Is Buffering Video Doable?

I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and would
like to know how I can buffer the playback for the user.
The file is about 7 megs and it takes a while even on a
fast connection for it to start playing. Is this doable?

Thanks

Kevin
Tue May 25 13:20:49 CDT 2004

Short answer: no.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1218801c44284$9f0fddf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and would
> like to know how I can buffer the playback for the user.
> The file is about 7 megs and it takes a while even on a
> fast connection for it to start playing. Is this doable?
>
> Thanks

Steve
Tue May 25 14:32:09 CDT 2004

Bummer! I noticed that when I do a playlist with an audio
file and stream it on my site, it buffers. I thought this
would work the same.
>-----Original Message-----
>Short answer: no.
>
>--
>HTH,
>Kevin Spencer
>..Net Developer
>Microsoft MVP
>Big things are made up
>of lots of little things.
>
>"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1218801c44284$9f0fddf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and
would
>> like to know how I can buffer the playback for the user.
>> The file is about 7 megs and it takes a while even on a
>> fast connection for it to start playing. Is this
doable?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

Mike
Tue May 25 15:37:14 CDT 2004

Convert to Windows Media. You can use the free Media
Encoder and it will work with the Media Player add-in.

Mike

"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1218801c44284$9f0fddf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
:I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and would
: like to know how I can buffer the playback for the user.
: The file is about 7 megs and it takes a while even on a
: fast connection for it to start playing. Is this doable?
:
: Thanks

Lawrence
Tue May 25 19:09:50 CDT 2004

Mike is right the windows media encoder is the way to go.

>-----Original Message-----
>Convert to Windows Media. You can use the free Media
>Encoder and it will work with the Media Player add-in.
>
>Mike
>
>"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message news:1218801c44284$9f0fddf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>:I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and
would
>: like to know how I can buffer the playback for the
user.
>: The file is about 7 megs and it takes a while even on a
>: fast connection for it to start playing. Is this
doable?
>:
>: Thanks
>
>
>.
>

Steve
Tue May 25 22:38:58 CDT 2004

When you refer to the free media encoder, are you meaning
the plug in?
>-----Original Message-----
>Mike is right the windows media encoder is the way to go.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Convert to Windows Media. You can use the free Media
>>Encoder and it will work with the Media Player add-in.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>message news:1218801c44284$9f0fddf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>:I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and
>would
>>: like to know how I can buffer the playback for the
>user.
>>: The file is about 7 megs and it takes a while even on a
>>: fast connection for it to start playing. Is this
>doable?
>>:
>>: Thanks
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Mike
Wed May 26 09:18:04 CDT 2004

No. Windows Media Encoder is a stand alone application that
can convert and encode media files for internet distribution
or archiving. Windows Media Server is a service outside of
IIS which will stream video files. IIS can only do downloads
or progressive downloads.

Media Encoder:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
Media Services:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/server.aspx

Mike


Steve wrote:
: When you refer to the free media encoder, are you meaning
: the plug in?
:: -----Original Message-----
:: Mike is right the windows media encoder is the way to go.
::
::: -----Original Message-----
::: Convert to Windows Media. You can use the free Media
::: Encoder and it will work with the Media Player add-in.
:::
::: Mike
:::
::: "Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
::: message news:1218801c44284$9f0fddf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
:::: I have added a plug-in for viewing an .AVI file and
:::: would like to know how I can buffer the playback for
:::: the user. The file is about 7 megs and it takes a
:::: while even on a fast connection for it to start
:::: playing. Is this doable?
::::
:::: Thanks
:::
:::
::: .
:::
:: .