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[the_pimp] 30/3/2007 19:24

This is the first time I have seen VDS with functionality buttons.

[the analyst] 30/3/2007 18:27

Re: Streaming Questions

Subject: Re: Streaming Questions
From: Paul Hugel
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:04:59 -1000
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On Mar 12, 2007, at 8:14 AM, Mike Wyant, Jr. wrote:

1: In what scenarios are flash or QuickTime streaming appropriate?


Live events use QuickTime streaming, long 1 hour + video users can access instantly and hard drive space is non issue

There is a Flash streaming solution but i am only aware of VOD scenario not live
flash is ideally suited for people who are computer illiterate or are incapable of installing software and or configuring with firewalls .



2: Can you do a live stream of a flash video without additional software/hardware?

not aware of

3: Is there any benefit in bandwidth to flash streaming as opposed to using a QTSS?

flash uses sorenson spark or on2 VP6 video codec VP7 has higher compression has not been released for flash yet but is used with vividas java based streaming

Quicktime has more codec options like h.264 which has high compression algorithm


3: Can you do actual streaming with Flash video as opposed to progressive download viewing?
yes

4: Part of the biggest stumbling block for me is that I cannot seem to explain to people that the biggest benefit of having a separate streaming server is that it offsets the bandwidth and processor load to another machine. If any of you use flash for streaming, how do you offset the load or do you keep it on the same server?


I don't use flash streaming just progressive download


5: I think this has been shot down before, but here it goes... Can you "stream" flash videos via QTSS?

no




Mahalo Nui Loa (thank you very much),

Paul G. Hugel
Maui Scientific Analysis & Visualization of the Environment Program

[the analyst] 30/3/2007 18:23

"Yes tried to add feed://images.apple.com/trailers/rss/newtrailers.rss to Democracy app but sad to say Apple is keeping this for their own software endeavors like Front Row. Apple does not make these films and it seems freedom to promote these studios through Apples Quicktime is limited. So maybe the studios should look at another Codec like Vividas (also plays full screen from the Browser) www.vividas.com."

[the analyst] 30/3/2007 18:18

Looking at the new Apple TV, it strikes me that in combination with streaming technology like Vividas have to offer, we could have be seeing the future of the TV. Apple have not yet established streaming for their TV product.

I don't know Apple TV will work with Vividas streaming, but they are developing for the new Apple intel computers. Perhaps Apple should be looking at Vividas to provide their streaming technology?

"Apple TV isn't for that small slice of techies who buy a full-blown computer and plug it directly into a TV, or for gamers who prefer to do it all through a game console. And it's not for people who are content to watch downloaded TV shows and movies directly on a computer screen. Instead, it's for the much larger group of people who want to keep their home computers where they are and yet enjoy their downloaded media on their widescreen TVs."

[james 2] 30/3/2007 15:45

Cheers for #456 lrr, and share price still chugging along nicely.

[littleredrooster] 30/3/2007 15:37

30/03/2007 @ 14:03

Apple to sell MLB videos through iTunes

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc. said Friday it will offer Major League
Baseball video highlights through its iTunes music and video store.
Downloads of individual episodes of "Game of the Week" or "MLB.com Daily
Rewind" will be priced at $1.99; a multi-pass for a month of shows will be
priced at $7.99; or a season pass for every "Game of the Week" will be priced at
$19.99.
The announcement comes just two days ahead of opening day, and a couple of
weeks after satellite television service provider DirecTV Group Inc. agreed to
pay Major League Baseball $700 million for over seven years of broadcasting
rights for baseball games.
Shares of Apple were trading at $93.86 in the premarket session, up 11 cents
from Thursday's closing price of $93.75 on the Nasdaq.

[lofty] 30/3/2007 13:39

The_Pimp - 26 Mar'07 - 20:20 - 430 of 456

You posted "Exciting times". I think today is a step along that road.

Cheers.

[littleredrooster] 29/3/2007 21:50

Best use of Technology

Sponsored by: Digital Clarity

With new technology emerging daily, the winner of this award should demonstrate innovation and benefits of using the technology.

