Re: Interesting...

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd guess live encoding is more likely - I dont know about FLV but
encoding
is done live for other highly compressed codecs such as mpeg4 even with HD
quality streams.  You just have to pay more for the more specialist kit.
The image quality on TVCatchup is NOT HD quality (but absolutely fine for a
web screen) so the encoding can be less intensive.  IMHO offline encoding
would make the process (encoding, making available etc) much more
complicated.  They're only covering the 12 freeview channels, so the number
of expensive encoders would be limited.

On Feb 1, 2008 9:30 PM, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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