[streaming] Video Streaming over GPRS

[Mait Mandel]

Hey,

i have been using h263 + amr_nb with 50kbps (176x144 px, 10fps).
if you have a mobile handset that only supports GPRS, then i doubt it supports any newer codecs either.

Mait

> -----Original Message-----
> From: streaming-bounces at videolan.org [mailto:streaming-
> bounces at videolan.org] On Behalf Of Marshall Eubanks
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 10:24 PM
> To: Emmanuel CHANSON
> Cc: streaming at videolan.org; matt
> Subject: Re: [streaming] Video Streaming over GPRS
> 
> We (AmericaFree.TV) stream 3GPPx video at 96 and 160 Kbps using QTSS.
> This is MPEG-4 + AAC.
> 
> The quality is pretty decent at 160 Kbps.
> 
> Marshall
> 
> On Dec 26, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Emmanuel CHANSON wrote:
> 
> > Even h264 codec ?
> >
> > Emmanuel
> >
> > 2009/12/27 matt <matt at vitalit.co.uk>
> > Emmanuel,
> >
> > You want video over a variable (20 - 50) kilo bit link ?
> >
> > That's as slow, or slower, than dial up.
> >
> > I may be wrong, but there is no codec that I am aware of that
> > provides any kind of quality over such a narrow link.
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > Emmanuel CHANSON wrote:
> > No ideas?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Emmanuel
> >
> > 2009/12/20, Emmanuel CHANSON <emmanuelchanson at gmail.com>:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to ask you about the possibility to stream video over
> > GPRS.
> > I made some test and the bandwidth I have can reach 50 kbit/sec,
> > let's say
> > 20 kbit/sec (average).
> >
> > Do you know if it is possible to stream video encoded with VLC using
> > this
> > bandwidth (GPRS connection on mobile)?
> >
> > If yes what do you advise to use?
> > - last VLC version 1.0.4 ?
> > - codec video: X264 ?
> > - codec audio: AAC ?
> >   - fps ? , audio bitrate & video bitrate
> > - encapsulation: ?
> > - protocole: HTTP ? (slow) maybe UDP is better or RTP/RTSP?
> >
> > If some of you has ever experimented this and can give me some clues?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Emmanuel
> > @email : emmanuelchanson at gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Emmanuel
> >
> > CHANSON Emmanuel
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