October 2, 2003
Binary Music Files...
To allow or not to allow... I would abuse the heck out of this feature if I did...
I wonder if there are any legal ramifications to allowing users to post a mp3 attached to an entry. Anyone know?
Update: Dodo brings up a good point. So what I should do is allow for uploads of media files, and ZIP them while they are being uploaded. This would save on bandwidth but also would prevent streaming.
I'm leaning towards allowing uploads of 3 media files with max size at 10 megabytes ... you would find the downloads on your content pages. This would be a nice way to share songs that you're listening to. I know Daniel had suggested this feature a long time ago, but I originally discounted it because I couldn't imagine how useful it could be... but the more I use Tabulas, the more I want to attach media files to my posts.
I've also been messing around with the IMAP functions in PHP, trying to build a "post-by-e-mail" feature. It should be pretty nice if I can get it done; you'll also be able to reply to comments directly as an e-mail instead of having to use the web interface.
At the request of some people, I also looked into attaching images to moods... a request for "freeformed" images was made, but I think that'll be a bit complex. I downloaded a bunch of mood icons (which are actually the ones that LJ uses)... now the hard part of sorting through them and associating moods with each image.
Boo.
I wonder if there are any legal ramifications to allowing users to post a mp3 attached to an entry. Anyone know?
Update: Dodo brings up a good point. So what I should do is allow for uploads of media files, and ZIP them while they are being uploaded. This would save on bandwidth but also would prevent streaming.
I'm leaning towards allowing uploads of 3 media files with max size at 10 megabytes ... you would find the downloads on your content pages. This would be a nice way to share songs that you're listening to. I know Daniel had suggested this feature a long time ago, but I originally discounted it because I couldn't imagine how useful it could be... but the more I use Tabulas, the more I want to attach media files to my posts.
I've also been messing around with the IMAP functions in PHP, trying to build a "post-by-e-mail" feature. It should be pretty nice if I can get it done; you'll also be able to reply to comments directly as an e-mail instead of having to use the web interface.
At the request of some people, I also looked into attaching images to moods... a request for "freeformed" images was made, but I think that'll be a bit complex. I downloaded a bunch of mood icons (which are actually the ones that LJ uses)... now the hard part of sorting through them and associating moods with each image.
Boo.
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Daniel (guest)
SuperSunJ
As for the MP3s... it's your call. I would probably lean away from it though, just to play it safe.
roy
Maybe just MP3s would be alright then...
dracil
tabulas
and the worst case scenario, they'd prolly shut the feature down.
calita
dodozhang21
sanjiv
spaceinthewho
spaceinthewho
occasionally i shoot movies with my digicam and i'd love to be able to upload those.
but you have to think about storage, bandwidth, etc.
roy
How big are your movie files?
spaceinthewho
(between 0-30 second clips)