Note that although hinted files are larger than non-hinted, the hint
track of the file is never streamed to the client. The hint track
only provides the streaming server with the correct information to
stream the file.
-greg.
At 00:14 2005-11-28, Mark Fallu wrote:
However a hinted file is infact larger than a similarly encoded file
intended for download.
One of the benefits of streaming is that you can jump around in the
file with huge lag times - you cant do that with progressively
downloaded files untill the whole thing is downloaded.
Also with streaming - a complete copy of the file is not stored on the
local machine - which can be important if you want to prevent the
distribution of your material.
Cheers,
Mark
On 11/28/05, Colin_Witt <email@hidden> wrote:
> > Does it require a faster connection to watch streamed media vs. just
> > simply downloading?
>
> No. A file encoded at 300kbps will download and stream the same over a
> connection that is fast enough to handle it. Same is true for a 40kbps file
> targeted at dialup users.
>
> Now, it's likely that what you mean is, "does it require a
certain amount of
> bandwidth to watch a streaming file" and the answer is yes. Depending on
> your audience and your content, you may want to encode several
bitrates of a
> streaming file, so people can watch the most appropriate version for their
> situation. Don't expect anyone to be able to watch a 500kbps file over
> dialup.
>
> > however, I recently tried to view it from a non-broadband connection
> > and it did not play properly. I'm wondering if I should just store
> > the files for downloading rather than have people try to view them
> > with streaming.
>
> In my experience, the main reason to not do this relates to your control
> over the files. While it's true that there are apps that can capture a
> streamed file and record a copy of it, in general the average Joe
user won't
> be able to do this. So you have control over your content, and can pull it,
> change it, whatever, whenever you like. If you have copyrighted content,
> this is usually a good thing,
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
>
> This is just my opinion based on my experience. I'm sure there are others
> with other views. Hope this helps.
>
> Colin Witt
> Baylor University
>
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