[streaming] Re: some preliminary questions + theora support

[Gildas Bazin]

On Sunday 30 May 2004 18:32, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
> Hello
> 
> #1 Is there a French speaking discussion area ?
> 

Well not really. Mainly because it will reduce your chances of getting 
answers if you do not ask your questions in English.

> I would like to stream theora.
> #2 Is theora supported (stable or unstable)by videolan client? server?
>

As far as I can tell it is.

> #3 What is the minimum bandwidth required for theora?
>     I saw on the web site that for MPEG-4, minimim is 0.5 Mbps ... how 
>     much for theora ?

Really depends on the resolution you use, the quality you deem acceptable, 
etc...
You should give it a go and decide by yourself.

> #4 If i want to stream theora from other format file (VCD or MPEG-x), 
> must the files be in thoera format, or will something transcode it "on 
> the fly" ?
> 

VLC will be able to transcode your VCD or MPEG-x files on the fly to 
Ogg/Theora/Vorbis (assuming you have a big enough CPU).

Give it a go. Theora support is included in the official win32 and OSX VLC 
binaries.

--
Gildas

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