What we do in 2011

2011 was a Great Year , did lots of work , so am just listing what all did i do maybe if you need advice on something similar you can get in touch –

VideoSwiper (Web) – First product of BaseApp in 2011 , pretty successful and profitable now. It is a Mass Embedding and download tool for video webmasters. Something like mass grabber but orders of magnitude advanced ( PHP 5 , MySQL ).

Vidfetch (Web) – A Java based video streamer , allows you to save bandwidth if serving video.It also does video conversion and video downloading. Doing well we had almost no downtime since launch , and currently doing millions of api hits ( Java , PHP 5 , MySQL ).

GSM LED Board System (Hardware+Software) – LED Message display board which can be fitted anywhere in the world and controlled from single location, Based on GSM it allows placement in remote locations also. ( C# , SQLite , C and x51 Assembly ).

Queue management System (Hardware+Software+Web) – A touchscreen high end queue management system with full analytics. Event driven architecture with TCP/IP based connectivity between nodes allowing unlimited configuration all remotely manageable. It was a pretty segmented project with the use of a lot of technologies . Hardware was built with Microchip PIC18f and Atmega AVR. Software is a mixture of a customized linux , PHP5 , MySQL , Java and is platform independent ( C , C++ , Shell , Java , PHP 5 , MySQL , Custom Linux ).

BaseApp Studio (Software) – We went ahead and built a customized development environment based on Netbeans . We built it for our Riduino Product , but now use it internally for AVR based development and have dumped avr atudio. ( C , Java , Netbeans ).

Riduino 2 (Hardware) – A Customized Robotics Board based on Arduino but intended for robotics with extensions for servos , motor controllers , encoders etc while maintaining Arduino footprint and expandability( C , Eagle , Atmega328).

Secure Storage for Thin Clients (Software) – A Microsoft EFS like system for thin clients with our own custom Crypto algorithm and modification . Since EFS does not allow Cyrpto plugins or control I had to get a custom system built based on File system filter drivers allowing On the Fly Encryption and Decryption in a multiuser Windows environment( VC++ , DDK ).

USB OMAP Device (Software) – We built our own OMAP35x based custom hardware, easily reconfigurable for our clients for a variety of application. Initially based on Beagleboard we built our own boards it made us realize how difficult high end design is in India.Built Linux USB Device drivers and customized LibUSB on host side.( C , C++ , AngStrong Linux , OMAP35x ).

Embedded x86(Hardware+Software) – Boxed a few applications into embedded x86 boards and connected LCD’s and keypads to them , Made Tiffin sized black boxes for Desktop application. ( x586 , C , Python , Slitaz ).

And many more things not worth mentioning or cannot mention due to NDA …

And this was done by a team of 2 people , Me and another developer and having Fun while at it.

Hoping 2012 remains same more work less time …

VideoBB Video downloader and streamer php script

Here is a small php script which will grab VideoBB download link and is able to stream it to JW Player. Streaming uses server bandwidth due to VideoBB same IP restriction.

You can also use the included class separately to suit your own needs.

videobb.zip

Downloads: 678 File Size: 56.2 KiB

Updated : November 17, 2011

This will not work as now videobb uses Encryption to generate tokens , I will update the php script when i get some time.

Till then unless you have the php solution avoid commenting.

For a reliable and always working streaming look into Vidfetch , Both VideobBB and VideoZer work using Vidfetch.

File System Filter Driver Frameworks

Unless you are expert in device driver development I would not recommend anyone to attempt doing a file system filter driver themself if they are on a tight deadline. I would recommend you pick up framework and build on that , it easier and more reliable. I had one such requirement from a client which required on the fly data modification ( encryption and Access control ) and after some search found the following –

• Very hard to write,avoid unless you know what you are doing.
• Hard to debug and develop
• Very few experts and project development costs are very expensive if outsourced
• No real reference source code unless you wish to invest a lot of time
• OSR is where the experts hang out and best resource and forum if you plan to do it yourself.

Doing some research we planned to use a commercial framework for faster turn around and more reliability, since I am not a Device driver experts and here are some which i found which offer File system filter driver with sources.

