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Pendari Lorentz
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Join date: 5 Sep 2003
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06-23-2005 13:37
gotta head out.. hope to make it to the celebration tonight before it gets too late! Have fun everyone! *hugs*
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milady Guillaume
Shhhh, I'm researching!
Join date: 28 Dec 2003
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Video in Action!!!
06-23-2005 13:40
He's not just another pretty face!!!
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Jeff Linden
Linden Lab Lifeform
Join date: 28 May 2003
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06-23-2005 13:42
Something to consider for the future, yes. The reason we went with Windows Media 9 was non-conspiratorial; we do not necessarily think Windows Media is better than Quicktime.  _____________________
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Cienna Samiam
Bah.
Join date: 13 Mar 2005
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06-23-2005 13:42
VERY cool.
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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06-23-2005 13:48
Something to consider for the future, yes. The reason we went with Windows Media 9 was non-conspiratorial; we do not necessarily think Windows Media is better than Quicktime. I'm thrilled with the concept of video streaming and look forward to viewing it when it goes Quicktime! (I am opposed to Microsoft products for ethical reasons.) Great idea. ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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Cristiano Midnight
Evil Snapshot Baron
Join date: 17 May 2003
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06-23-2005 14:19
Ah so push the Mac technology that happens to be on Windows instead of the Windows technology that happens to also be on the Mac. The format that they chose happens to do with the fact that they are using live streaming from the game. As you can see it on the Mac as well, what is the problem? Quicktime is no more of a "standard" than Windows Media. _____________________
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ZsuZsanna Raven
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Join date: 19 Dec 2004
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06-23-2005 14:25
Ok so on the video I am watching...I see a large egg av, a dancing box of fries, a pink pig, and a furry on a humans lap being spanked... I love SL.
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Lo Jacobs
Awesome Possum
Join date: 28 May 2004
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06-23-2005 14:25
Hahaha Arbel's dance is making me crack up.
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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06-23-2005 14:26
Ah so push the Mac technology that happens to be on Windows instead of the Windows technology that happens to also be on the Mac. The format that they chose happens to do with the fact that they are using live streaming from the game. As you can see it on the Mac as well, what is the problem? Quicktime is no more of a "standard" than Windows Media.  )However, I realize that a single person's choice is not a sufficient argument for changing the format of a video stream, so I'll provide a technical one. Quicktime's new state-of the-art video codec H.264 delivers stunning quality at remarkably low data rates. Ratified as part of the MPEG-4 standard (MPEG-4 Part 10), this ultra-efficient technology gives excellent results across a broad range of bandwidths, from 3G for mobile devices to iChat AV for video conferencing to HD for broadcast and DVD. (Granted, I don't know if it's feasible to record a stream from SL and have it converted to H.264 on the fly but let's not let technical realities stand in the way of an otherwise damn good point.) I also figured a progressive technical company from California developing multiplatform software would inherently favor such a technology. I just wanted to remind them of what they already know. ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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Sinatra Cartier
From Beta to Zeta!
Join date: 8 Jan 2003
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A suggestion - volume slider
06-23-2005 14:29
This is very cool, not sure if it is the same on all browsers but I would like to see a volume slider in the video player. I am using Mozilla Firefox. I can right mouse click and there is a way to mute the audio - but to just turn it down I have to right mouse click, choose "volume", choose "down" (here the volume drops a slight increment) then repeat the process numerous times to get the volume down. A volume slider would be great
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Gog Gremlin
Pretending to do work.
Join date: 8 Jun 2005
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06-23-2005 14:30
I'd guess that its in windows media because it's so easy to use Windows Media Encoder to stream a portion of a persons screen.
It's something in the order of 7 clicks to setup. I dont know of any products that do the same with Quicktime. |
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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06-23-2005 14:33
I dont know of any products that do the same with Quicktime. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/broadcaster/ http://mlearning.rave.ac.uk/mlearning/how_to/desktop.htm ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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Red Mars
What?
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
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06-23-2005 14:37
The twitching guy in the wheelchair and party hats kinda freaking me out
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Gog Gremlin
Pretending to do work.
