# Video gallery in rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-gallery-in-rails/156383>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 26, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-gallery-in-rails/156383 "2008-12-26T10:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin_mercy2001)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-gallery-in-rails/156383/1 "2008-12-26T10:51:47Z")

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Dear all,

Iam in process of creating video gallery like youtube, please suggesst  
plugins i should install and best suits fro my application.

My requirements are

1. Huge file uploading to upload videos
2. creating thumbnails on videos uploaded
3. Listing thumbnails of all videos in video gallery folder.
4. Onclicking thumbnails video should be played

Please suggest a way to proceed in my task

Thanks in advance

Regards  
Jose Martin

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**Author:** ![martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin_mercy2001)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-gallery-in-rails/156383/2 "2008-12-26T11:53:24Z")

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On 26 Dec 2008, at 10:51, dare ruby wrote:

> Iam in process of creating video gallery like youtube, please suggesst  
> plugins i should install and best suits fro my application.
> 
> My requirements are
> 
> 1. Huge file uploading to upload videos

SWFUpload

> 1. creating thumbnails on videos uploaded

ffmpeg and a background job processor (starling, backgroundrb, …)

> 1. Listing thumbnails of all videos in video gallery folder.

HTML and CSS

> 1. Onclicking thumbnails video should be played

Javascript

Best regards

Peter De Berdt

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**Author:** ![martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin_mercy2001)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-gallery-in-rails/156383/3 "2008-12-26T12:03:24Z")

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Thanks for your immediate response peter.

I will try using SWFupload, ffmpeg plugins and let you know as soon as  
possible.

Regards,  
Martin

> Best regards
> 
> Peter De Berdt