality from a scale of 1 (Excellent) to 31 (Worst). 5, 9 and 11 are recommended settings.
9. Videos Size: Set the video frame size in width X height format.
10. Custom Command: Specify additional commands for FFMPEG ( Advanced Users )
11. Video Player License Key: Enter the license key which is generated through your account section at http://www.jomsocial.com/download.html. Providing the appropriate key will hide JomSocial's logo from the video.
12. Folder Permissions: On some servers, you might need to specify the default permission level for new folders.

Setting up Video Categories

To create new video categories, head over to JomSocial Control Panel and click on Video Categories.

Subsequently click on 'New' button and a cWindow will appear for you to submit the new category.