[opendtv] Re: Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1 Event
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:53:49 -0400
At 5:54 PM -0500 9/1/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
Dan Grimes wrote:
So they basically only want to reach current Apple customers/users?
I assume Mr. Solomon posted this for the irony of "open standards"
but "Viewing requires either a Mac..., an iPhone or iPod...".
"Open standards in a walled garden" is what I mumbled to myself when
reading that piece. Almost seems like an oxymoron.
No doubt, Craig will have a "good explanation." ;)
Note: Apple has now posted versions of the keynote that do not
require HTTP Live streaming support.
I too had an issue - my Powerbook is still running OSX - v 10.5.8,
which does not support the new HTTP Live streaming server.
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/networkinginternet/conceptual/streamingmediaguide/introduction/introduction.html
But my old 2G iPhone worked flawlessly during the keynote with the
WiFi in our warehouse.
Apple has submitted the HTTP Live streaming server protocol to the
IETF for standardization; it is currently listed as an Internet Draft
standard. For now, however, it is only supported by OSX 10.6 and iOS
3/4 working with QuickTime X.
There was a report yesterday that Apple was testing its new server
complex in Maiden, North Carolina
http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-is-live-streaming-sept-1-event-to-test-new-server-farm-exclusive/57337
Perhaps Bert would like to comment on the approach Apple has taken
with HTTP Live streaming, as it appears to be a viable work around to
UDP based streaming, making it possible to deliver multiple levels of
quality through the existing HTTP router infrastructure...
Regards
Craig
P.S. I strongly suspect that this technology is also integrated into
Apple's FaceTime video conferencing capabilities, which were just
added to the iPod Touch, and may be a component of Airplay, which
allows iOS devices to stream content to the new $99 AppleTV box.
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