The CPU is 20% loaded, but i'm still not able to get a frame rate faster than a couple of frames per second.
That's using JPEG, using h261 or h263 the screen looks terrible (very bad quality even when quality is set to 95-100%). > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Rowley" <[email protected]> > To: "'Natalia Costas Lago'" <[email protected]>; "'ag-tech'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:13 PM > Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] ScreenStreamer > > >> Hi, >> >> The screen update rate is currently dependant on the power of the machine >> it >> is running on. This is due to the high processing required to capture >> the >> screen and because it does not currently update only the changes. I >> sometimes find that if your machine is only getting 1fps, try setting the >> rate lower. This will reduce the amount of processing required, and may >> allow slightly faster transmission (e.g. set the rate to 2 - if this does >> not help try 1.5). >> >> To address your second point, Java Web Start caches the application for >> use >> offline (just run javaws without any command line options). The main >> problem with this is that this will only allow you to access the last >> venue >> that you used. You can actually download the application if you are >> worried >> about this happening. The url for this is >> http://www.memetic-vre.net/software/ScreenStreamer/ScreenStreamer.jar. >> The >> argument is of the form address/port/ttl where address is the address to >> send to and/or receive from, port is the port number and ttl is the ttl >> to >> send with. >> >> I will take this into account when I update the toolkit service (which is >> currently a bit of a hack) - I would guess that I will create two >> versions >> which you can choose depending on preference. The first will have the >> Jar >> file included (and hence will need manually updating when a new version >> is >> released), and the second will download from the server. >> >> The idea of the web launch, in case you are interested, is so that I can >> update ScreenStreamer and then you will get the latest version without >> having to do anything. This way, there will never be incompatibility >> issues >> between different versions of the software. However, I do see your point >> about the website being down at any point. >> >> Andrew :) >> >> ============================================ >> Access Grid Support Centre, >> RSS Group, >> Manchester Computing, >> Kilburn Building, >> University of Manchester, >> Oxford Road, >> Manchester, >> M13 9PL, >> UK >> Tel: +44(0)161-275 0685 >> Email: [email protected] >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Natalia Costas Lago >> Sent: 01 June 2005 13:07 >> To: ag-tech >> Subject: [AG-TECH] ScreenStreamer >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> >> I've tested this application and it seems really great for us to record >> an >> event (video+audio+dektop). But i've found two main trouble: >> >> 1.- It seems the frames per second parameter can be set. However my >> screen >> only changes every second (i loose all pointer movements, etc), doesnt >> matter fps=2.5 or fps=25. >> >> 2.- I am able to launch the application from memetic website, but .. what >> happens if memetic is down?. I cant start it by my own. >> >> Maybe someone could tell me if there is any solution for these issues? >> >> Thanx in advance, >> Kind regards. >> >> ----------------------------------- >> Natalia Costas Lago >> email: [email protected] >> >> Centro de Supercomputacion de Galicia (CESGA) >> Avenida de Vigo, s/n Campus Sur >> 15706 Santiago de Compostela - SPAIN >> Tel: +34 981 56 98 10 >> Fax: +34 981 59 46 16 >> http://www.cesga.es/ >> >> >> >> >
