= Hey!Watch - Video Encoding Web Service Hey!Watch <http://heywatch.com> provides a simple and robust encoding plateform. The service allows developers to access a fast, scalable and inexpensive web service to encode videos easier. The API can be easily integrated in any web or desktop applications. The documentation of the API can be found at http://wiki.heywatch.com/API_Documentation == Getting started === Transfer a video, encode it in ipod format and download the encoded video require 'heywatch' include HeyWatch Base::establish_connection! :login => 'login', :password => 'password' raw_video = Discover.create(:url => 'http://youtube.com/watch?v=SXcpNZCyQJw', :download => true) do |percent, total_size, received| puts "#{percent}%" end ipod_format = Format.find_by_name('iPod 4:3') encoded_video = Job.create(:video_id => raw_video.id, :format_id => ipod_format.id) do |percent| puts "#{percent}%" end puts "downloading {encoded_video.title}" path = encoded_video.download puts "video saved in {path}" === Upload a video from the disk, encode it with FTP auto transfer option raw_video = Video.create(:file => 'videos/myvideo.avi', :title => 'Funny video') do |percent, total_size, received| puts "#{percent}%" end Job.create :video_id => raw_video.id, :default_format => true, :ftp_directive => 'ftp://login:pass@host.com/heywatch_vids/' === Generate a thumbnail v = EncodedVideo.find(5400) v.thumbnail :start => 15, :width => 640, :height => 480 === Update your account account = Account.find account.update_attributes :ping_url_after_encode => 'http://yourhost.com/ping/encode' == Integration in a rails application This short HOWTO uses the ping options. So in your HeyWatch account, you must configure all the ping URL (except transfer for this example). Examples: ping_url_after_encode => http://myhost.com/ping/encode ping_url_if_error => http://myhost.com/ping/error === Config In your config/environment.rb: require 'heywatch' HeyWatch::Base::establish_connection! :login => 'login', :password => 'passwd' === Item Model create_table "items", :force => true do |t| t.column "title", :string, :null => false t.column "description", :text, :null => false t.column "created_at", :datetime t.column "updated_at", :datetime t.column "status", :string, :default => "working" t.column "url", :string t.column "meta", :text t.column "user_id", :integer end In app/models/item.rb: class Item < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user serialize :meta after_create :convert # When HeyWatch send videos to your FTP, # they will be available to this HTTP url. def base_url "http://myhost.com/flv/#{self.id}/" end # Transfer the given URL and convert the video from # this address in format 31 (flv format). When the encode # is done, the video will be sent to the specified FTP # with custom path. # # Note item_id which is a custom field. def convert HeyWatch::Discover.create( :url => self.url, :download => true, :item_id => self.id, :title => self.title, :automatic_encode => true, :format_id => 31, :ftp_directive => "ftp://login:passwd@myhost.com/flv/#{self.id}/" ) end end === Ping Controller In app/controllers/ping_controller.rb: class PingController < ApplicationController before_filter :find_item def encode @encoded_video = HeyWatch::EncodedVideo.find(params[:encoded_video_id]) @full_url = @item.base_url + @encoded_video.filename @item.status = 'finished' @item.meta = { :url => @full_url, :thumb => @full_url + ".jpg", :size => @encoded_video.specs["size"], :mime_type => @encoded_video.specs["mime_type"], :length => @encoded_video.specs.video["length"] } @item.save @encoded_video.job.video.destroy # delete the raw video @encoded_video.destroy # delete the encoded video render :nothing => true end def error if params[:discover_id] error_msg = "No video link found" else error_msg = HeyWatch::ErrorCode[params[:error_code].to_i] end @item.update_attributes :status => 'error' ItemMailer.deliver_error(error_msg, @item.user) render :nothing => true end private # item_id is a custom_field sent in Item#convert. # Thanks to it, we can track the item. def find_item @item = Item.find params[:item_id] end end