| | 1 | = MediaMosa is an open source video backend. What does it mean? = |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | * Open source, because it has GNU General Public License version 2.[[BR]] |
| | 4 | Framework: [http://drupal.org/ Drupal] 6 / 7 |
| | 5 | * Video backend, because the users usually meet with the video frontend application.[[BR]] |
| | 6 | The frontend communicate with MediaMosa using REST calls: GET for getting data, POST for changing or creating something. The response is XML. |
| | 7 | |
| | 8 | == MediaMosa is a backend application. == |
| | 9 | |
| | 10 | === Advantages of this separation: === |
| | 11 | * One backend can support multiple client sites. |
| | 12 | * Easy integration for existing websites. |
| | 13 | |
| | 14 | === What about the frontend? === |
| | 15 | * There are different demo frontend applications. You may start with them: [http://mediamosa.org/downloads WLE], [http://mediamosa.org/content/mediamosa-ck MediaMosa CK]. |
| | 16 | * You may create one. Your application should communicate with MediaMosa through [wiki:"REST interface introduction" REST calls]. |
| | 17 | |
| | 18 | === With MediaMosa you can === |
| | 19 | * Upload videos and store them |
| | 20 | * Transcode videos (eg. h.264) |
| | 21 | * Generate video object, download link etc. |
| | 22 | * Create still images |
| | 23 | * Create metadata (title, description, DC, QDC) |
| | 24 | * Create collections |
| | 25 | * Stream your video's |
| | 26 | * Create authorizations |
