>> Dumb question :) > No such thing :)
Whilst I question the first comment (although I suppose if I was asking the dumb question, then I would), I take the second as a challenge! ;) 2009/4/17 Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> > 2009/4/17 Dianne Reuby <pramc...@yahoo.co.uk>: > > Dumb question :) > > No such thing :) > > > Is there a difference between video podcasts and any other videos (eg > > YouTube and similar)? > > > > In simple terms, a podcast of any kind (audio or video) is in essence > a media file delivered over http as a downloadable 'enclosure' item > listed within an RSS feed. A podcatcher (such as miro) is given a > bunch of those RSS feeds (which are xml text files also delivered over > http) and scans them for any new enclosures not yet downloaded. The > software then (based on your preferences) will download the enclosures > completely so you can play them 'offline'. > > Compare that to youtube which is designed to be streamed. You visit > their site and watch the video in a browser based flash plugin as > opposed to downloading them. That said there are ways and means to > download video from youtube, and indeed miro can do that too. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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