On 18 Apr 2007, at 23:07, Tom Loosemore wrote:
> Shame. I love the idea of digging into blackadder and jeeves and
> wooster and all the other comedy greats -- but getting them in a
> format that is at least somewhat representative of their quality.
> Sucks that I'd have to stream it.... certainly encoding into divx
> or mpg would show some understanding of the marketspace.
I'm not sure what you mean when you suggest encoding as divx or mpg
would show an understanding of the marketplace. It is unfortunately
not quite so simple.
This is a limited, fixed length trial that will hopefully lead to a
Public Value Test. Surely then it makes sense to make use of the
BBC's existing Real/WM infrastructure to deliver the content?
Hell, if we were going to show some understanding of the
marketplace we'd do it all in Flash (which I still hope we do, TBH)
It's interesting; I've got a couple of younger siblings - one young
enough to still be called a teenager -- just. When asking him and my
friends how they're consuming media online, almost all accept the dip
in quality -- a youtube effect? -- in exchange for the immediacy of
delivery. It's the designers and artists amongst my friends who sit
patiently waiting for their HD versions to download. :)
What does that mean for the beeb? I think maybe a bit of both:
wouldn't it be nice to open up the archives globally to everyone
using flash in a youtube deal.... but reserving the higher quality
versions for uk natives....
- james
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