[flexcoders] Re: MP3 web site

2008-03-13 Thread Cato Paus 
Hello Ansar, I'm wonder if you should use the Loader for this, 
because it have a contentLoaderInfo that you can poke in. Just a 
thought. Look it up in the API

Cato Paus 
www.umbrellacorp.no

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "mailtoanzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hello Cato,
> I have customized the WinampFlex code for my use and its working
> really good... I want to display the total duration of each music
> files. I found the 
> 
> soundPlayer.sound.length
> 
> will return the total duration but it only gives the duration of the
> file as it loads. 
> Is there anyway i can find the total duration before loading the 
file
> or at the start of loading (something like the bytesTotal property 
for
> physical size)
> 
> Best Regards,
> Ansar
> 
> http://www.FlickrMailer.com
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Cato Paus"  wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Ops! the link to source did't work so I have a copy for you on my 
server
> > http://umbrellacorp.no/mp3/WinampFlex.zip
> > 
> > 
> > By the way you should check out mr. Andre Michelles's blog. Hi is
> > probably one of the best on sound http://blog.andre-michelle.com/
> > 
> > 
> > Cato Paus
> > 
> > http://umbrellacorp.no 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Cato Paus"  wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Question 3 :
> > > http://flexarena.blogspot.com/2006/10/winamp-on-flex.html
> > > 
> > >
> > > Cato Paus
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "mailtoanzer" flickrmailer@
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello Todd and Tom,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot for your very valuable comments... It was my 
client's
> > > > request to restrict the MP3s usage, i don't know how valuable 
they
> > > > are.. I have convinced them that its very hard to do DRM on 
Mp3s.
> > > >
> > > > We have chosen the subscription like service,, with the 
limitations
> > of
> > > > login share and active internet connection.
> > > >
> > > > Now my second question : Is Flash media server is necessary 
to play
> > an
> > > > MP3 from server as it downloads?? If i use a simple MP3 player
> > without
> > > > using Flash media server whther the user need to wait till 
the MP3
> > > > downloaded completely??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Question 3 : Is there any good (free or commercial) flex Mp3 
players
> > > > available. I have done a lot of googling but couldn't find 
anything
> > > > reliable.
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards]
> > > > Ansar
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Todd" tprekaski@ wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > To add, if DRM is important to you, you should look into a
> > > commercial
> > > > > product that does this. Both Apple and MSFT are constantly
> > thwarting
> > > > > people's attacks at breaking the DRM, and unless you have a 
small
> > > > > staff to manage all this...
> > > > >
> > > > > So, some other ways of supporting some DRMd base solutions:
> > > > >
> > > > > Adobe' Media Server:
> > http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/
> > > > > (this isn't Mp3, but the process to convert MP3s is pretty
> > > > > straightforward)
> > > > >
> > > > > Microsoft's DRM (just a FAQ, but will let you know what 
you're
> > > getting
> > > > > into):
> > > > 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/drm/faq.aspx
> > > > >
> > > > > You could also look at Apple's Quicktime AAC DRM stuff, 
though I'm
> > > not
> > > > > really sure if Apple sells a product to create your own 
content
> > with
> > > it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can only believe that any solution you come up with 
yourself
> > will:
> > > > > 1) probably be easily subverted
> > > > > 2) potentially make something that should be a simple 
experience
> > for
> > > > > for your consumer a headache -- it just takes one time of 
having a
> > > > > false positive to piss your users. Limiting to IP is 
probably a
> > > > > mistake this day an age with people listening to MP3s on 
all thier
> > > > > portable devices, etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > As a consumer, if I download an MP3, I'm assuming I can 
play that
> > > > > thing ANYWHERE.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "mailtoanzer"  
wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > I am doing an web site for users to purchase speeches in 
the
> > form
> > > of
> > > > > mp3.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I want to make sure the user who bought the mp3 can only 
use it.
> > I
> > > > > > want to restrict the mp3 usage to only the downloading 
machine
> > or
> > > some
> > > > > > other kind of authentication before the user uses the 
file. Is
> > > there
> > > > > > anyway to do it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > One idea is don't allow the user to download the original 
file
> > and
> > > > > > play the file directly from internet (work like a 
subscription
> > > > > > mechanism). Pr

[flexcoders] Re: MP3 web site

2008-03-13 Thread mailtoanzer 
Hello Cato,
I have customized the WinampFlex code for my use and its working
really good... I want to display the total duration of each music
files. I found the 

soundPlayer.sound.length

will return the total duration but it only gives the duration of the
file as it loads. 
Is there anyway i can find the total duration before loading the file
or at the start of loading (something like the bytesTotal property for
physical size)

