RE: Interesting...

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wonder if they encode directly to FLV or re-encode afterwards? I
imagine they need to do it live for speed. Sorenson Squish does something
close I believe.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jon Wilkins
> Sent: 01 February 2008 19:28
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Interesting...
>
> Hm,...
>
> Very very intersting... Especially as this is the field I'm working in
> !
> (though not web-based)
>
> I too have just signed up.
>
> The economy of scale of using networked PVR over local PVR is pretty
> good -
> as only 1 copy of an asset is going to be recorded for many users (and
> probably retained until all users have "deleted" it).
>
> It looks pretty slick, gonna try recording and see - it allows you to
> choose
> something already being broadcast -- be interesting to see if it makes
> the
> whole asset available or just from the point I opted .. Might depend
if
> I'm
> the ONLY person requesting it or if it's already being recorded....
>
> At least one gremlin still there though as I just got a PHP error !
> *Warning: implode()
> [function.implode<http://www.tvcatchup.com/recordings/function.implode>
> ]:
> Invalid arguments passed in
> /var/www/html/TVCatchup.com/core/sections/recordings/recordings.php on
> line
> 350*
>
> Anyone know how's behind this ? (I guess I could dig and find out ...)
>
> jon
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 3:39 PM, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Interesting as they encode as FLV - good choice for web only
> playback.
> > Quality is OK although a bit blocky at higher screen sizes and I
> noticed a
> > definite regular frame drop throughout the programme. Great
resource
> though.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > Of Mark McCall
> > > Sent: 01 February 2008 15:07
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Interesting...
> > >
> > > > Odd kind of arrangement though where if you search
> > > > recorded shows - you have to request it and another
member has to
> > > 'loan'
> > > > it to you for 24hrs.
> > >
> > > Yes, strange.  I've "loaned" an episode of Airline
earlier for a
> test.
> > >
> > > > I wonder why they just didn't allow you to add it
> > > > straight to your list - maybe something to do with
copyright etc?
> > >
> > > I'd have thought they would be recording everything and then
allow
> you
> > > to
> > > stream whatever you request.  Perhaps copyright issue is the
answer
> > > though
> > > as you say.
> > >
> > > Streams nicely here (OSX FireFox) and does full-screen.
> > >
> > > M.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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