[opendtv] Re: Can't stream HD?
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:48:54 -0800
You are the only one on a religious crusade on this one, "olde time
religion" even.
I will use just about anything that works and provides me with a minimum set
of functionality. With QuickTime, it's the lack of full-screen video that
prevents me from even considering the non-free version. And, that's without
considering the $19.95 to view MPEG-2 transport streams. I have all sorts
of free and very expensive capture and playback software that does that
quite well, not limited to, but including the StreamExpress/DtGrabber/DtTv
apps from Dektec.
And, I haven't heard of any QuickTime plug-ins that work with DVB-ASI cards
from DVEO or Dektec -- or any other vendor -- so when I want to create or
view MPEG-2 transport streams in their "native" live environment
(essentially, DVB-ASI), QuickTime isn't even in the running.
And, I should point out, I know of no plug-ins for Windows Media Player or
VLC that provide this functionality either. Part of the problem is the "up
to 216 mb/sec" nature of DVB-ASI. Much simpler to figure out which program
service within the transport stream to render than to process the entire
transport stream. That's what non-professional gear does.
What you are referring to is the creation and analysis tasks of the 1990's,
and in non-broadcast environments.
In broadcast environments at least, they are much different these days, and
DVB-ASI (and to a small extent, SMPTE-310) are simply required.
John Willkie
-----Mensaje original-----
De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Craig Birkmaier
Enviado el: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:23 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Can't stream HD?
At 8:53 AM -0500 12/13/08, Tom Barry wrote:
>
>Remember, It's an OS, not a damned religion.
>
Agreed.
I have very fond feeling about QuickTime because of the important
role it has played in digital content creation and my involvement
with it over the years.
The PC platform was unusable for serious content creation tasks in
the '90s and still is far behind the Mac in most areas other than 3D
rendering.
Unfortunately, the religious wars continue...
Regards
Craig
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