Flex and Flash Video?

[ILoveTech]

I have the responsibility of overhauling the current flash based video
player for a major media company, and would love some feedback.

We need to own/control the code as much as possible, and the site will
have a dynamic play list.

[url]http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/?dcitc=w99-532-ah-0036[/url] - we have
something very similar to what the discovery channel has done.


QUESTIONS:

What role does flex play in streaming video?

Is it worth moving to Flash 8? (for video)

Have there been any major improvements in flash video? Should we just
stick with the technology in our current solution (similar to the link
above)

How can we make it scalable, easy to maintain.

Should we contact Macromedia for a consultant? Or look for somone from
the outside?

We are integrating this into ASP.NET 2.0

[ILoveTech]

I have the responsibility of overhauling the current flash based video
player for a major media company, and would love some feedback.

We need to own/control the code as much as possible, and the site will
have a dynamic play list.

[url]http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/?dcitc=w99-532-ah-0036[/url] - we have
something very similar to what the discovery channel has done.


QUESTIONS:

What role does flex play in streaming video?

Is it worth moving to Flash 8? (for video)

Have there been any major improvements in flash video? Should we just
stick with the technology in our current solution (similar to the link
above)

How can we make it scalable, easy to maintain.

Should we contact Macromedia for a consultant? Or look for somone from
the outside?

We are integrating this into ASP.NET 2.0

[ILoveTech]

I have the responsibility of overhauling the current flash based video
player for a major media company, and would love some feedback.

We need to own/control the code as much as possible, and the site will
have a dynamic play list.

[url]http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/?dcitc=w99-532-ah-0036[/url] - we have
something very similar to what the discovery channel has done.


QUESTIONS:

What role does flex play in streaming video?

Is it worth moving to Flash 8? (for video)

Have there been any major improvements in flash video? Should we just
stick with the technology in our current solution (similar to the link
above)

How can we make it scalable, easy to maintain.

Should we contact Macromedia for a consultant? Or look for somone from
the outside?

We are integrating this into ASP.NET 2.0

[ILoveTech]

I have the responsibility of overhauling the current flash based video
player for a major media company, and would love some feedback.

We need to own/control the code as much as possible, and the site will
have a dynamic play list.

[url]http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/?dcitc=w99-532-ah-0036[/url] - we have
something very similar to what the discovery channel has done.


QUESTIONS:

What role does flex play in streaming video?

Is it worth moving to Flash 8? (for video)

Have there been any major improvements in flash video? Should we just
stick with the technology in our current solution (similar to the link
above)

How can we make it scalable, easy to maintain.

Should we contact Macromedia for a consultant? Or look for somone from
the outside?

We are integrating this into ASP.NET 2.0

[ILoveTech]

I have the responsibility of overhauling the current flash based video
player for a major media company, and would love some feedback.

We need to own/control the code as much as possible, and the site will
have a dynamic play list.

[url]http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/?dcitc=w99-532-ah-0036[/url] - we have
something very similar to what the discovery channel has done.


QUESTIONS:

What role does flex play in streaming video?

Is it worth moving to Flash 8? (for video)

Have there been any major improvements in flash video? Should we just
stick with the technology in our current solution (similar to the link
above)

How can we make it scalable, easy to maintain.

Should we contact Macromedia for a consultant? Or look for somone from
the outside?

We are integrating this into ASP.NET 2.0