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Feature List

Bellow you will find the list of features included as standard with every license of WS.WebTV Free.

Multi-Browser & Multi-Device: Flash + HTML5

Multi-Browser
Our solution works with two full featured video players, Flash + HTML5, for maximum compatibility with a variety of devices. The Flash video player is used by default, however when the Flash plugin is not detected then it uses the HTML5 player instead.

Multi-Device
WS.WebTV has been designed to be compatible with most Internet browser, either PC or mobile4 ones. It has been tested on Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, etc.

Full featured video players
Our solution works with two full featured video players, Flash + HTML5, for maximum compatibility with a variety of devices. The Flash video player is used by default, however when the Flash plugin is not detected then it uses the HTML5 player instead.

Some of WS.WebTV video player features:
• Seamless HTML5 + Flash playback (MP4 H.264 + AAC and WebM sopported).
• High Definition (HD) video playback.
• [NEW] 360° + VR video playback10.
• "Full screen" capability.
• Video thumbnails (preview/tooltip thumbnails).
• Playlist visualization.
• Support for streaming video playback2: Live or On-Demand, including Adaptive Multi-Bitrate, HLS and MPEG-DASH support.
• Support for subtitles6.
• Support for time-synced playlists (fake lives)2.
• Multiple video qualities (with automatic bandwidth detection4).
• Aspect ratio correction (4:3, 16:9, anamorphic, etc.).
• 3D video playback5.

» Important information regarding HTML5: Compatibility, iPhone/iPod limitations, etc.
» Important information regarding 360° + VR video playback support.
» Important information regarding supported video formats, playback technologies and protocols.

Video Channels (Playlists)

Video channels are playlists where the included videos are played back in sequence.

You can sort out the playlists, the way you want, using drag and drop.

Video Transcoding (FFmpeg Support)

If your server/hosting supports FFmpeg* 1.2, or higher, WS.WebTV allows you to transcode videos automatically.

From a single video source file the system will automatically generate the corresponding poster/thumbnail, video thumbnails (sprite), and will encode the different WebTV video qualities.

*Check the requirements section for FFmpeg specific requieremts. FFmpeg support is available from WS.WebTV 1.4.2

More than Video: Include Textual/HTML Content

You can also create pages with textual/HTML content using the integrated WYSIWYG editor. This is great for including any non-video content like your contact information, services, privacy policy and more. Additionally, the WebTV includes a basic contact form template, which can be customized (with HTML code) to add or remove data fields.

Optional: News & Events
With the optional News & Events extension you don´t need to use a blog or external website: everything is integrated into the WebTV.

More than Video: Image Galleries

Bonus! We have included a limited version of the Galleries+ extension, as standard feature.

The limited version allows you to create one image Gallery in your WebTV. If you need to create more Galleries you can purchase the Galleries+ extension, or get it for FREE when purchasing 3 or more extensions.

Categories and Subcategories

Organize your videos, channels, pages, galleries, news8 and events8 with categories and subcategories. You can create any number of categories, additionally, each category can have up to three subcategory levels.

For each category, you can provide a poster image as well as a detailed description with HTML content, using the integrated WYSIWYG editor.

Configurable Home Page

You have several options to set the Home Page of your WebTV: You can select a specific Channel/Page, Latest Videos or Latest News8 as the Home Page of your WebTV.

Additionally, you can create "Portal" Channels which include an image slider and overview with the latest items of the WebTV (videos, channels, galleries, news8 and events8).

Social, Sharing, Comments Features. RSS Syndication

• Include links to your social network profiles in the WebTV.
• Auto generation of Link and Embed codes for every video.
• Buttons for sharing videos on several social networks.
• "Like" and "Dislike" rating buttons for every video.
• RSS Feeds for the WebTV, video channels, categories, etc.
• Facebook Comments system integration. When this feature is enabled, your visitors will be able to comment on Channels, Videos, Galleries, etc. using the Facebook Comments plugin. You will be able to associate your Facebook user ID or App ID in order to moderate the published comments.
• Disqus Comments system integration. When this feature is enabled, you will be able to associate your Site "shortname" (Disqus unique URL) to allow your visitors comment on Channels, Videos, Galleries, etc. using this system.

