Re: [cobalt-users] Stream .MOV files?

["Pierre Chopot" <pierre.chopot@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello

On 27/07/2000 at 13:51 Brian Curtis wrote:
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>The only thing I wonder about the QuickTime client side 'pseudo-streaming'
>is if it's only supported as long as you have a newer/est QT viewer on a
>supported platform.  I mean, what happens if I'm on a Unix box visiting a
>page with an embedded QT movie, yet I don't have QT or a QT plugin
>installed?

I think the pseudo-streaming has been supported since ver 2.0 of the QT plug-in which is now in 4.x. Anyway, if you don't have the plug-in, it won't work (either pseudo or real streaming..)

>The nice thing about most new computers (MAC & PC) and browser downloads is
>they usually come with included support for the more widely used streaming
>formats (Flash, Director, RA/RV, etc.).  What about QT movie support?

Mac do come with QT installed.., I'm not sure about PC's.. BTW, the last QT plug-in plays mp3's and flash movies..

>Just passing thoughts...

The original post was about trying to install a QT streaming server, this is the reason I mentionned the fact that you do not necessarily need to do streaming on the server for QT because of that pseudo-streaming capability. I checked the url you mentionned for the Darwin Streaming Server, they are saying that the pseudo-streaming should be used for short movies that you need to replay a lot while real streaming should be used for long features, real time broadcast, live events, ... (one server is capable of providing 2000 simultaneous streams...if you've got the bandwith !!)

>BC


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