Referrals To A Streaming Media Control Panel?

[clintonG]

I mean a 'page' that is launched after a click event used to request
streamed content that enables the user to select which media player and
which bandwidth is desired for use when [viewing|listening] to the streamed
content. Any referrals to this type of free or commerical control panel?

<%= Clinton Gallagher

[darrel]

> I mean a 'page' that is launched after a click event used to request

> streamed content that enables the user to select which media player and
> which bandwidth is desired for use when [viewing|listening] to the

streamed

> content. Any referrals to this type of free or commerical control panel?

Wouldn't this just be a matter of getting all the source files and then
passing these links to a page that then grabs the particular file requested
and gives the end-user a list of available formats that match the file?

I don't know off an off-the-shelf product for this, but it seems fairly easy
to build from scratch.

-Darrel

[clintonG]

yea its an interstitial utility function page and I'm surprised there hasn't
been more discussion of this topic as most webs that serve streamed media
should include such a page wouldn't you think? If so, then where are some I
could at least review, beg, borrow, or steal?

<%= Clinton Gallagher



"darrel" <notreal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I mean a 'page' that is launched after a click event used to request
>> streamed content that enables the user to select which media player and
>> which bandwidth is desired for use when [viewing|listening] to the

> streamed

>> content. Any referrals to this type of free or commerical control panel?

>
> Wouldn't this just be a matter of getting all the source files and then
> passing these links to a page that then grabs the particular file
> requested
> and gives the end-user a list of available formats that match the file?
>
> I don't know off an off-the-shelf product for this, but it seems fairly
> easy
> to build from scratch.
>
> -Darrel
>
>

[darrel]

> yea its an interstitial utility function page and I'm surprised there
hasn't

> been more discussion of this topic as most webs that serve streamed media
> should include such a page wouldn't you think?

By interstitial are you referring to the ads you have to view before
watching the file? I guess as a user I certainly wouldn't want most web
sites doing that. ;o)

> If so, then where are some I
> could at least review, beg, borrow, or steal?

I don't know. Again, though, I think this is easier that you are thinking.

Create link to media file that passes to a script:

mediaPicker.aspx?video=234

on the mediaPicker.aspx page, grab all videos with the ID 234 and list them
by their media type, letting the end user pick the one they want.

Now, if you need to add the advertisement, I think you do that from the
streaming side of things...not from the application side. But, alas, I'm not
an expert on that type of thing...so I'd have to defer to someone that is.

-Darrel

[clintonG]

"darrel" <notreal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> yea its an interstitial utility function page and I'm surprised there

> hasn't

>> been more discussion of this topic as most webs that serve streamed media
>> should include such a page wouldn't you think?

>
> By interstitial are you referring to the ads you have to view before
> watching the file? I guess as a user I certainly wouldn't want most web
> sites doing that. ;o)
>

>> If so, then where are some I
>> could at least review, beg, borrow, or steal?

>
> I don't know. Again, though, I think this is easier that you are thinking.
>
> Create link to media file that passes to a script:
>
> mediaPicker.aspx?video=234
>
> on the mediaPicker.aspx page, grab all videos with the ID 234 and list
> them
> by their media type, letting the end user pick the one they want.
>
> Now, if you need to add the advertisement, I think you do that from the
> streaming side of things...not from the application side. But, alas, I'm
> not
> an expert on that type of thing...so I'd have to defer to someone that is.
>
> -Darrel

By 'interstitial' I mean a page that is loaded 'in between' some other pages
to provide a utility function. The term has been associated with
advertising.

I can code this myself. I'm just looking for shortcuts and UI ideas at this
time.

<%= Clinton Gallagher

[darrel]

> I can code this myself. I'm just looking for shortcuts and UI ideas at
this

> time.

Oh. Gotcha.

I guess one question would be if you really need this in between page. I (as
a user) would much prefer to have a list of file format links right on the
page itself, rather than having to click to another page to then make a
second selection to pick my media format.

-Darrel

[clintonG]

good point.

<%= Clinton Gallagher

"darrel" <notreal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I can code this myself. I'm just looking for shortcuts and UI ideas at

> this

>> time.

>
> Oh. Gotcha.
>
> I guess one question would be if you really need this in between page. I
> (as
> a user) would much prefer to have a list of file format links right on the
> page itself, rather than having to click to another page to then make a
> second selection to pick my media format.
>
> -Darrel
>
>