Customizable & Web Designer Friendly

Selectable Styles
WS.WebTV Free comes with two visual styles.

Custom Logo and Background
Iinclude your own logo, and background image/color, to give it your personal touch

Positionable Widgets
WS.WebTV also includes several widget types that allow to insert arbitrary HTML code, video/channel/category lists, tag cloud, etc. By default, the WebTV has a widget zone located in the sidebar; however, additional zones can be added by editing the templates and theme file.

But that's not all; our solution has been developed with Web designers in mind, so if you have HTML and CSS knowledge you can create your own themes, template variations and styles.

Menu Editor

Design the main and footer menus the way you want: including buttons for video channels, pages, categories and links.

Menus can have submenus (up to 4 nesting levels). Additionally, the menu items can be sorted out, easily, using drag and drop.

"Speaks" Your Language (UTF-8) / RTL Support

The Interface is available in several languages*; however, you can easily create and edit language packs. Additionally, WS.WebTV's Front-End supports RTL languages.

Front-End languages (15): English, Español, العربية (Arabic), Català/Valencià, Dansk, Čeština (Czech), Deutsch (German), Française, Italiano, Japanese, Português, Português (Brasil), Română, ภาษาไทย (Thai), Türkçe

Back-End languages (4): English, Español, Română, ภาษาไทย (Thai)**

*Translation credits at the end of this page.
**Available from third party (at extra cost). Contact us for more info.

Statistics

The solution incorporates a basic statistics system which collects information about complete and partial playbacks, channel/videos/category page views, searches, etc. Additionally, you can easily integrate Google Analytics or any other third-party (javascript-based) analytics system with WS.WebTV.

SEO: Search Engine "Friendly"

WS.WebTV has been designed for easy search engine indexing. You can provide descriptions and tags for every video, channel and page. It also includes a standard and a video-specific sitemap generators.

User Management

User Management
The application has a complete User management system in its core.
Through the optional "Advanced User Management" extension, you will be able to create users of different access levels, reassign content ownership, allow user registration and user content creation (with moderation tool). Additionally, the system can send nine types of E-mail notifications based on non-Admin user actions.

Add Advanced Features through Extensions

There are several (optional) extensions, available for purchase, that add advanced features to WS.WebTV Professional. You can purchase extension anytime.

Extensions ›

Upgradeable to WS.WebTV Professional

WS.WebTV Free can be upgraded to WS.WebTV Professionl, anytime.

Easy to Use Back-End (Video CMS)

• Easy to use and modern interface.
• Create, batch-create*, edit, batch-edit, activate, deactivate and delete Clips.
• Create, edit, activate, deactivate, group, delete Channels and Pages.
• Channel playlist editing and programming (setting starting point based on time and day of the week).
• Create, edit, activate, deactivate, delete Users.
• Extensive WebTV configuration section.
• Statistics section: With statistical information regarding Clips, Channels, Searches and more.
• Session concurrency check: Two users can not use the same credentials to log in, at the same time.
*Optional Batch Creator extension is required

Administration Interface Screen Captures
Here are some screen captures for you to see how the Administration interface looks like (click to zoom):

Other Features Worth Noting

• Caching system for pages, sitemaps, feeds and playlists.
• SSL support (https).
• Diagnostic tool for getting information about the Server (PHP) settings.
• Installer Script for quick and easy installation.


Notes:
1 Optional extension is required for a mobile-device-optimized interface. WS.WebTV has not been tested on BlackBerry or Windows Phone devices.
2 Optional StreamClip extension is required for Live or VOD Streaming. Check StreamClip extension description for more info.
3 FLV can only be used on the Flash video player. WebM can be used in addition to H.264.
4 Flash-only feature.
5 Stereoscopic video files playback recorded in the popular side-by-side format. Various 3D visualization modes: anaglyph (red/cyan and green/magenta glasses). 3D video support has only be tested on with conventional progressive/on demand download (HTTP). Glasses not included.
8 Optional News and Events extension is required.
10 HTML5-only feature.

Screen Capture Notes:
• Screen captures correspond to the WS.WebTV Professional Content Administration Interface which is very similar to the Free one. Some features will not be available on the Free version.
• Some features/tabs/buttons displayed on the screen captures might correspond to optional extensions (not included on the free version).