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| Ingle Interactive, Inc. 2005-04-07, 5:56 pm |
| I am looking into creating pre-recorded looping content in 4 hour =
blocks. I
want them to stream like a live video though, instead of like on-demand
content which starts from the beginning with each new connection. So =
Day 1
would have a 4 hour block that loops 6 times, then Day 2's content would
start.
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I'd like for new connections to start playing in mid-stream just =
wherever
the content happens to be.
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Although my content block will actually be composed of several streams =
one
after another, for the sake of figuring it out, I'm going to use a =
single
stream. Problem is, it is being treated as on-demand because it's just =
a
pre-recorded .flv sitting there in my streams folder.
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Can anyone point me to a tutorial or info on how to get pre-recorded =
content
to act more like a live stream? i.e. it starts and new connections just
come into it mid stream instead of from the beginning?
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Thanks
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Gary=20
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| Adam Cantrell 2005-04-07, 5:56 pm |
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Take a look at Stream.play() in the server-side actionscript
documentation. That will allow you to publish a recorded stream on the
server and allow clients to connect to it as if it were being published
live. It will even let you switch back and forth between recorded
content and live content without notice to the client. I wouldn't put it
into one stream if you ever wanted to change up the rotation, if you
kept them seperate you could make as detailed of a playlist you wanted
for the next month or year and not have to touch it.
Adam.
Ingle Interactive, Inc. wrote:
>I am looking into creating pre-recorded looping content in 4 hour blocks. I
>want them to stream like a live video though, instead of like on-demand
>content which starts from the beginning with each new connection. So Day 1
>would have a 4 hour block that loops 6 times, then Day 2's content would
>start.
>
>
>
>I'd like for new connections to start playing in mid-stream just wherever
>the content happens to be.
>
>
>
>Although my content block will actually be composed of several streams one
>after another, for the sake of figuring it out, I'm going to use a single
>stream. Problem is, it is being treated as on-demand because it's just a
>pre-recorded .flv sitting there in my streams folder.
>
>
>
>Can anyone point me to a tutorial or info on how to get pre-recorded content
>to act more like a live stream? i.e. it starts and new connections just
>come into it mid stream instead of from the beginning?
>
>
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>Gary
>
>
>
>
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| Ingle Interactive, Inc. 2005-04-07, 5:56 pm |
| Excellent. Thank you. I was doing it from client side. Duh.
As for not using a single stream, I agree. I'm just doing a small (10
minute) single stream for now to test with.
The finished application will be driven by XML with a program guide =
coded in
as an overlay. (like Dish network does).
And there will be an administrative back end to add / change content and
program line-up.
Thanks again!
Gary Ingle
Ingle Interactive :: Interactive Media Studio
2206 Ridgecrest Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37216
(615) 275-9228
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To: FlashComm Mailing List
Subject: Re: [FlashComm] looping content.
Take a look at Stream.play() in the server-side actionscript=20
documentation. That will allow you to publish a recorded stream on the=20
server and allow clients to connect to it as if it were being published=20
live. It will even let you switch back and forth between recorded=20
content and live content without notice to the client. I wouldn't put it =
into one stream if you ever wanted to change up the rotation, if you=20
kept them seperate you could make as detailed of a playlist you wanted=20
for the next month or year and not have to touch it.
Adam.
Ingle Interactive, Inc. wrote:
>I am looking into creating pre-recorded looping content in 4 hour =
blocks. I
>want them to stream like a live video though, instead of like on-demand
>content which starts from the beginning with each new connection. So =
Day 1
>would have a 4 hour block that loops 6 times, then Day 2's content =
would
>start.
>
>=20
>
>I'd like for new connections to start playing in mid-stream just =
wherever
>the content happens to be.
>
>=20
>
>Although my content block will actually be composed of several streams =
one
>after another, for the sake of figuring it out, I'm going to use a =
single
>stream. Problem is, it is being treated as on-demand because it's just =
a
>pre-recorded .flv sitting there in my streams folder.
>
>=20
>
>Can anyone point me to a tutorial or info on how to get pre-recorded
content
>to act more like a live stream? i.e. it starts and new connections =
just
>come into it mid stream instead of from the beginning?
>
>=20
>
>Thanks
>
>=20
>
>Gary=20
>
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