If you know javascript, how about this one? Seems to do what you need: http://flowplayer.org/player/index.html
You would just point it at your SMIL file. Just to remind you though, the very latest Flash player is the only one that supports h264/aac so your users would need to have that. Lastly, because I've been looking at flash video streaming and, seperately, python, I also found rtmpy which "is a Twisted<http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/>protocol implementing Adobe's Real Time Messaging Protocol ( RTMP <http://rtmpy.org/wiki/RTMP>), used for full-duplex real-time communication with applications running inside the Flash Player<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Player> ." it says here: http://rtmpy.org/ I cannot now source the link but sometime after I sent my first reply I remembered seeing something from Adobe which claimed that only their proprietary Flash Media Server would stream MPEG4 into flash. On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Dogsbody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you for the replies. > > Flash and MPG4 seem like a good combination. I'm pretty sure I can > already > stream MPEG4 from my Helix server too. > > The trouble now is that I know server side tech very well but have no idea > when > it comes to client side (Flash)! Browsing around it seems there are a > number of > flash player scripts (are they called scripts?) already out there. Does > anyone > know one that will do MPEG4 & SMIL without me having to learn Flash and > re-invent the wheel? :-) > > Thanks again > > Dan > > > On 17/02/2008 22:55, simon was seen to type: > > 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 > > < > 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] > > <mailto:[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 <http://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]/ > > > > > > -- > Personal : http://www.dogsbody.org/ > Camberley Skaters : http://www.cskate.co.uk/ > Dogsbody Hosting : http://www.dogsbodyhosting.net/ > Goodwood Roller Marathon : http://www.goodwoodmarathon.co.uk/ > - > 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]/ >
