transcode mp3 streams

[nbeemster]

Hi there,

I've got a question about Flash Media Interactive Server 3. We'll be using
this server for the streaming of MP3's. I want to know if there is a way to
enforce a bitrate for streaming. For example: no matter in which bitrate the
MP3 is encoded, I always want to stream it in 192 kbps.

This is very, very important since we're an organisation with an extensive
collection of, currently, 6TB of digital media. We're currently digitalizing
our entire catalogue which will result in approx 40TB of digital media. ALL
this media will be streamable so we need a way to throttle bandwith.

(our collection consists of ALL records that have been released in the
Netherlands in the last 35 years..)

Can someone enlighten me about this subject?

Regards,
Nico Beemster
CDR

[fmslove]

IMHO, there is no way FMS can transparently enforce a certain bitrate on MP3
stream because on FMS an on-Demand audio stream is available in the original
bitrate in which it is stored in the source .mp3 file.

You might also want to try out .m4a/.f4a format which uses .aac codec and
much more efficient with bandwidth usage at same audio quality.

[nbeemster]

Thnx for your answer.

Using a different format, unfortunately, is not an option due to client software dependencies.