On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:38:53 -0700 Christopher Woods wrote: > So, I noticed with raised eyebrow that the Beeb is rolling out iPlayer > on the N96 handset. > (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/ > 09/07/dlbbc107.xml) > > This is good news, because having unfettered unDRMed content at > comparatively high quality for just the iPhone platform (and locking > all other platforms out, mobile or otherwise) seemed mightily unfair. > > Now, if the N96 is anything like the XpressMusic handsets (the ones > being used for Comes With Music), they support Windows Media with DRM. > Windows Mobile devices inherently support DRMed WMVs, and although I'd > prefer MP4 content for my mobile device, I suppose DRMed content for > my mobile is better than nothing for the interim. So, when is the > iPlayer's mobile functionality slated to come to Windows Mobile > devices? > > > This one's a question for Mr. Huggers or one of his team, I > suppose...
Hi, I think that my blog post here: http://linuxcentre.net/?p=16 may shed some light on the upcoming N96 BBC iplayer download service. I've determined that the stream appears to be H.264 128kbps video and AAC 64kbps audio. The streaming protocol is RTSP with a 3GP container. The resolution is 320x176. I've already had it streaming and downloading on Linux with vlc and I've had others report it works out-of-the-box on several other devices including mobiles and windows :-) I could be looking at the completely wrong stream but it seems likely to be the right stream. - Phil Lewis - 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]/
