[vicsireland] Re: Vics Information Day Broadcasting on the Internet!

  • From: Stuart Lawler <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:06:18 +0000

Hi Flor,

Yes, I know it looks strange, but the type of encoder we're using
broadcasts using the mp3 file extension. I can assure you that mp3
works!

Stuart.

On 2/24/10, Flor Lynch <florlync@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Stuart,
>
> Are you sure that the .mp3 suffix is the right one for live coverage?  I
> would have thought .mms or .pls or .m3u, for example, they being live
> streaming formats, since mp3 is a download format rather than a stream
> format.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Lawler" <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "vicsireland" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:32 PM
> Subject: [vicsireland] Vics Information Day Broadcasting on the
> Internet!
>
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> While we're hoping to see as many of you in Galway this Saturday for
>> our annual information and technology day, we are also aware that for
>> any number of reasons it may not be possible for you to attend.
>>
>> I am therefore delighted to be able to tell you that for the first
>> time ever Vics will broadcast the day's proceedings live on the
>> internet.
>>
>> Not only will you be able to attend the open day virtually, but you
>> will be able to interact with us via twitter and msn and put questions
>> to the presenters, just as if you were in the room.
>>
>> Here's a few instructions on how to make sure you're in attendance
>> virtually on Saturday.
>>
>> 1. To have the audio stream play on your computer, open your media
>> player of choice and enter the following URL.
>> http://live.vicsireland.org:8000/openday.mp3
>>
>> Note that doing this from within your web browser should also open
>> your default media player. Note also that the stream wont' be live
>> until just before 11 on Saturday, so if you access this link before
>> then, you'll most likely get an error message.
>>
>> 2. If you use twitter, then why not follow vicsireland, not just for
>> this event, but to keep up with the latest news from Vics. During the
>> open day we'll be taking your questions and comments via twitter.
>>
>> 3. You can also interact with us on Saturday via msn. Simply add
>> vicsireland@xxxxxxxxx to your msn contacts and you can chat with us in
>> real-time during the event. If you are using the msn option, it would
>> be helpful if you could add vicsireland@xxxxxxxxx to your msn contacts
>> in advance of Saturday's event so that we have you on line in good
>> time for the start of the presentations.
>>
>> I hope that those of you who can't travel this weekend might be able
>> to join us virtually and I look forward to seeing you on line on
>> Saturday.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Stuart.
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