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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:13 pm    Post subject: Video streaming codec options. Reply with quote

Currently I'm using NSV and DNAS but I've run into a problem with OSX viewers.
VP3 v3.1 isn't compatible with the new Intel version of OSX. VP3 hasn't be updated in years and isn't in "binary" form.

What I'm wondering is, what other source clients can I use that will provide me with access to other video codecs?
Efficiency isn't as important as compatibility.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

theora is the video codec we endorse, you can use something like ezstream or vlc as a source client.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do I still have to use NSV Live Capture, if so how do I use the Theora codec?
Or do I need to use a substitute for NSVCAP?

Is the Theora codec compatible with the ActiveX webplayer that can be used with NSV/VP3?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You cannot use the NSV Live Capture software with the Theora video codec.

The NSV ActiveX player is not compatible with the Theora video codec.

You can use the Cortado Java player for both the Ogg Vorbis audio codec and Theora video codec : www.scvi.net/cortado.htm
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok cool.
The player looks good, thank you for telling me about it.

As for NSV Live Capture, what can I use as a replacement for it? I'm using a windows machine but if there was an OSX client that would be great too.

Also I need the client, server, or some program to have a method for recording the live video/audio steam.
Does this solution have that functionality?

For NSV recording the stream meant using the CLI version and it only had the ability to capture to the nsv format. With this setup is it possible to use the GUI and still record the stream, and is it possible to save to other formats other than the one you're streaming with?


I found this page, but it doesn't seem to list any win32 clients for broadcasting.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any suggestions?

Just wondering:

- What I have to use as a NSVCAP replacement?
- How can I easily record the broadcast? Non CLI options?


Oh also here's the link I missed last post.
http://www.scvi.net/theora.htm
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any comments?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are no alternatives to NSVcap for live video streaming.

For pre-recorded video, you can use the NSV GUI : www.scvi.net/gui.htm

There is no NSV encoder available for the Mac platform.

There are several stream recording software packages that you can read about here : www.scvi.net/software2.htm
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, I may have jumped ahead incorrectly here.

Is it possible to use NSVcap with the Theora codec to do live streaming?
Or failing that is there some other way to use the Theora codec and still achieve live streaming?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NSVcap can only be used with codecs that have NSV encoder DLL files written for them. ( Theora does not have a NSV encoder plugin. )

You can try looking through the forums at the theora project website for a live video encoder. www.theora.org
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So then Theora isn't a solution I guess?

What other options do I have? I need an OSX friendly alternative to the VP3 codec NSV currently uses. Also the codec has to be compatible with a webplayer of somekind.
Also pay-for options could be a possibility.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You may be able to use VLC for live video encoding on a mac.
www.videolan.org/streaming/
www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, sorry I made that a little convoluted.

I'm not looking to encode with a mac, I'm just looking for a different codec so that Intel OSX users can view the video stream.

All I need is a windows based encoder that can handle Theora. Does one exist?
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.videolan.org/streaming/
www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

haha, ok.

Have you used it before?

I've used VLC for quite some time, but when I tried to use it for streaming Theora (after Theora was mentioned to me here), I couldn't get it to work.


Anyway, I'll give it another go, and hit the VLC forums if I need help.

Thanks for the info and suggestions.
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