Best Regards,
Ansar

http://www.FlickrMailer.com

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Cato Paus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
> Ops! the link to source did't work so I have a copy for you on my server
> http://umbrellacorp.no/mp3/WinampFlex.zip
> 
> 
> By the way you should check out mr. Andre Michelles's blog. Hi is
> probably one of the best on sound http://blog.andre-michelle.com/
> 
> 
> Cato Paus
> 
> http://umbrellacorp.no 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Cato Paus"  wrote:
> >
> >
> > Question 3 :
> > http://flexarena.blogspot.com/2006/10/winamp-on-flex.html
> > 
> >
> > Cato Paus
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "mailtoanzer" flickrmailer@
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Todd and Tom,
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for your very valuable comments... It was my client's
> > > request to restrict the MP3s usage, i don't know how valuable they
> > > are.. I have convinced them that its very hard to do DRM on Mp3s.
> > >
> > > We have chosen the subscription like service,, with the limitations
> of
> > > login share and active internet connection.
> > >
> > > Now my second question : Is Flash media server is necessary to play
> an
> > > MP3 from server as it downloads?? If i use a simple MP3 player
> without
> > > using Flash media server whther the user need to wait till the MP3
> > > downloaded completely??
> > >
> > >
> > > Question 3 : Is there any good (free or commercial) flex Mp3 players
> > > available. I have done a lot of googling but couldn't find anything
> > > reliable.
> > >
> > > Best Regards]
> > > Ansar
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Todd" tprekaski@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > To add, if DRM is important to you, you should look into a
> > commercial
> > > > product that does this. Both Apple and MSFT are constantly
> thwarting
> > > > people's attacks at breaking the DRM, and unless you have a small
> > > > staff to manage all this...
> > > >
> > > > So, some other ways of supporting some DRMd base solutions:
> > > >
> > > > Adobe' Media Server:
> http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/
> > > > (this isn't Mp3, but the process to convert MP3s is pretty
> > > > straightforward)
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft's DRM (just a FAQ, but will let you know what you're
> > getting
> > > > into):
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/drm/faq.aspx
> > > >
> > > > You could also look at Apple's Quicktime AAC DRM stuff, though I'm
> > not
> > > > really sure if Apple sells a product to create your own content
> with
> > it.
> > > >
> > > > I can only believe that any solution you come up with yourself
> will:
> > > > 1) probably be easily subverted
> > > > 2) potentially make something that should be a simple experience
> for
> > > > for your consumer a headache -- it just takes one time of having a
> > > > false positive to piss your users. Limiting to IP is probably a
> > > > mistake this day an age with people listening to MP3s on all thier
> > > > portable devices, etc.
> > > >
> > > > As a consumer, if I download an MP3, I'm assuming I can play that
> > > > thing ANYWHERE.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "mailtoanzer"  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I am doing an web site for users to purchase speeches in the
> form
> > of
> > > > mp3.
> > > > >
> > > > > I want to make sure the user who bought the mp3 can only use it.
> I
> > > > > want to restrict the mp3 usage to only the downloading machine
> or
> > some
> > > > > other kind of authentication before the user uses the file. Is
> > there
> > > > > anyway to do it.
> > > > >
> > > > > One idea is don't allow the user to download the original file
> and
> > > > > play the file directly from internet (work like a subscription
> > > > > mechanism). Problem with this approach : the user always need
> > internet
> > > > > connection, loading time for low bandwidth connections
> > > > >
> > > > > Any thoughts are much appreciated
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks and Best Regards
> > > > > Ansar
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

[flexcoders] Re: MP3 web site

2008-03-06 Thread Todd 
To add, if DRM is important to you, you should look into a commercial
product that does this.  Both Apple and MSFT are constantly thwarting
people's attacks at breaking the DRM, and unless you have a small
staff to manage all this...

So, some other ways of supporting some DRMd base solutions:

Adobe' Media Server:  http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/
 (this isn't Mp3, but the process to convert MP3s is pretty
straightforward)

Microsoft's DRM (just a FAQ, but will let you know what you're getting
into): http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/drm/faq.aspx

You could also look at Apple's Quicktime AAC DRM stuff, though I'm not
really sure if Apple sells a product to create your own content with it.

I can only believe that any solution you come up with yourself will:
1) probably be easily subverted
2) potentially make something that should be a simple experience for
for your consumer a headache  -- it just takes one time of having a
false positive to piss your users.  Limiting to IP is probably a
mistake this day an age with people listening to MP3s on all thier
portable devices, etc.

As a consumer, if I download an MP3, I'm assuming I can play that
thing ANYWHERE.






--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "mailtoanzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I am doing an web site for users to purchase speeches in the form of
mp3. 
> 
> I want to make sure the user who bought the mp3 can only use it. I
> want to restrict the mp3 usage to only the downloading machine or some
> other kind of authentication before the user uses the file. Is there
> anyway to do it.
> 
> One idea is don't allow the user to download the original file and
> play the file directly from internet (work like a subscription
> mechanism). Problem with this approach : the user always need internet
> connection, loading time for low bandwidth connections
> 
> Any thoughts are much appreciated
> 
> Thanks and Best Regards
> Ansar
>