Re: Basic questions about "video streaming"

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would recommend Slysoft AnyDVD as well (it can also rip Blu-ray), I
use it to create the raw Video_TS structure. I then use Handbrake to
transcode the raw data into streamable h.264 format.

My media centre software is GBPVR which can also stream live TV and act as
a PVR solution for recording TV prgrammes with the use of capture cards.

I then stream to a Popcorn Hour A-110 which has a custom UI written by one
of the contributors to GBPVR. I can browse the DVD collection, recorde TV
programmes or watch Live TV.

In addition I have PS3 Media Server which allows me to stream the h264
files out to a Playstation 3 (PS3 doesn't support h264 so the media server
takes care of on the fly transcoding to a format the PS3 does support)

Couple of observations, for timely transcoding of DVDs and then
re-transcoding on the fly requires a fairly modern and powerful PC. Mine is
a Intel Core2 Quad 2.5GHz based machine, you could probably get away with a
Dual Core Core2. If you are going to stream video I wouldn't bother with
wireless go wired.

HTH

Paul



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