AW: list of known SMIL problems in G2 beta

We tried this within Werft22's AART-Net

<smil>
<head>
<DEFANGED-META name="title" content="In den Hintergrund treten" />
<DEFANGED-META name="author" content="henning.timcke@kunst.ch" />
<DEFANGED-META name="copyright" content="©1988" />
<layout type="text/smil-basic-layout">
<region id="VideoChannel1" title="VideoChannel1" left="0" top="0" height="144"> width="176" z-index="0" background-color="#888888" fit="hidden"/>
<region id="ImageChannel1" title="ImageChannel1" left="126" top="114"height="30" width="50" z-index="1" background-color="#888888" fit="hidden"/> </layout>
</head>
<body>
<par title="Eine Videofabel ">
<video src="Hintergrund.mpg" id="Video" region="VideoChannel1" title="Video"/>
</par>
</body>
</smil>

1.MPEG can be streamed from within SMIL, if the *.smi is opened as a file in G2

2.MPEG can be steamed from within SMIL if the *.smi is opened as location in G2,
useing either Real Sever G2 http or rtsp: start delay is about 45 sec, after 25 sec
the Movie hangs and the sound scratches. Same results with any http-Server.

3. Supposed reasons for failure: (my) faulty RServer G2 configuration or missing Plugin

I think the RN G2 Server is missing the Plugin to deliver MPEG.
Adding MIME Types to the rmserver cfg did not work

<!-- M I M E  T Y P E S -->
<List Name="MimeTypes">
    <List Name="audio/x-pn-realaudio">
        <Var Ext_1="ra"/>
        <Var Ext_2="ram"/>
    </List>
    <List Name="application/x-pn-realmedia">
        <Var Ext_1="rm"/>
    </List>
    <List Name="text/html">
        <Var Ext_1="html"/>
        <Var Ext_2="htm"/>
    </List>
    <List Name="image/gif">
        <Var Ext_1="gif"/>
    </List>
    <List Name="image/jpg">
        <Var Ext_1="jpg"/>
        <Var Ext_2="jpeg"/>
    </List>
    <List Name="application/octet-stream"> added
        <Var Ext_1="mpg"/>
        <Var Ext_2="mpeg"/>
    </List>
    <List Name="video/mpeg"> added
        <Var Ext_1="mpg"/>
        <Var Ext_2="mpeg"/>
    </List>
</List>

4. Proposed improvements: proper RServer G2 configuration, design and codeing of a
MPEG Plugin for Real Server G2, 

5. Redirection of requests to RN Server G2 for MPEG files to the local file system
might by a workaround within Intranets.


Henning Timcke
Ideen Werft22 GmbH


http://www.werft22.com



-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von:	Philipp Hoschka [SMTP:ph@w3.org]
Gesendet am:	Sonntag, 16. August 1998 15:59
An:	www-smil@w3.org
Betreff:	list of known SMIL problems in G2 beta


is there a list of known problems with the SMIL implementation
in G2 beta ? clearly, it's not complete yet, and it would be good
to know which limitations there are at the moment

Received on Sunday, 23 August 1998 07:22:14 UTC