Alan Pope wrote: > On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 03:36:10PM +0000, tim matthews wrote: > >> well, we could complain ... or we could set things up for the BBC. >> >> Would ubuntu or anyone else have any bandwidth to donate? All we need is >> a server (could be an old 1U box which nobody wants anymore) on good >> bandwidth, a few digital radios plugged into a PC on sane bandwidth >> (with cheapo but fine sounds cards) and off you are. >> >> > > Are you seriously suggesting that we start rebroadcasting copyrighted content? > > That's often a way to get yourself labelled as a pirate rather than a well > meaning technically > competant open source advocate. > > Not to mention recompressing already compressed audio sounds bad... very bad. (We had this problem at work, we were taking 'off-air' radio streams and then re-compressing them into internet streams. We now take feeds direct from the studios before they are processed and put them through professional grade sound cards and then send them on to for streaming using *cough* Windows Media Encoder *cough*. I know, it's not open but I didn't have any say on what encoder was used. The stations I deal with still have to use compressed audio (APT-X audio files) as we've got older kit in the studios. Still it's not as bad as...
Compressed Audio --> Processor --> APT-X Codec --> Transmitter Site --> APT-X Decoder --> Another processor --> FM Transmission --> Received by FM radio --> Compressed on a bog standard Sound Blaster sound card with Windows Media & streamed over the internet at 24kbit/sec. If you're wondering, I work for a radio station - or at least a group of radio stations. >> We could show the BBC how simple it is and who knows where that could >> lead us. >> I dare say plenty of technical staff in the BBC would be happy to do this, we would need to get through to the decision makers. >> The technical arm of the BBC is run by Siemens Business Services. As I >> understand it these >> people are pretty damn technical so I would expect that technical expertise >> isn't the barrier to >> the BBC doing this. >> >> Cheers, >> Al. >> With regards to 'P*dcasting' it seems lots of media companies are using the 'P*dcasting' word now. I don't think they have heard that Apple are looking into ways of getting royalties for the word 'p*dcasting' Its a sad state of affairs when people consider 'Portable Music Player' = iPod. Rob -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
