Media Management

Bayanat supports file attachments on Bulletins and Actors. Media files are uploaded, stored, and tracked with metadata and deduplication.

Supported File Types

General uploads: MP4, WebM, JPG, GIF, PNG, PDF, DOC, TXT

Video imports: Extended format support including MKV, FLV, MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, 3GP, MTS, and many others.

OCR-capable images: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, JPG, GIF, WebP, BMP, PNM. See OCR & Text Extraction.

Upload

Files are uploaded via chunked upload (resumable). Each file is validated by extension and hashed (MD5) for deduplication. Duplicate files (matching hash) are rejected.

Metadata

Each media item tracks:

• Title (bilingual: English/Arabic)
• Comments (bilingual)
• Category
• File type and duration (for videos)
• Orientation
• Hash (for deduplication)

Storage Backends

Bayanat supports two storage backends:

• Local filesystem: Files stored in enferno/media/. Default for most deployments.
• Amazon S3: Configurable bucket and region. Files served via presigned URLs (1-hour expiry).

See Configuration for storage backend setup.

Video Features

Video attachments include a built-in player with screenshot capture functionality, allowing users to take snapshots from video frames.