[Klug-general] converting video on the fly

[Dan Attwood]

i'd like to do this with as simple a backup set up as possible, so apache,
php and some libraries (ffmpeg etc) rather then have the added complication
of a UPnP server.


On 28 January 2013 10:58, Karl Buckland <buckland.karl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Although this isn't exactly what you're looking for, it might be useful:
>
> http://www.ps3mediaserver.org/
>
> PS3 Media Server uses Java and runs on Windows/Mac/Linux. It transcodes
> and acts as a UPnP server. It was originally designed to stream video and
> audio to PS3's but works with any UPnP compatible device. I've used it with
> my PS3 in the past and it's not bad.
>
> Karl
>
>
>
> On 28 January 2013 08:57, Dan Attwood <danattwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've tried with ffmpeg and didn't seem to get very far. I'll have a
>> search around ffserver and see where that gets me.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 28 January 2013 08:43, Tristan Linnell <talinnell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Or ffmpeg running alongside ffserver.
>>> On 28 Jan 2013 08:43, "Andrew Spode Miller" <spode at justfdi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The keyword for your searching is 'transcoding'
>>>>
>>>> I believe vlc was designed for exactly this purpose.
>>>> On 28 Jan 2013 08:27, "Dan Attwood" <danattwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So I'm been looking at this on a off for a while and failing to get
>>>>> anywhere so I wonder if anyone has any ideas on how i might do this:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a folder full of videos in various formats (avi, mkv etc). I
>>>>> would like to be able to play these in a html 5 capable video player
>>>>> embedded in a php page - so flash. I don't want to have to convert all the
>>>>> videos to mp4 permanently but want to be able is possible to convert them
>>>>> on the fly.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is also because I have xbmc which runs awesomely as a standalone/
>>>>> full screen app but is rubbish when running in windowed mode on a desktop.
>>>>> so the idea was to create a web front end running of the xbmc database.
>>>>>
>>>>> any one got any ideas or links to tutorials and the such.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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