[Live-devel] H.263 plus streaming

[Ross Finlayson]

>I am experimenting with the live.com streaming and was trying to stream a
>H.263 plus file using live.com server.
>I understand that there are  Source and Sink files already implemented
>for H.263 plus. Now,
>1. Can I use the MPEG4VideoStreamFramer.cpp to parse through a H.263 plus
>file?

No, because that parses MPEG-4 video, not H.263+

>2. If not, is there any other way by which I can stream a H.263 plus file?
>3. Do I need to create my own StreamFramer file to stream H.263 plus file?

The object that feeds into your "H263plusVideoRTPSink" must deliver a 
single, complete video frame (i.e., on a proper frame boundary; not just an 
arbitrary sequence of bytes) for each call to "doGetNextFrame()".

If your original data source is an arbitrary byte stream (containing H.263+ 
video), then the right solution would be to write a 
"H263plusVideoStreamFramer" filter, and insert this between your input 
source and your "H263plusVideoRTPSink".   However, because you're just 
reading from a file, you might find it simpler to instead write a 
"H263plusVideoFileSource" class that reads directly from a file (and 
delivers discrete H.263+ frames).  (I suggest looking at 
"WAVAudioFileSource.cpp" for a model for how to do this.)


	Ross Finlayson
	LIVE.COM
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