[How-To] add iTunes videopodcast, YouTube playlists and user's video (2 Viewers)

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A little index of the guides:

1) Adding iTunes videoPodcasts to OnlineVidoes (Down Here)

2) Adding Youtube User's Video to OnlineVidoes

3) Adding Youtube playlists to OnlineVidoes



Adding iTunes videoPodcasts to Online Vidoes

First of all download itunes: Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes Now

After installing it and rebooting, launch itunes:

0.select your song from the hd (itunes is a very goooooood player)

1. go to iTunes Store

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2. select Video Podcast

3. select a podcast clicking on an icon

4. at the opening you will see something like the picture down here... click on a (u will get the last episode downloaded every time you open iTunes) or b, better, (it will download only this episode)

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5. go to Podcast

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6. select the podcast u have downloaded

7 select "show description"

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8. u'll get a window where is the url of the podcast

9.open mediaportal configuration and rewrite the url (u can't copy/paste) to mediaportal onlineVideos plugin (u know how to do it right?)

NB don't use "copy podcast url" or something like this cause it doesn't work!

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    That's great features!

    Maybe i ve a different version of iTunes but actually i'm using the "copy Podcast URL" menu and paste it directly on medialportal onlineVideos
    configuration and all work great.
    As i'm adding in mediaportal lots of podcasts i'm not sure how to backup these configurations in case of a new installation or an upgrade of the onlinevideos.
    Any idea?
     

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    That's great features!

    Maybe i ve a different version of iTunes but actually i'm using the "copy Podcast URL" menu and paste it directly on medialportal onlineVideos
    configuration and all work great.
    As i'm adding in mediaportal lots of podcasts i'm not sure how to backup these configurations in case of a new installation or an upgrade of the onlinevideos.
    Any idea?
    yes open mediaportal-configuration
    user config files
    and onlinevideosites.xml is the list of ur podcast/ sites used:)
     

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    Add a site from Youtube User's Video

    This is a guide about how to add videos from youtube relating to one user (could be a person, a show or a magazine)

    go to youtube and:
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    1. search for the videos u wanna add
    2. click here to search
    3. click here to select only the channels (users)
    4. select the channel you want

    you will have a page like this:
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    5. this is the USERNAME it's very important
    6. copy the url of the image

    open the mediaportal configuration:
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    7. click on plugins
    8. select OnlineVideos and click on Config - Click on sites on the top of the new window

    if you want to add a new site (or a category) if u wanna add to a site already created go to 15
    9. click here
    10. here you can set the name of the category
    11. here is the type of the site - select YouTube
    12. here u can put the language
    13. click here
    14. select False

    to add a subcategory (to add the "folder" of the videos)
    15. click here
    16. select the name (USERNAME could be a good idea)
    17. write
    Code:
    http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?author=USERNAME
    example=
    Code:
    http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?author=snowboardrealms
    18. insert the url of the image on point 6

    REMEMBER TO SAVE!!
    Return to General and hit Save!

    Now you've created a new site and subfolder on OnlineVideos using YouTube

    Appendix:

    How to create a thumbnail for the site:

    you need to create a .png image with the exact name of the site you've created and put in
    Code:
    "User Config Files"/thumbs/OnlineVideos/Icons/
    Remember the image must be height=width
     

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    Add a site from youtube playlists

    This is a guide about how to add videos from youtube's playlist

    go to youtube and:
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    1. search for the palylist u wanna add
    2. click here to search
    3. click here to select only the playlists
    4. select the channel you want

    first you will have a page like this one:
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    4b. click on the playlist name here

    you will have a page like this:
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    5. this is the PLAYLISTSID it's very important
    6. copy the url of the image

    open the mediaportal configuration:
    34068012.jpg

    7. click on plugins
    8. select OnlineVideos and click on Config - Click on sites on the top of the new window

    if you want to add a new site (or a category) if u wanna add to a site already created go to 15
    9. click here
    10. here you can set the name of the category
    11. here is the type of the site - select YouTube
    12. here u can put the language
    13. click here
    14. select False

    to add a subcategory (to add the "folder" of the videos)
    15. click here
    16. select the name (Playlist Name could be a good idea)
    17. write
    Code:
    http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/PLAYLISTID
    - example=
    Code:
    http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/F2AAB3E0ECDFA725
    18. insert the url of the image on point 6

    REMEMBER TO SAVE!!
    Return to General and hit Save!

    Now you've created a new site and subfolder on OnlineVideos using YouTube

    Appendix:

    How to create a thumbnail for the site:

    you need to create a .png image with the exact name of the site you've created and put in
    Code:
    "User Config Files"/thumbs/OnlineVideos/Icons/
    Remember the image must be height=width
     

    userjan

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    Hi, i'm trying to add a feed but i get locked, the rss contains no video but links to the page with the video, i have figured out what the "link" between both is but don't know how to make this work.

    RSS = http://www.nuvideo.nl/feeds/frontpage.rss

    On this page are no videos, but there are pictures, if i could scrape the pictures on that page as thumbs and then add a argument to change the filename from "_m.jpg" to ".flv" it would work i quess

    For instance:
    "http://media.nu.nl/m/m1dzu7qa0bf9_m.jpg"
    "http://media.nu.nl/m/m1dzu7qa0bf9.flv"

    I have looked in the advance configuration of other sites but it doesnt make sence to me

    Thx for any help
     

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    Hi, i'm trying to add a feed but i get locked, the rss contains no video but links to the page with the video, i have figured out what the "link" between both is but don't know how to make this work.

    RSS = http://www.nuvideo.nl/feeds/frontpage.rss

    On this page are no videos, but there are pictures, if i could scrape the pictures on that page as thumbs and then add a argument to change the filename from "_m.jpg" to ".flv" it would work i quess

    For instance:
    "http://media.nu.nl/m/m1dzu7qa0bf9_m.jpg"
    "http://media.nu.nl/m/m1dzu7qa0bf9.flv"

    I have looked in the advance configuration of other sites but it doesnt make sence to me

    Thx for any help

    I guess you should get started with Regexes, because with those you can add them pretty well.
     

    unitygain

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    Hi i've been trying to add 40d youtube comedy channel to onlinevideo but there is an ad at the start of each episode I think this is what blocks the shows, as i can add to favourites in youtube and add the channel to online videos but when i try to play anything it says unable to play url no video ........anyone got a work around for this ?
     

    zicoz

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    Is it possible to use Podcast RSS-streams such as this:

    The Linux Action Show! Video

    If so how do I set that up? Is it the same way as the Itunes URLs?
     

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