yes - you are right - I am operating on autopilot as my application
requires people to be able to stream and/or download depending upon
license attributions.
On 11/28/05, Greg J. Ogonowski <email@hidden> wrote:
> 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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