Video Streaming Goes Peer-to-Peer

CMU ESM Project writes "Our research group at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a peer to peer streaming video content distribution system called End System Multicast (ESM). The system constructs a self-organizing and adaptive overlay network using the receivers that are tuning into the broadcast events. The system has been used fairly successfully for quite a few events. Now we want test the system with a lot of more users and different user join patterns. We are streaming some very cool video, such as Triumph of the Nerds by Bob Cringely, distinguished lecture by Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, ACM SIGCOMM conference paper presentation by Dave Clark, and 2002 Sony Legged Robot Soccer Championship. Here is the detailed schedule. So please tune in, enjoy, and help test our system!" The streaming is based on QuickTime; for Linux users, the project page steps through installation of CodeWeaver's CrossOver plug-in.

Comments

No Support for Mac??

[TracerJPN_USMC]

They state that they are using quicktime.. yet there is no support for Mac. ?!

Re:No Support for Mac??

[Anonymous Coward]

Why force Windows users to download that crappy bloated piece of shit player if you aren't catering to the fruity mac community.

Far less bloated than WMP or Real, and guess what Einstein?

It's the only codec wrapper that supports specific functionalities that enable such terrific, innovative projects to happen.

I'm sorry you don't know how to configure an operating system to best suit your needs, fuckball.

I mean they may make up only 1/10th of a percent of the world's computer users but those users make up 95% of the homosexual community.

There are more desktop Mac users than desktop Linux users - and by your logic Linux users make up only 1/100th of a percent of the World's computer users, yet make up 95% of the clueless fuckwads on the planet that think running a free OS on their $12.95 system makes them "31337!!!!!!!!!!"

Re:No Support for Mac??

[ChrisPalow]

We have macos x port running internally with some issues (you have to pause and play everytime you switch from low->high or high->low video streams) but other then that it works ok. So yes there is a MacOS X port. There is no, nor are there any plans for, a MacOS 9 port.

Chris

Mac Support Coming Soon! .... sortof ....

[gabe]

Yeah, I'm a little peeved at that too. I'm a geek and I don't get to enjoy this project because for some reason they've neglected the NATIVE PLATFORM for the streaming product they're using.

However, there IS a note stating that they are "explorting porting to the MacOS" I think they meant "exploring", and even if they do explore it, are they talking about Mac OS 9 or OSX?

I want to play :(

No Video on Demand?

[hirebrand]

Here is the detailed schedule.

Um, if I wanted to watch video on a schedule, I'd watch TV.

Re:QuickTime? No thanks. It Sucks.

[smokin_juan]

I have NEVER seen a stable installation of quicktime and I'll be damned if I install it on my new machine.

It's a damn shame too because I've been waiting for this idea to materialize for a while. Maybe the next bunch of folks who take a stab at it won't fuck it up.

pfft. qucktime. what a fucking waste.