RE: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-21 Thread Jason Cartwright
Sure. One thing I'd like to do would be to: - take the BBC realvideo feeds (say newsnight) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/ (click the large Podcast button) - convert them into something sensible (mpeg?) MP4's? Here is the one from yesterday...

the various news feeds (was Re: [backstage] democracyplayer)

2006-12-21 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sure. One thing I'd like to do would be to: - take the BBC realvideo feeds (say newsnight) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/ (click the large Podcast button) - convert them into something sensible (mpeg?) MP4's? Here is the one from

Re: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-21 Thread Gordon Joly
At 17:14 + 19/12/06, Frank my old mucker wrote: The Joly G-man wrote: The BBC are responsible in the main (AFAIK) for enforcing incorrect terminology as follows: 1) forward slash - a term used by Naomi Troski on the Big Byte, circa 1994. Since Ms Troski speaks fluent 'Strine, we assume

Re: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-21 Thread Richard P Edwards
What is great is that. One 3.5m satellite dish with a four way LNB, connected to four Sky boxes with four Sling Media Sling boxes attached to four Macs, because that is what I like, each with a couple of realtime Automator actions, stream the whole lot to Democracy from behind

Re: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-21 Thread oliver wood
Rich E makes a very compelling case! I imagine it is only a matter of time. Now that we have compression/encryption and bandwidth to do these things is is only time before an enterprising person gets on and does it. It would be a shame to have a reaction of squashing such as the music and film

Re: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-21 Thread Timothy-john Bishop
Okay, that sounds great, but what about rights management? I know its going to happen anyway but On 21/12/06, Richard P Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is great is that. One 3.5m satellite dish with a four way LNB, connected to four Sky boxes with four Sling Media Sling boxes

Re: [backstage] BBC to launch six-month trial of online archive next year...?

2006-12-21 Thread Timothy-john Bishop
Great! Where can I sign up? There are several things I would love to watch again (That no longer gets repeated/available to buy/download) from the 50's onwards. I wonder if the Beeb can do this in conjunction with the Television South West Film and Television Archive? Long live TSW!!! Tim

Re: buffy (was Re: [backstage] democracyplayer)

2006-12-21 Thread Timothy-john Bishop
Hang on... Commercial companies can produce utter trash (buffy I rest my case) but look at HBO producing Angels in America. Proper quality programming can be produced, you just need to keep the execs away from the bank manager. Tim Bishop City College Plymouth Students Union LGBT Officer

Re: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-21 Thread Richard P Edwards
DRM. well look at a system that is already successfully used. A CD has a unique code at the front ... ISRC if you want to even have a chance of being paid a royalty then this code has to be preserved. In my mind, it must be possible to add a code within a data stream that uniquely