Re: [Dspace-tech] Flash files in DSpace

2007-07-12 Thread Mark H. Wood
Well, the first step is to ensure that the file will be served as
'content-type: application/x-shockwave-flash'.  You'll need to ensure
that an appropriate entry has been made in the bitstream format
registry and that it is applied to the Flash bitstreams.

The next hurdle is that this may cause the client to download the
entire presentation before starting it.  If the presentation is large,
the delay may range from unpleasant to unacceptable.  With other AV
formats I've had some success in placing a copy of the actual
presentation on a streaming server and submitting a SMIL document
which points to it.  This requires that the client know what to do
with an 'application/smil' document.  RealPlayer and Quicktime
understand these, but I don't recall whether they understand Flash.
Depending on your specific needs, another AV format might serve better.

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Re: [Dspace-tech] Flash files in DSpace

2007-07-12 Thread George Kozak
Thanks, Mark...

The content type (which I forgot) helped me get closer to getting this 
going, but I have some more work to do to get this to work properly.

At 09:32 AM 7/12/2007, Mark H. Wood wrote:
Well, the first step is to ensure that the file will be served as
'content-type: application/x-shockwave-flash'.  You'll need to ensure
that an appropriate entry has been made in the bitstream format
registry and that it is applied to the Flash bitstreams.

The next hurdle is that this may cause the client to download the
entire presentation before starting it.  If the presentation is large,
the delay may range from unpleasant to unacceptable.  With other AV
formats I've had some success in placing a copy of the actual
presentation on a streaming server and submitting a SMIL document
which points to it.  This requires that the client know what to do
with an 'application/smil' document.  RealPlayer and Quicktime
understand these, but I don't recall whether they understand Flash.
Depending on your specific needs, another AV format might serve better.

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Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Typically when a software vendor says that a product is intuitive he
means the exact opposite.


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