Nominees:

Vividas and The Secret
Tribal DDB and Monopoly
Mediaplex and Carphone Warehouse
RawFlow peer to peer streaming

The winner is: Vividas

Vividas technology was used to launch a 90-minute film, The Secret, for simultaneous online viewing around the globe. The film required no software downloads, instead sitting on a temporary file in the browser. The film has been watched nearly 30,000 times since its launch.

[the analyst] 29/3/2007 15:54

No I don't have a clue lrr. There is a link to their patent pending on their website, that may explain it.

[littleredrooster] 29/3/2007 13:51

analyst,

Do you know which parts of the vx30 solution use Flash and which use Java? Does Flash just replace the mpeg-4 codec?

lrr

[the analyst] 29/3/2007 12:40

Looking through those links lrr, eventually came across vx30, which was new to me. It looks to be the closest competitor to Vividas in terms of quality in the video streaming market.

Their videos are nowhere near HD and they are quite fuzzy, but they do manage a full 30fps in full screen without buffering. A bit of pixelating, but no buffering which makes it watchable. The technology behind it is patent-pending, and as with Vividas,uses JAVA. Unlike Vividas, they use the flash codec rather than on2 technologies'



Anyone else tried this one out?

They are obviously some way behind Vividas in terms of quality, but I think they are the closest. I wonder how far behind they are in terms of time?

[lofty] 29/3/2007 08:03

llr

Uma Thurma Pirelli. " Full screen" ? Nope! Full width & half height, aint.

Whatever they call it.

[littleredrooster] 29/3/2007 02:57

Posted by antilos at 05:33PM 02/24/07 in Media and Content, Internet

What everybody ought to know about streaming video

[littleredrooster] 29/3/2007 01:55

"llr. = Mr sceptic"

I'll take that as a compliment. Every board should have at least one to counter the irrational exuberance of the rampers.

[the_pimp] 28/3/2007 21:15

Tomorrows news today- reminds me of a James Bond Film. Article mentions VDS but doesn't confirm it is VDS that is being used by Tooheys.

[the_pimp] 28/3/2007 18:27

Bob Jull's name should be changed to Bob Bull!!!

For what it is worth my opinion is Vividas is about 2 years ahead of the pack.They therefore need to push the competitive advantage home now. Microsoft is the real competition. Despite having the muscle they don't have the quality yet. I Think one of MSFT's competitors will use the VDS technology to enable them to take msft on.
You would think google is a possibility but the new NBC/ News Corp is the most likely since VDS already work with News Corp and they are launching a YouTube rival in the summer.

[the analyst] 28/3/2007 18:11

"It's the worst streaming I've seen in ages!!! Not sure I will be investing in Destiny Media!!"

Not just me finding that then...

[the analyst] 28/3/2007 18:11

The fact the codec is not unique has been mentioned numerous times before, I don't think anyone has claimed it is unique. However, the way it works under the vividas propriety, patented technology is unique. I posted links to the patents earlier in the thread.

The company claim that it is this technology, along with the distribution infrastructure that gives it such a big advantage over competitors.

The main question may be whether other companies have managed to find a work around to emulate the performance advantage gained through Vividas' patented technology.

[the_pimp] 28/3/2007 18:09

"Clipstream™ is head and shoulders above the competition. It is already in mainstream use on the US, and this deal will deliver the same benefits to European clients that their US counterparts have been enjoying for some time."
Bob Jull
Chairman
Servecast


It's the worst streaming I've seen in ages!!! Not sure I will be investing in Destiny Media!!

[littleredrooster] 28/3/2007 18:04

"Finally got round to posting the streaming revenue in the header"

Yes, I noticed that earlier today. Rather reminiscent of AF's early days.

"the clipstream streaming is really bad!"

Possibly it's your computer again. Remember you had problems with the FBT AGM videos over broadband while they worked fine for me over dial-up.

"I keep looking for streaming video of quality approaching Vividas, but not found it yet."

The better streaming quality may result from the distribution network used rather than VDS's inherent technology. This was discussed in one the articles which you posted earlier. If another streaming company chose to use the same distribution network, the video quality may be as good or better. Remember that VDS's fundamental codec is not unique. A Fiat Uno going downhill may be able to outpace a Range Rover going up a steep hill but, on the flat, we know which could go faster.

[the analyst] 28/3/2007 17:16

Yes, the clipstream streaming is really bad!

The penguin video was about 1 inch wide on my screen. Could hardly see them...