Re: [Audio-video] Please Help - Online Video

[Bill Xu]

Please make sure to use free video format, ogg/vorbis, to release your
video, then you can let your user to download your video file and watch
them.

Bill Xu

在 2008-02-18一的 00:37 -0800，Shane写道：
> Hi all, 
> 
> Richard Stallman referred me to this email address for help with
> video.  I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction.
> 
> I am trying to get some video on the web using free software.  Richard
> will not let me post the video otherwise, since it is video of him.  I
> am quite frustrated.
> 
> I have converted my video into ogg/vorbis and it looks great if I use
> VideoLan, and I can even get it to play using the Cortado java applet.
> But Cortado has issues.  First of all, I'm not sure if it is free
> software or just open source.  Honestly I don't know how to tell the
> difference.  Second, I cannot control playback (pause, resume, stop,
> etc.) - I can get it to stop once, but not resume - and when it stops,
> it only stops video.
> 
> VideoLan is great - but I can't expect our users to download it.  And
> I think it's a bit prick-like to force them to download it to watch a
> video.
> 
> I love Gnash, and can make flash video files (flv) but then I'm not
> sure if this satisfies Richard's request that I use free software.
> 
> So - is it possible to satisfy Richard's request to post only in a
> free format, and allow users to play it from a web page?  I suppose I
> can just let people download it in ogg format, but that would sure
> piss of the people that don't have an ogg player - i.e. most of my
> audience.
> 
> Cortado - http://www.flumotion.net/cortado/
> Cortado doc - http://www.tohir.co.za/Cortado_README.txt
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Shane Lunceford
> address@hidden
> Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal
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