Join date: 8 Jun 2005
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06-23-2005 14:38
This is very cool, not sure if it is the same on all browsers but I would like to see a volume slider in the video player. [snip] A volume slider would be great I viewed the source of the page and got this url: mms://philiplinden.serverroom.us/philiplinden If you open that in Windows Media player (atleast on my OS X based Desktop) You can adjust the volume any way you like. |
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Gog Gremlin
Pretending to do work.
Join date: 8 Jun 2005
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06-23-2005 14:42
And where exactly is the option to stream your desktop inn QuickTime Broadcaster? I've got it open here as I've used it for webcasting local radio stations and while I can stream my firewire video capture hardware and my audio ports there does not appear to be a comperable feature to the ability Windows Media Encoder has to stream a desktop. I suppose with special hardware and a second computer I could put video out to svideo and then capture it with my capture hardware but that woulnt be as nice as the microsoft solution. |
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ZsuZsanna Raven
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Join date: 19 Dec 2004
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06-23-2005 14:47
The twitching guy in the wheelchair and party hats kinda freaking me out ditto...and so is the naked furry/human _____________________
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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06-23-2005 14:53
I've got it open here as I've used it for webcasting local radio stations and while I can stream my firewire video capture hardware and my audio ports there does not appear to be a comperable feature to the ability Windows Media Encoder has to stream a desktop. I suppose with special hardware and a second computer I could put video out to svideo and then capture it with my capture hardware but that woulnt be as nice as the microsoft solution. ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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ZsuZsanna Raven
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Join date: 19 Dec 2004
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06-23-2005 14:55
The lil mouse? furry blowing kisses at the cam is really cute hehe.
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Gog Gremlin
Pretending to do work.
Join date: 8 Jun 2005
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06-23-2005 15:10
I can't do everything for you. That depends on what your definition of nice is -- a codec with a fraction of the bandwidth for the same quality or an easy setup (not admitting that there isn't something out there somewhere). Sounds like the classic Apple-Windows quality-accessibility tradeoff. ~Ulrika~ Ahh well if its a quality-accessibility tradeoff I'd go with the accessibility myself. It's more important to reach the largest audience possible than to provide the best looking streams out there where I work. I looked at your second link and I'd still go with the Windows Media encoder over a piece of shareware with little detail about its function and Quicktime encoder. In a perfect world streams would be available in Quicktime and Windows Media both, Since it's not a perfect world I think Linden's doing well with their solution and they are able to reach a larger audience than they would if they used H.264 which only recently became available for windows. |
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Siggy Romulus
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Join date: 22 Sep 2003
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06-23-2005 15:14
So streaming video AV porn is only a hop skip and a jump away!.. or is that a sit, edit, anim away?
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Foulcault Mechanique
Father Cheesemonkey
Join date: 28 Mar 2005
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06-23-2005 15:18
OK can't look at it from work.
 Can we get a mute feature. I wnet to turn it on and WHAM half my office heard music before I close the window. Before anyone asks NO I can't mute my self computer side due to work reasons. Sounds great though and I can't wait to get home and watch the video stream just to see it._____________________
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Gog Gremlin
Pretending to do work.
Join date: 8 Jun 2005
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06-23-2005 15:20
The best thing I've seen so far was the guy with the giant HI MOM sign, That was pretty funny.
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Foulcault Mechanique
Father Cheesemonkey
Join date: 28 Mar 2005
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06-23-2005 15:22
*Thinks Video Linden is gonna have to beat the chicks off with a stick.*
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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06-23-2005 15:30
Ahh well if its a quality-accessibility tradeoff I'd go with the accessibility myself. It's more important to reach the largest audience possible than to provide the best looking streams out there where I work. I looked at your second link and I'd still go with the Windows Media encoder over a piece of shareware with little detail about its function and Quicktime encoder. In a perfect world streams would be available in Quicktime and Windows Media both, Since it's not a perfect world I think Linden's doing well with their solution and they are able to reach a larger audience than they would if they used H.264 which only recently became available for windows. ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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Vortex Saito
Quintzee Creator
Join date: 10 Sep 2004
Posts: 73
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06-23-2005 15:53
Why thank you for the reply. I'm thrilled with the concept of video streaming and look forward to viewing it when it goes Quicktime! (I am opposed to Microsoft products for ethical reasons.) Great idea. ~Ulrika~ I love the streaming but keep Windows Media Player (I am opposed to anything with an Apple Logo) _____________________
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