Modern browsers that recognize the video tag will do streaming without a need for a player. On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:49 PM Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote:
> Is that how web servers do it? They start their own players to stream > out video files? > > I was hoping there is a video format somewhere that can be displayed > live while it is being downloaded. I thought this was what streaming > video was all about... > > By the way, to those who (like me) have been waiting for a good video > editor for Linux, my recent browsing seems to indicate two that stand > out (because they are not crashy). Open Shot for instance is > essentially unusable for me because it crashes too often. The first > 8is KDEnlive (v0.9.10 -- v0.9.8 still crashed occasionally > according to one reviewer, but v0.8.10 seems have finally eliminated > the crashes). I used KDEnlive right after I downloaded it (and for the > first time too), and I managed to quickly convert .mp4 to .flv. No > crash too. It's a good start. The second is -- surprise, surprise -- > Blender. I tried it a few years back and although it was already stable > even then, couldn't really handle the steep learning curve. But there > are lots of tutorials on youtube. It turns out that Blender also has a > built-in video editor, and it works fine, according to reviewers. (I > haven't tried Blender yet, only KDEnlive). > > Obet > > > Obet > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:20:29 +0800 > Niels Tomey <ni...@ixs.ph> wrote: > > > Then wouldn't you need to embed it in a player? Then in the player > > configuration in the website you could make the video start automatic? > > On Apr 23, 2015 5:05 PM, "Roberto Verzola" <rverz...@gn.apc.org> > > wrote: > > > > > What are the usuable formats for video streaming? (if you click on > > > the file, the browser render it immediately as video). > > > > > > I ask this because the .mp4 output of ffmpeg is considered a > > > corrupted file by reconq and firefox browsers. But the original > > > version reads just fine. > > > > > > I converted the .mp4 to .flv using kdenlive (it worked without > > > hitch, unlike openshot which crashes on me after several clicks on > > > the menu). > > > > > > But clicking on the .flv triggers an option to download and save, > > > or to open with a video player. Then it is downloaded first (a long > > > time...) before the player opens it. > > > > > > I'm looking for a way to save the video in a form that what posted > > > on a website is streamed straight for rendering by a browser. > > > > > > Greetings to all, > > > > > > Obet > > > _________________________________________________ > > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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