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tron5555
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Hey,
I was hoping there could be a lower quality version of the show, or alternatively that you change the video player used so I can pre-load the whole show and watch it without constant pauses, the ultimate would be the ability to download the show (with ads intact ofcourse) from my ISP who has a file hosting service dedicated to gaming. (http://games.on.net)
I'm on a 1.5Mb connection in Australia and the show would pause every 10 seconds or so to buffer. I tired hitting pause and waiting a very long time and it didn't seem to buffer the entire show. I still watched through the entirety, such is my dedication, but it was pretty frustrating.
Thanks
tron5555
I was hoping there could be a lower quality version of the show, or alternatively that you change the video player used so I can pre-load the whole show and watch it without constant pauses, the ultimate would be the ability to download the show (with ads intact ofcourse) from my ISP who has a file hosting service dedicated to gaming. (http://games.on.net)
I'm on a 1.5Mb connection in Australia and the show would pause every 10 seconds or so to buffer. I tired hitting pause and waiting a very long time and it didn't seem to buffer the entire show. I still watched through the entirety, such is my dedication, but it was pretty frustrating.
Thanks
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To the original poster, I'm sure it's under consideration and I'll pass this on to a relevant person.
Or even just some way to let it buffer before hitting the fullscreen button.
edit: I'm using Firefox 3.5.5 on OS X 10.6, in case the issues are at my end.
edit again: Oh, somebody mentioned this already in the SE++ thread.
I think that the player's buffering system needs some attention anyway (as it resets when swtiching to/from full screen mode).
Putting them up on iTunes/YouTube/etc. is a neat idea, but it gives someone else a bit too much control over the distribution process for process for our liking.
Was hoping for a solution that would let me watch these on my iPhone
Actually, I haven't tried it yet, maybe it already works.
Is the player a program you guys have the ability of modifying to your liking or was it built from scratch?
that's the same thing
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
They got the player from someone else (or at least I assume so, I had to enable Javascript from some videosite to get it to run), but the file is hosted on their server. It's that second bit that they are most concerned about.
How's Hulu? I see lots of independent stuff on there. Also maybe Revision3, but I think they do all their own stuff.
I know Vimeo has stricter content rules, so that might come with better control over distribution.
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
The former I meant to ask if there were options available in the player on the host end. I dunno.
That's determined by the content provider as far as I know.
oh nevermind me then. I never got Hulu to work here, always whining about my IP address being dirty foreign.
Have you tried some of the non-commercial content like PBS?
The same error message comes up for all, including the 'web' stuff. No dice for non-US users.
Which browser and OS are you using?
Mac OSX version 10.4.11, and Firefox, but I tried it with Opera and Safari too.
I think the problem is that the player doesn't handle unlimited prebuffering like most of the web players do. If I get jerkiness anywhere else on the Web, I pause the player for a minute or two, let the video download basically, or a "sufficient" chunk of it, and then press play again.
I really would like some upgrade or alternative to the current player. PATV deserves better tech. :winky:
It just dosen't work.
There are 5 different good ways of distributing large videofiles to a massive audience. Why would PA choose the one that doesn't work?
I would gladly pay some money, just to be able to watch an episode in one pice within 5 min. and not wait up to 30 minutes to watch half of it and then wait another half hour for the rest to load.
I republished the streams and the player with a set of lower bit rate streams and a more intelligent stream detection software. Give it another shot and if it still doesn't work, post back in this thread
If you wouldn't mind shooting an email to patv@penny-arcade.com with your ISP and Geographic information, I will forward the information on to our CDN provider.
I really don't understand why you don't just let people download the video files. These attempts to prevent people from doing that are always, always circumvented, it's just a question of how much tedious crap you want your viewers to have to go through before they can watch the show in a way that's convenient for them.
If you guys are really going to replace the podcasts with these videos, at least give it to me in a format I can take to the gym.
It's just how they feel about controlling their files. I'm sure they'd be more than willing to refund the purchasing cost :P
Thanx