nuts, I forgot to mention this article from Adobe explaining more about what's available for video in the latest player version:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flvplayback_fplayer9u3.html page 3 mentions SMIL capability. On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 2:48 PM, simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 1.0version > > > 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. 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