Hi all,

EngageMedia are very excited to announce the first public release of
Plumi, a Plone-based video-sharing CMS. Plumi enables you to create a
sophisticated video-sharing and community site out-of-the-box. In a web
landscape where almost all video-sharing sites keep their distribution
platform under lock and key, Plumi is one contribution to creating a
truly democratic media.

http://plumi.org


Plumi is based on the popular Plone Content Management System
<http://plone.org> and adds a wide array of functionality including:

* Video uploading in any format
* Automatic server-side Flash video transcoding and embedded playback
* Playback of Quicktime, Flash video, Real and Windows Media within the
browser
* 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
* Custom templates for browsing and publishing
* Custom profile page for site members with their personal vodcast feed
* Open Content Licensing including Creative Commons (through their API),
the GNU Free Documentation License and the ability to add your own
custom licenses

Future features will include:

* Automatic creation and seeding of BitTorrent files upon video upload
* Large video file uploads
* Mobile phone uploads and downloads
* Enhanced calendar functionality
* 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
* Collaborative film production tools

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To download version 0.1 RC1 see:
http://plumi.org or
http://plone.org/products/plumi

For an out-of-the-box demo of Plumi see: http://demo.plumi.org

To stay up to date with developments you can join the announcement list:
http://lists.plumi.org/listinfo/plumi-announce

If you are interested in getting involved in development, have questions
or suggestions you can:
* join the developers mailing list:
http://lists.plumi.org/listinfo/discuss
* join us in chat: irc.freenode.net #plumi
* email [log in to unmask]

Plumi is the system that runs EngageMedia.org - a video sharing
site focused on social and environmental issues in Southeast Asia,
Australia and the Pacific. EngageMedia is an Australian based media/tech
activist collective.

http://EngageMedia.org

Thanks,
The EngageMedia Team
Andy, Anna, Andrew, Dave, Lachlan