Agree completely. Ideally, the video would be served and streamed from DSpace, or maybe the streaming server setup as a SRB.
Jason >>> On 11/26/2007 at 9:55 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Shane Beers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have run into this need at our university as well, and the only > really "proper" solution (in my opinion, of course) is one that would > store the bitstream of the actual video in the repository. One of the > most fundamental parts of a repository is that the data bitstreams are > archived and managed in a central location. By having something like > a .ram file which points to an external server, or an .html file that > loads up the streaming media, this circumvents that management and can > potentially lead to nearly useless records in the repository, even > with the best intentions of the current managers of the various > servers that store the media. > > It's essentially creating the same kinds of issues that the current > web URL standards do - broken links due to server name changes and > external reliances. In my view, a well-managed DSpace repository > should avoid these issues by storing all the bitstreams within the > repository itself. > > Shane Beers > Digital Repository Services Librarian > George Mason University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 703-993-3742 > > > > On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:52 AM, Jason Stirnaman wrote: > >> Naveed, >> >> We're doing something similar, not using DSpace to store the video but >> to store a "pointer" to the streaming server instead. We use a RAM >> formatted file, but SMIL would work the same. >> >> Here's an example: http://www.kumc.edu/archie/handle/2271/192 >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:06:46 +0000 >>> From: "NS Hashmi, Information Systems and Computing" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] streaming video? >>> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >>> >>> Hi, do you have a demo in action? I assume 'actual stream' refers to >> the >>> file prior to becoming a bitstream located in the asset store? >>> >>> For info :- >>> <http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/SymlinkDSpace> >>> >>> Naveed >>> >>> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:08:34 -0500 >>> From: "Mark H. Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] streaming video? >>> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> I've tinkered a bit with storing an item consisting of a SMIL >> document >>> that points at the actual stream. I got it to work but we haven't >>> used this in production yet. >> -- >> >> Jason Stirnaman >> OME/Biomedical & Digital Projects Librarian >> A.R. Dykes Library >> The University of Kansas Medical Center >> Kansas City, Kansas >> Work: 913-588-7319 >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> DSpace-tech mailing list >> DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
