[streaming] Re: DVB streaming using VLC - Lower Bitrate

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 14:42 +0800, Robert Kao wrote:
> Dear Sir,
>    Maybe you can success as follows:
> 1. use a MPEG encoder card to encode the signal from DVB-S into a file.
> 2. use a Brocasting server to brocast file via LAN.
> 3. each home has a IP-STB that can receive the brocasting video.
> This method is for one channel.

While that may be OK, I think the above solution will not work for
broadcast streaming

> Rgds,
> Robert Kao
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ow Mun Heng" <Ow.Mun.Heng at wdc.com>
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> Cc: <vlc at videolan.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 1:42 PM
> Subject: [streaming] DVB streaming using VLC - Lower Bitrate
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Currently, I have a DVB card used to receive satellite broadcast. I'm
> > thinking of using VLC to re-broadcast it to say home/multiple homes in a
> > Condo area etc. RIght now, it works but each stream will take up a lot
> > of bandwidth.
> >
> > I'm wondering if there is a way (i'm sure there are) to reduce the
> > stream bitrate on-the-fly much like how we can use transcode to reduce
> > the bitrate for doing unicast broadcast.
> >
> > Can anyone shed some light?
> >
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