[mythtv-users] Streaming video from web

[Neil Davidson]

The advantage of transcoding to something like Real would be in the massive
bandwidth saving you would achieve.

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Marc Nicholas
Sent: 15 November 2004 22:45
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Streaming video from web


You're making things overly complicated. Why convert to RealMedia when
you likely already have files in MPEG format?

http://www.vidoelan.org

-marc

KvB wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found this tutorial on the web:
>
> http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialRealVideoStreaming.html
>
> Basically it comes down to converting video files into .rm files which
> can be streamed on the internet. I was thinking this could be very
> useful for me, for example when I want to watch my recordings (the
> news for example) from anywhere in the world without having to
> download the entire recording first.
>
> Couple of questions:
> 1. Has someone already done something like this, and if so, how? (I
> can't imagine I thought of this feature first)
> 2. Is there a way to transcode recordings but keeping the original
> ones as well (this way I can try to figure out how to transcode
> recordings from within Myth but keep my original recordings, since I
> still want that great quality when I just watch the recordings at home).
> 3. Any other pointers / tips / wishes that I could use?
>
> I'd really like this feature to be in my Myth(web) system but I don't
> exactly know where to start.
>
> Thanks for any help in advance!
>
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