From: "Chris Knipe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RealAudio, WebCams, and SMIL Files
Hi...
I was just wondering how, and if it is possible, to make a SMIL file =
consisting of RealAudio (Live Broadcast) and include an image, that has =
to refresh say every minute for means of web cams.
Does anyone perhaps have an example of such a SMIL file, or information =
on how I can get the SMIL to refresh the one frame in the SMIL (Which =
will contain the JPEG).
Also while I am at it, can anyone here recommend me of a few fairly good =
webcams? It doesn't have to be top of the range, aslong as it would do =
the thing. The entire project would be run on NT machines, and as far as =
sound and video cards go, I haven't bought anything yet, so discussions =
and suggestions would be gladly appreciated.
Feedback would be appreciate on this, but this is basically what I am =
planning on doing.=20
Working with Rave Networks Inc. (http://www.rave-networks.com) we will =
be launching a RealAudio project in South Africa, using their networks =
to stream audio from South African clubs over the Internet. The live =
broadcast would be published to their servers, and to connect to the =
streams, I thought about using SMIL files.
The reason for the SMIL files would be because to cover our overhead =
costs in the project, we would be running advertisements. Easiest way to =
make sure the ads only show up when using RealAudio broadcasts, would be =
to include the ads in SMIL files. (Examples of this is included in the =
Radio Station SMIL Example on Real Networks' web site) Apart from that, =
we would also be implementing webcams (about 2 or 3) per club, =
monitoring different locations in the club itself. So now I am just =
wondering, should I perhaps combine the webcams in the SMIL aswell, or =
perhaps even take all three webcams into the SMIL and let it =
periodically refresh and select which one of the three webcams to =
feature in the SMIL broadcast for that minute (seeing that new pictures =
would be taken every minute). Or do I do the webcams separate over an =
HTML interface ?
Taking the three webcams into the SMIL would once again, take it back to =
somewhat of the technology used in the advertisements, and would =
randomly select which one of the three webcams to feature? Just how =
random would this be? And how would I know that all three webcams would =
actually feature in the broadcast?? Also what happens when the webcams =
gets expanded to say perhaps 10 or 15 cameras?
Just for the record, if there are other people here that might be =
interested in starting such a type of organization with me (taking clubs =
online and streaming their audio and images from the club, similar to =
Rave Networks Inc.), please do not hesitate to contact me personally.
Regards
Chris Knipe
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