Smooth Streaming

Any chance we will get smooth streaming on Channel 9?  I have a FIOS connection and would love to stream HQ silverlight video. 

Duncanma said:

yes, we are busy working on that right now actually

I'll post some test videos soon

I think the biggest problem is going to be the bandwith. Lately, it's been impossible for me to watch a streaming video from C9 without the constant buffering screen.

ZippyV said:

Duncanma said:

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I think the biggest problem is going to be the bandwith. Lately, it's been impossible for me to watch a streaming video from C9 without the constant buffering screen.

I'm having the same problem as well, I have 24Mb connection but trying to watch anything on Channel9 has become impossible.  I'm currently downloading one of the videos at 45KBps

Is anyone else having trouble?

dannyboy78 said:

ZippyV said:

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I'm having the same problem as well, I have 24Mb connection but trying to watch anything on Channel9 has become impossible.  I'm currently downloading one of the videos at 45KBps

 

Is anyone else having trouble?

I'm currently downloading a WMV video at 600-1000Kbps according to the statistics screen, but since the video is coded at 4000Kbps it hast to stop and buffer again ever few minutes. I'd love the option for Smooth Streaming, but I'd hate to give up the option for full screen on a second monitor. The Silverlight full screen doesn't work, since whenever you click on a second monitor it closes the full screen mode. It would be great to have something like the pop out player on Youtube, or even better have a link for Silverlight Full Browser mode. Youtube does this with a special URL format:

http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcUxwpOQ_A

That way you can control the exact size of the video.

gbrayut said:

dannyboy78 said:

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I'm currently downloading a WMV video at 600-1000Kbps according to the statistics screen, but since the video is coded at 4000Kbps it hast to stop and buffer again ever few minutes. I'd love the option for Smooth Streaming, but I'd hate to give up the option for full screen on a second monitor. The Silverlight full screen doesn't work, since whenever you click on a second monitor it closes the full screen mode. It would be great to have something like the pop out player on Youtube, or even better have a link for Silverlight Full Browser mode. Youtube does this with a special URL format:

 

http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcUxwpOQ_A

 

That way you can control the exact size of the video.

You're lucky. I'm getting a steady 36KB/sec downloading videos atm. I'm wondering if the whole of Channel9 is running off a domestic ADSL connection.

Duncanma said:

yes, we are busy working on that right now actually

I'll post some test videos soon

Can't wait to see it.  Any idea on an ETA? 

Duncanma said:

Joiseystud said:

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We have the encoding done now, and the player is nearly complete. I hope to have a way for folks to test on just about any relatively new video in the near future.

Are we looking at SmoothStreamed videos with the new player or not?

Charles said:

ZippyV said:

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Not yet... You will. In the near future.

C

How will we be able to tell?  The live channel 9 episode says it is the first smooth streaming episode... is that when it was broadcast live, or the streaming version?  It would be cool if there is a bitrate that comes up with the controls when smooth streaming is working...

Charles said:

ZippyV said:

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Not yet... You will. In the near future.

C

Charles,

I understand that there was one video done as smooth streamed silverlight.  The rest of the videos on the site are still not smooth streamed including the new ones. I would have though that you guys would have started encoding all videos going forward with smooth streaming and then go back sloly but surely and re-encode all older videos. What is the plan for this going forward on the site?

You guys have always been open with us so feel free to be open about these plans. This feature doesnt have to be developed like Win 7 underpromise/overdeliver.  I think most people on this site would rather be a part of the conversation.

Regards,

Justin