We are secretly releasing our Nimbb Extension for the Google Chrome browser. If you are running a developer build of the browser, you can install our extension from here:
http://service.nimbb.com/GoogleChrome/nimbb.crx
We're now waiting for Google to officially support extensions. Enjoy this secret preview.
0 Comment | November 17, 2009
Have access to Google Wave preview? Then access this public wave:
Got a webcam? Try our new Nimbb Gadget!
Try using the Nimbb Gadget to leave a comment! All you need is your webcam, and 1 second to press "Record". Then, you simply record your 30 seconds video and click "Save" when you are done to publish the video in the wave.
Fun fact: when you are recording your video, other participants in the wave will see this text: "[your name] is recording a video." Once the video is published, everyone in the wave will see it.
For steps to install the gadget, see this link:
Nimbb Gadget for Google Wave
Enjoy!
0 Comment | November 12, 2009
Are you using Google Wave? Then, you need to try our Nimbb Gadget for Google Wave! It allows to quickly record a video using a webcam and share it with all participants in the wave.
To take a look at installing and adding the gadget, click on the image below to see our video screencast. For complete steps, see below.
To install this gadget, you need to use this extension installer URL:
http://service.nimbb.com/GoogleWave/installer.xml
Complete steps to install the gadget:
1) open Google Wave in your browser;
2) in the Navigation menu, click on the Settings link;
3) click on the Extension Settings wave;
4) in the wave, find the Extension Installer created by Google (if you can't find it, check the Google Wave Extensions). Make sure the Extension Installer is installed. If not, click Install;
5) Click on New wave;
6) In the Toolbar of your wave, click the icon New Extension Installer;
7) insert this extension manifest URL:
http://service.nimbb.com/GoogleWave/installer.xml
8) click Install extension (as you can see in this image):
9) In the Toolbar, notice the new icon of the green camera. Click on it to add a Nimbb Gadget.
10) Record and Save your video. Enjoy!
Thank you for testing our gadget!
2 Comments | November 10, 2009
Looking to add a widget inside your site? We just created a widget using the Nimbb Player and the Widgetbox service.
It was actually easy: a simple cut and paste of the Nimbb Player HTML code and it was completed!
Want to try the widget? Grab it from this page: Nimbb Webcam Video Recorder.
0 Comment | August 20, 2009
Today, D2Soft Technologies is releasing a new subscription package for the Nimbb API: the Platinum. If you are a developer looking for an easy-to-use webcam recording widget for your site, then this is what you were looking for!
Here’s an example of the Nimbb Player in recording mode. As you can see, you simply put the player right in your web page, not redirection to another site to record short videos! I simply cut and pasted a line of HTML code.
Nimbb Player in recording mode (click Allow to enable webcam):
Of course, the Nimbb API allows full programming control, and you can do anything you want with the player. Thinking of adding video comments in your site? Nimbb is what you need. See the tutorials to learn what you can do!
So today, the Platinum subscription is at 20% off the regular price, so grab this offer today! This package allows the highest video quality. Of course, you can also use our free package to try Nimbb.
0 Comment | August 13, 2009
Using Visual Studio and the Nimbb Player, I show you how you can build a basic Twitter-Video site in a few minutes. I create the site from scratch using the WYSIWYG editor and I actually type only one line of C# code. You can easily reproduce this using your favorite programming language.
Click here to view the tutorial!
In this tutorial, I do the follow:
- Create a master template page;
- Create 3 pages: Default, Record and Done;
- Add a menu;
- Create a database with Video table which contains the columns guid and dateCreated;
- In the Default page, I create a DataList using the Nimbb Player in viewer mode;
- In the Record page, I add the Nimbb Player in record mode with redirection to Done page after recording of video;
- In the Done page, I save the received guid into the database.
This example shows you how simple it is to use the Nimbb API in your site. You can also see how powerful the Nimbb Player is. You can use it in just any Web projects you have.
Get your free developer account here.
Thanks for watching!
0 Comment | July 26, 2009
Using the Nimbb API, I show you how you can let your visitors record a video message using their Webcam in a simple contact form. I'm using very simple HTML code and a few lines of C# to send an email to the Webmaster. You can easily translate this in your favorite programming language.
Click here to view the video tutorial!
In this video, I use Visual Studio 2005 and C#, but you can easily translate this to your favorite programming language.
In this video, I do:
- add Contact.aspx: the contact form with Nimbb Player;
- add Done.aspx: page displayed when the user submit the form;
- send email to the Webmaster with link to the content of form;
- add Admin.aspx: administration page to view the video.
Thank you for watching!
0 Comment | June 22, 2009
Using simple HTML programming and the Nimbb Player (Flash API), I show you how you can create a basic Twitter-video site. I am using Visual Studio 2005 and C#, but this is very simple code that you could reproduce in any other language.
Click to open the tutorial!
In this 3m45s video, I do the following:
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create a new WebSite project;
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add a MasterPage (this is only for the layout applied at the end);
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create 3 pages: Default, Record, Done
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add the recording HTML/Javascript code for the Nimbb Player in the Record page;
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create a XML DataSet to store the saved video GUID;
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add the server-side code in the Done page to save the videos in the DataSet;
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create a repeater to display the list of videos in the Default page;
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finally, apply a nice layout to the site by modify the MasterPage.
This video shows just how easy you can integrate the Nimbb Player. All you need is an account, so go grab one. Hope this can help you guys out there looking for a way to integrate webcam recording in your projects without having to mess with Flash Media Server.
Source code for this sample site will be posted soon.
UPDATE: download source code here!
1 Comment | April 16, 2009
Feel like digging? Why not digg this story:
nimbb – Free Video Recording Using Your Webcam
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0 Comment | December 3, 2008
Well, this is great news! I have not even started to officially announce Nimbb, its already getting its share of reviews. Actually, things seem to go a bit faster that I strategically anticipated. The service is still in Alpha release, meaning we’re still working hard to bring in the initial features for the Beta. But, when bloggers are telling me that they already like the service, this can’t be bad!
In some other news, I’ve been playing around with Vista’s Sidebar (for the second time) and submitted a gadget using Nimbb’s technology. This means recording videos from your Vista without opening your browser is possible! And great news, Microsoft has already accepted the gadget.
Download the Nimbb Gadget now!
0 Comment | November 17, 2008