> I'm building a site in which the client wants to play streaming video from
> behind a paywall.
Is there a format you have to use? Do you need to do progressive, real time
streaming, both? Is your client ok with forcing the user to have a specific
plugin/app installed?
I don't think a normal flv player would work for you. Otherwise anyone
purchasing access to a stream once could simply get the url for the flv and
pass it to other people. (and if your file naming is based on the video id,
one can guess the urls)
Flash player 9 just added support for h.264 and AAC+ which I would strongly
recommend to use if your client is ok asking all users to update their flash
player if needed.
I would also build an authentication system using a required token to watch
a stream. Use Flash Stored Object to save a UUID for the client so the link
would only work on your client's machine. (Flash Stored Object don't expire)
-Matt
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On 9/11/07, John Bresnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Kind of a badd ass plugin that uses it:
>
> http://rubyforge.org/projects/flashplayrhelpr/
>
>
> On 9/11/07, Jordan A. Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Kind of the industry standard:
> >
> > http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Flash_video_Player
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sep 11, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Nick Zadrozny wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I'm building a site in which the client wants to play streaming video
> from
> > behind a paywall. Do any of you have pointers on finding an embedded
> video
> > player?
> >
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