Kaltura, the developer of an open-source video platform that has received a number of accolades over the previous 12 months or so, is bringing to market today version 1.0 of its WordPress plugin, designed to give blog owners and readers an easy way to interact through visual media.
Called the Interactive Video Plugin, the utility is best described as a comprehensive, all-in-one package. It works with WordPress 2.5 or higher and it involves everything from basic video posting (a la YouTube, Brightcove, etc.), video commenting (Viddler, Seesmic), as well as some editing, too.
We noted earlier this month the first emergence the WordPress plugin, so today’s announcement of the launch of 1.0 shows Kaltura to be on quite the fast-paced schedule. Kaltura has been on a noticeably well-rounded tear the past year or so, receiving accolades from throughout the technology industry. It is a name which proved itself popular in the Mashable sphere as well last winter, when it received a 2007 Open Web Award for best video-sharing service.
In its present form, the Interactive Video Plugin has virtually all of the hallmark signs of a well-integrated video platform for WordPress users. Its video editor, entirely cloud-based, enables both editing and remixing of recorded material, whether originally produced with Kaltura or gleaned from external sources. Naturally, blog administrators and owners can customize permissions for plugin access, much the same way they have long been able to so far as text publishing is concerned. And the Kaltura WordPress plugin also allows the person(s) in control to track videos.
The plugin is free to use, and as with Kaltura’s MediaWiki, Drupal and PHP & Ruby-specific designs, the company states that downloaders can expect to be able to stream up to 3GB of content each month at no additional cost.