Out-of-the-box, SharePoint 2010 provides a library for the management of rich media but, as you can see in the feature comparison chart below, Bamboo SharePoint Video Library allows you a greater range of features and controls to present training and presentation material within SharePoint… all with no client-side installation required. Only have SharePoint Foundation 2010? No problem, Video Library is supported on both SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Server 2010!
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Feature Description |
SP 2010 |
SharePoint Video Library |
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Support video files |
X |
X |
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Support audio files |
X |
X |
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Support image files |
X |
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Support link to external video server applications |
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X |
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Support WMV Player (no install required on client) |
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X |
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Support Silverlight (require install on client) |
X |
X |
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Support thumbnails |
Partial1 |
Partial2 |
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Video/Audio file technical details (size, duration, format, etc.) |
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X |
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Embedded video URL |
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X |
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Quick Play from thumbnail |
X |
X |
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Ability to define a set default player resolution for all videos |
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X |
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Support SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 |
Partial3 |
X |
Video/Audio File Format Support
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SharePoint 2010 |
SharePoint Video Library |
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WMV, WMA, and MP3 |
WMV, AVI, MP4, and FLV |
- Requires user to pull an image from video manually, upload to another location and manually link to video in library.
- Automatically generates thumbnail for videos, no thumbnail support for audio files.
- Only supports SharePoint Server 2010
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