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Over the past 10 years, the stunning rise of video on the internet as a way to communicate\nand disseminate ideas has made it a platform that EVERYONE has needed to get familiar with\nand master. With this rise, came incredible tools like FFmpeg and video file formats like\nMP4, that has become the de facto video format on the web. FFmpeg is a powerful open source\nvideo conversion, compression and streaming tool used by top services like YouTube and\nFacebook. Because of the current zeitgeist, it is important to use video on your site to\ninteract with you visitors in ways that they can relate to and understand. Communicating\nin a standard way using the MP4 video format and making sure those videos are small in size\nbut good in quality is therefore absolutely imperative.<\/p>\n\n
Open Beacon MP4 Conversion and Compression combines WordPress with FFmpeg to easily convert\nfiles from the popular FLV and MOV file formats to the even more popular MP4 file format.\nExisting MP4 files can be radically compressed without any perceptible loss in video quality.\nIn short, Open Beacon MP4 Conversion and Compression is what any WordPress aficionado needs\nif they want to use FFmpeg.<\/p>\n\n
This plugin ONLY works with FFmpeg.<\/p>\n\n
[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sy-1kkjeJ8E]<\/p>\n\n
Install the plugin like it is commonly done, either by uploading it via FTP or by using the\n\"Add Plugin\" function of WordPress.<\/p><\/li>\n
Activate the plugin at the plugin administration page.<\/p><\/li>\n
Go to the \"OB MP4 ConComp Central\" and click the \"Settings\" tab.<\/p><\/li>\n
Enter the FFmpeg path. Put in a local FFmpeg path for a local WordPress installation or one\nprovided by your host for a remote one.<\/p><\/li>\n
Go to the \"Central\" tab and start converting.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
Go to the \"OB MP4 ConComp Central\" menu and click it. Click on the \"Settings\" tab. Make sure\nthat the FFmpeg path has been entered correctly and that FFmpeg has in fact been found.<\/p><\/li>\n
Click on the \"Central\" tab. You can the select the video you want to convert, assign it a\ncategory and write a short caption. After all the data has been filled out, click the \"Convert\nand Compress Video\" button. After the video has been converted and compressed, You can view it\nby going to the \"OB MP4 ConComps\" menu.<\/p><\/li>\n
The \"OB MP4 ConComps\" page shows all the compressions and conversions you have made, titled\nwith the caption you entered. Click on one of the titled links to open your output video.<\/p><\/li>\n
The \"Open Beacon MP4 Compression and Conversion\" page contains metaboxes with metadata\npertaining to the video output. This is the same data you captured when you uploaded the\noriginal video. To get your compressed and converted video, go to the bottom \"Video\" metabox\nand right click the \"Download\" button; you can then save the output video wherever you please.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
Q: Does \"Open Beacon MP4 Conversion and Compression\" only work when FFmpeg is installed?\nA: Yes. The plugin was designed to be an easy way to convert and compress videos using\nFFmpeg. As such, the plugin only works when FFmpeg is installed.<\/p>\n\n
Q: How do I tell if FFmpeg is correctly configured for my plugin?\nA: If the FFMPEG setting on your settings page says, \"FOUND\", then it is correctly configured.<\/p>\n\n
Q: After I have successfully converted and compressed my video, how do I get the video output?\nA: Simply go to the \"OB MP4 ConComps\" menu and click on your latest conversion\/compression. It\nwill open up a page with data pertaining to the video. Go to the \"Video\" metabox and right\nclick the download button. This will download your upload video.<\/p>\n\n
Q: What happens to the orginal video?\nA: The original video is deleted after conversion and compression.<\/p>\n\n
Q: Can the converted\/compressed video be used as part of WordPress's general media?\nYes, it is available for use like all other media. Simply go to the \"Media\" menu\nand you will find the video and use it as you desire in your WordPress posts or pages.<\/p>\n\n
Q: Is this plugin tailored to work locally or on a remote host or both?\nA: The plugin is designed to work well in both settings.<\/p>\n\n\n
Initial release<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"Easily convert video to MP4 and compress existing MP4 files to smaller sizes for WordPress media or to save locally for a variety of other uses.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/38645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38645"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/thabo-david-klass"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=38645"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=38645"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=38645"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=38645"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=38645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}