In Hong Kong, all ATV, TVB, CableTV, CCTV & Phoenix TV output is is all originally recorded on Beta tapes... Yeah nobody uses VHS here anymore. But Beta STILL LIVES! (at least "backstage") Probably it will work out the same for web video technology. Whatever the producers embrace, that's your man. J xxx
On 28/03/2008, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 28/03/2008, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 27/03/2008, James Cridland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > People with a lot less content, yes. > > > > And I know of a certain Swidish site which provides access to a lot > > more than the BBC does. They don't seem to find it that difficult. > > > > > But we're not talking about formats > > > here; we're talking about server infrastructure; > > > > Same theory applies. Simple Shell script to index the files and > > generate .torrent from the meta-data. Then merely transfer to a web > > capable machine (e.g. via rsync). Then all you need is a torrent > > tracker. A single box is not a major infastructure change. (OK so > > maybe you will need a few more tha 1 box for seeding) > > > Perhaps backstage could give this a go? If the 'backend' is a good as > I've heard we could run it as a little trial. > > > > > Thanks for the info on tracking stuff; interesting. > > > > You're Welcome. Let me know if it actually works :) > > > > > iPlayer is not a download. > > > <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/install/1.6/index.shtml> > > > > > Flash is almost universally installed by every user; I think we're happy > > > with that. > > > > Not when you take into accoun the non-desktop PC platform it isn't. > > iPhone has no Flash support. Google Android has no Flash support. > > Non-Windows Tablet PCs and Media Centre require special license to run > > Flash (which are almost impossible for ordinary users to get hold of). > > > And, of course, it's not much use for viewing on a train or in the back of a > car. Also, it's not really up to HD. > > > > > Windows Media Player is pre-installed on every Windows machine > (nearly). > > > > I believe a certain company was fined hundreds of millions in a case > > relating to that, AND told to rectify the situation. > > > Interestingly 'play all media types' seems to be one of the objectives of > Firefox 3. > > > > > Give me time, I've got more content to > > > deal with, and systems and processes that are a tad slower. > > > > Have you considered the graceful fallback provided by HTML Objects? > > > > e.g. > > <object data="blah.mp3" ...> > > <object data="blah.ogg" ...> > > <object classid="java_ogg_player.class" ...< > > You're browser does not appear to suport MP3, Ogg Vorbis or Java. > > </object> > > </object> > > </object> > > > > Then all you need is a way to generate all the formats from a master. > > Make or a Shell script will do here. (What formats are the masters in > > anyway?) > > > > Andy > > > > -- > > Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open > windows. > > -- Adam Heath > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > -- > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > Brian Butterworth > http://www.ukfree.tv - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
