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World's First Large-Scale Ogg Theora Stream

Posted by timothy on from the moving-images dept.

Ur@eus writes "The GNOME European Users and Developers conference is currently underway in Kristansand, Norway. The whole conference is available live online as an Ogg Theora stream (the videos of the talks are also archived). This is very exciting as it is a proof of concept that it is possible to do high quality streaming using a fully free format today. The stream is done using the Fluendo streaming server software which will be released under the GPL in a few months. You find information on how to view the streams at the GUADEC streaming website."

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  1. I'm willing to help test this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...as long as the person in the streaming video is cute, female, and scantily clad.

    1. Re:I'm willing to help test this by Vaevictis666 · · Score: 5, Funny
      I'm willing to help test this...as long as the person in the streaming video is cute, female, and scantily clad.

      The usual would be three options, pick two. But since this is the internet, you'll probably have to settle for just one of the three... Sorry.

    2. Re:I'm willing to help test this by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

      "...as long as the person in the streaming video is cute, female, and scantily clad."

      Well I suppose I could fire up a stream of Tiny Toon Adventures. `

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  2. High Quality Streaming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, it's about time. This high quality streaming is going to revolutionize ...BUFFERING...

    1. Re:High Quality Streaming by sik0fewl · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's only funny in stories about Real Pl ...BUFFERING...

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  3. Re:Huh? by Mr.+Bad+Example · · Score: 4, Funny

    > What concept needed to be proved?

    That thousands of people saying "Ogg Theora" all at once sounds like a cat the size of Montana hacking up a hairball.

  4. username and password by Bob+Loblaw · · Score: 3, Funny

    I particularly like them giving away the username and password of the presentation computer at the end of this archived ogg stream:

    http://stream1.hia.no/ogg/dump/room1/ogg-theora- vo rbis-high.2004-06-27-18:47:39.ogg

    It proves the high fidelity that ogg has to offer :]

  5. Anticlimax by sploo22 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It would be a lot more impressive if the stream hadn't GROUND to a SCREECHING HALT within 5 minutes of being posted...

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  6. Excellent by nizo · · Score: 5, Funny
    This is very exciting as it is a proof of concept that it is possible to do high quality streaming using a fully free format today.

    All three people who have software to decode this format and 10 megabit connections are very excited!

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  7. Re:Apparently so... by tarquin_fim_bim · · Score: 2, Funny

    I couldn't get it to work

    Obviously the technology is flawed, I suggest we go back to clay tablets to facilitate the empowerment of the inept.

  8. Re:bork by Oktal1984 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes it does.