I came across this recently but have not tested it:
Flumotion Cortado by Fluendo, streaming applet for Ogg formats http://www.flumotion.net/cortado/ http://stream.fluendo.com/en/textos.php?id=8 On the client side, it's a java applet which can be embedded into a page. On the server side, Ogg Theora / Ogg Vorbis can be streamed via a Flumotion platform or even loaded locally. No idea how that last would hold up under heavy traffic though. This is not a recommendation, I have merely looked through their site. I am looking at streaming hosting for a project I'm working on and I want to check this out later. Cheers Sean On Feb 18, 2008 11:29 PM, Graeme West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dan, > Apple's Darwin Streaming Server might do the trick for you. It does MPEG-4, > MPEG-4 H.264/AVC etc. streaming and supports SMIL files. It's open source > (though those file formats are patented). > > http://developer.apple.com/opensource/server/streaming/index.html > > We use it to serve BBC content from our repository under our educational > deposit agreement. I can't say that it's the most feature-complete piece of > software in the world but it does the job, and there's a decent user > community if you get stuck with anything. > > Client-side, things get a bit tricky, since the QuickTime plugin is > basically mince. It's quite pernickety about network issues (such as proxy > configurations not being inherited from the OS on Windows), but again it > does the job... > > Though at least the transport would be in a relatively standard format > (RTSP/RTP), rather than nasty Real guff. > > Simon's suggestion of Flash on the client side might make a nice combination > with DSS, though we've only ever used Flash as an HTTP (progressive > download) front-end - not true streaming - so I can't say if/how well the > combination would work. > > Graeme > > > > -- > Graeme West > Web Services Development Architect > Spoken Word Services > Glasgow Caledonian University > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (+44) 0141 273 8544 > Project web site: > http://www.spokenword.ac.uk/ > > > > On 17 Feb 2008, at 22:55, simon wrote: > > > Hello, > > Flash appears to say yes to SMIL: > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00000589.html > > though flash has caused me problems by only implementing limited subsets of > other standard formats (eg limited html tags in flash textareas) so I > wouldn't like to say for sure the flash's understanding of SMIL would do > what you want. I've never used SMIL + flash. > > And the best bet I think for an open source flash streaming server for flv > video format is still currently Red5 which hasn't made a 1.0 version yet: > http://osflash.org/red5 > > If you use MP4 container with h264/aac as your flash video format (from > memory: player 9,0,115,0 onwards), you may have more options for your > server, it's on my list to check this but so far I haven't had time. > > S. > > > > > > > > On Feb 17, 2008 10:18 PM, Dogsbody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Apologies if this is slightly off topic but I have been googling on and > off > > since last year, found nothing and you lot are the best people I know to > ask! > > > > I'm looking for an open source video streaming server & browser based > video > > client for the video finish of a charity marathon I run. > > > > I'm already using Helix Server for streaming the video although I could > change > > that if required. I'm using Real video for the stream and I guess it's > the > > having to ask users to download and install Real Player that's harsh. > While Real > > is very good at simultaneous multi-bitrate streaming it's anything but > open and > > I know plenty of people that refuse to install Real Player not to mention > to > > vulnerabilities! > > > > It would be great to have the video window in the browser so the user > didn't > > have to download anything (e.g. VLC) but I think that just leaves > Flash(!?) > > which is also not open (although people are at least used to video in > Flash). > > > > The BIG requirement though is that the client can understand/replicate > SMIL > > information as the video is stored on the server as a single 1GB file and > > different users are streamed different 20 second clips based on the time > they > > went over the finish line. Can Flash even do that? > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > Dan > > > > P.S. I'm using the term Open Source as a indication of the ideal, I'm a > fan of > > open source so I would like to use it with free software being the next > choice > > but as this is a charity marathon we have no money to throw at commercial > software. > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > Email has been scanned for viruses by Altman Technologies' email management > service > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
