Channel 9 Forums - Site Feedback - Delay In Loading Smooth Streaming Player http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Site Feedback - Delay In Loading Smooth Streaming Player http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Sat, 18 May 2013 20:30:57 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 20:30:57 GMT Rev9 4 -4 -1 Site Feedback - Delay In Loading Smooth Streaming Player I've noticed that when I click on the play button, there is a lag between loading the 2 (?) video players. In short, this is what I get:

1. Click on big play button in the middle of the video
2. Wait for the spinning Silverlight thingy to reach 100%.
3. If impatient, then mash the little play button until something starts playing. This seems to trigger the non-Smooth Streaming playback.
4. Else, wait an unknown # of seconds/minutes until the Smooth Streaming playback starts.

Is there any way to go straight to Smooth Streaming instead of showing the intermediate video player that takes the viewer away from Smooth Streaming?

For the longest time, I thought C9 had abandoned Smooth Streaming because every time I tried to watch a video, I'd end up mashing the play button in frustration and then waiting for interminable "buffering..."

I'm happy that I found out how to get Smooth Streaming back but unhappy that there's the unknown wait in step #4.

Context:
-Slow-ish DSL home connection
-Location: Southern California

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/b74f16a48b5d4e439b2f9f24017fb4a8#b74f16a48b5d4e439b2f9f24017fb4a8 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:17:01 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/b74f16a48b5d4e439b2f9f24017fb4a8#b74f16a48b5d4e439b2f9f24017fb4a8 Zian Choy 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/zian/Discussions/RSS Site Feedback - Delay In Loading Smooth Streaming Player @zian:You can set your preferred method of playback in your profile settings,..

Then you can opt-out of smoothstream,.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/5a227e57a4f64c1a8fb39f2500be2c22#5a227e57a4f64c1a8fb39f2500be2c22 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:32:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/5a227e57a4f64c1a8fb39f2500be2c22#5a227e57a4f64c1a8fb39f2500be2c22 Maddus Mattus 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Maddus Mattus/Discussions/RSS Site Feedback - Delay In Loading Smooth Streaming Player @zian: We never load two video players, only the one that we've decided works for you (either Silverlight or HTML 5). I'd suggest just waiting after clicking play. I'll try to see what we can do to speed it up though.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/af3edde2bf74436ab9e09f2501620860#af3edde2bf74436ab9e09f2501620860 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:28:59 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/af3edde2bf74436ab9e09f2501620860#af3edde2bf74436ab9e09f2501620860 Duncan Mackenzie 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Duncanma/Discussions/RSS Site Feedback - Delay In Loading Smooth Streaming Player I agree that right now, waiting seems to be the best solution. Thanks for promising to look into the issue.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/a46973027e4f4a9888e89f2d01473593#a46973027e4f4a9888e89f2d01473593 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:51:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Feedback/Delay-In-Loading-Smooth-Streaming-Player/a46973027e4f4a9888e89f2d01473593#a46973027e4f4a9888e89f2d01473593 Zian Choy 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/zian/Discussions/RSS