• Crypto Driver – Its a new entrant , plug and play architecture which is easily extendable. Not much documentation or support options for now.
• Alfa Transparent File Encryptor – Well documented and complete in most ways. You cannot change crypto unless you get the code.
• CallBackFilter – Very flexible,well documented and was found easiest to use, They have very flexible pricing which is startup friendly.
• OSR DMK – Best in the league but was way out of our budget.

If you find more do let me know i will add them to my list and keep them for reference.

BaseApp Systems Is hiring

Im looking for good php developers in developing products at my Startup. Someone with the following skills would be preffered -

Good with PHP and frameworks experience
Javascript with Jquery experience
HTML / CSS knowledge
Loves programming and trying new things

Idea is to build great products and have fun doing it. Do get in touch if you are interested …

New Premium Video Script under development

These days we are working on a new video script. Having worked with almost all videoscripts out there and developed a plugin for most we still find that majority are very inflexible and not really user friendly.

So in joint collaboration with Route66Solutions , we are currently developing a new video script from scratch. Expect first previews around start October.

Any features you think are important do tell us in comments …

VidFetch Player, FreeDown Updated and More Sites

The latest Vidfetch player is now available , It is a JWPlayer integration with VidFetch. Now you can embed almost from a lot of popular Video sites.
So whats new in this update

• More than 100 + sites supported
• Embed From Putlocker , MegaVideo , Videobb etc
• Embed Whatever you want even Movies at no extra hosting costs
• FreeDown Basic also has been updated to a cool new Theme
• Modify the player and brand it to your own needs
• And a lot more

VidFetch Signup is online

VidFetch Signups are now open , Its still a beta so do report any bugs you find in the support. I have added the upgrade for the old Java applet script and the new FreeDown 3,they are available in Integration Page.

Vidfetch is mainly intended as a Video Embedder and not a Download Script, so features will be more embedding friendly.

Signup Now

All Ideas , suggestions and comments are welcome as always.

VidFetch First Preview !!!

This is the first preview of VidFetch the new Video Site which will take over all Downloaders offered on my site. The new site will be available as a premium API monthly subscription service, this allows my new startup to actually develop Vidfetch to its true potential. But i will like always have a free plan for basic users.

Registrations will start from next weekend.

Some features that might be of interest –

• Embed Videos from popular Sites in your OWN PLAYER
• Full control panel to add you site and monitor your api usage
• Video Streaming integration with JW Player
• Skinnable player with HD And Embed Support
• Signed Applet gives notification with preselected allow always
• Convert Videos to Mp3 and AAC Client Side
• Better Downloads with filenames and extensions
• Freedown 3 is full youtube api script available for free download

All Ideas and suggestions are welcome …

PHP VideoScripts/Youtube Clones Mega Review

As the developer behind various Web Video Applications, I work with almost all known PHP based Video scripts / Youtube clones which allow you to build a video site. So I thought why not highlight some decisions to help you make a scalable video site and total cost of ownership in the long run if you are going for a ready to use solution.

I have no favorites and my reasons will be purely technical, as I am constantly developing and monitoring the lifecycle of these scripts as a part of everyday work. This article mainly intended for people who are seriously looking at building a Video site and can spend some money,free scripts are also reviewed.

I will only be concentrating on the video aspect of the scripts, as that is the core functionality you should get right. From what I have seen most people come watch videos make a few comments and move on. So unless you are trying to make a Social Network, most extra features like blogs , groups , profile pages etc will never be used. Also a site hosting videos usually do well compared to the one embedding videos. I always advice against embedding as it simply takes traffic to the host site. Other than that sticking to a niche helps.

Here is a table which I will update regularly which covers my findings, if you have any comments, corrections or suggestions do comment –

Video Downloaders are Down

People have reported that due to some changes on youtube side the Java Downloader and the php downloader are offline. Maybe it is time to release FreeDown 3 , we will try to release it within a few days. Please have patience it should be available within a few days.

Also due to constant changes and constant upgrades required FreeDown 3 will be available as a service. We at Baseapp have concluded this way we can offer more many more features and better service to our clients.

I am assuming a launch time of around 15th March.