> the browser/flash requirement/restriction is your arbitary choice. > I doubt I am that exceptional as a Linux user in not using browser/flash to > access BBC content.
> I could even download r3_aaclca.pls with wget look in it and download with > wget using the long http:// url. I think we are getting to the nub of the issue. Wanting something to play in the browser isn't my arbitrary choice, it's how normal people consume media and I need to test something which will eventually work for normal people. As where many of the members of this group (and I mean this in the nicest way and include myself) are not normal - we like to experiment, we use Linux, we access the streams in ways the broadcasters don't intend us to, we write code. This experiment isn't for people like us - it is to test something which will one day allow normal people to access surround sound through the web browser. That's what the experiment is about - testing MPEG Dash surround through a browser, because that's a strategic solution which I believe will become mainstream. It's also about testing the production challenges of one person creating a surround sound balance and a stereo balance of a live classical music concert at the same time, because I can't afford to have 2 sound balancers and I don't like the results from automated upmixing or downmixing. And finally, and perhaps most importantly, it's about finding out what works aesthetically and what doesn't when using surround sound from a live classi cal concert. Of course one could devise an experiment which would deliver surround sound to people who want to use Linux and wget but that would be a different experiment which I am very happy to leave to others to try. Rupert _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
