Re: Flash update
On Sat 27 Jun 2015 at 02:54:26 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Friday 26 June 2015 13:34:00 Brian wrote:
> > [Beware! Rampant snipping in progress]
> >
> > On Fri 26 Jun 2015 at 09:38:53 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > How do you live stream BBC iPlayer on a computer without the use of
> > > Flash?
> >
> > A well formulated question. :)
> >
> > Think in these terms:
> >
> > 1. Using iplayer with flash involves downloading a file.
> >
> > 2. Wouldn't it be nice if the file could be downloaded, preferably using
> > a program which is in a package in the Debian archives?
> >
> > 3. Such a package has been mentioned in this thread. It is extensively
> > documented at the program's home page and in its manual.
> >
> > 4. The file being downloaded is a .flv. While it is being downloaded it
> > is being stored on disk so it can be accessed and viewed. vlc is one
> > player which can view .flv files.
>
> That's not live streaming. So it isn't how to "live stream BBC iPlayer on a
> computer without the use of Flash". It is of course, a way of playing BBC
> iPlayer. But I am quite happy to use Flash. I'd rather use Open Source, but
> I also want both to live stream and to keep my nose.
Eh? You'd have to explain. The stream is being displayed by vlc while it
is being downloaded. It doesn't get more "live" than that.
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