control of streaming media
control of streaming media
- Subject: control of streaming media
- From: Bill Reynolds <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:00:57 -0700
A project just landed in my lap to do the following, and I'm hoping it can
be done in WO. Because it can't be "Windows only" the client has to steer
away from active-x.
The scenario is this...
Client browser logs in and requests a certain video from a Windows Media
Server. The customer (the one selling access to the video) wants to:
- Offer typical playback functions like Windows Media Player or Apple's
Quicktime allows for.
- Capture all the viewing time, and control cutting off the stream if they
hit their pre-paid threshold.
- Judge total time 'viewed', including regulating and/or measuring their use
of 'rewind' and jumping over segments as well. (frames rendered I suppose)
- Control the buffer so a crafty client doesn't pause playback, buffer an
entire video, disconnect from the network and then un-pause playback.
My natural inclination is to let this one go by and tell the customer to
find a Windows developer to use the API toolkit from MS for Windows Media
Player and Windows Media Server. But again, they need 'cross platform', and
they'd like it without a bunch of plug-ins etc. (applet?)
I'm very interested in hearing if anyone has suggestions.
Eagerly,
-Bill Reynolds
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