Build your own YouTube - for free
I’ve seen a number of social networking / user generated content website builders over the last year or so, and have blogged about Vox, Ning, and most recently Rayzz (which is REALLY smart). But, here is the best I have seen so far: Plumi.
Its absolutely free, and its based on open source technology, which means if you want to build a YouTube clone all you need is a few fat servers, a designer, and a developer, plus the means to promote what you do, and your done.
Plumi is described as a free software video sharing platform. Plumi enables you to create a sophisticated video sharing and community site out-of-the-box. And it is just that. Check out the following feature list, and you’ll see it has some really advanced stuff (mobile uploads/download, torrent maker, …):
Video uploading in any format (over http)
Server-side flash transcoding and embedded playback
Expanded video metadata set and classifications system
RSS1 and RSS2 (vodcast) feeds created automatically from taxonomy
items - eg country, genre, member, topic, or through creating custom
smart folders
Tagging
WYSIWYG editor
Extendable workflow, roles and permissions system
Live search and RSS feeds from search results
Customised workspaces for hosting files and other works, which can
be made private or shared only with particular site members
Embedded Playback of Quicktime, Flash video, Real and Windows Media
within the browser
Custom templates for publishing and browsing videos
Custom profile page for site members with their personal vodcast feed
Open Content Licensing including Creative Commons and GNU Free
Documentation License and the ability to add your own custom licenses.
Future features are said to include:
Automatic creation and seeding of BitTorrent files upon video upload
Mobile phone uploads and downloads
Transmission metadata standard: http://wiki.transmission.cc/
index.php/Metadata_Workspace
Donations system for contributors and online purchasing
Integration with gnutella and other p2p networks
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