[Live-devel] frame-by-frame transmission of RTP video

[Ross Finlayson]

>- we're only capturing video, no audio
>- the device provides us with discrete uncompressed video frames

Are you planning to compress these frames prior to transmission??  I.e., 
most people use a (hardware or software) encoder to compress video frames 
(e.g., to MPEG-1, 2 or 4) prior to transmission.  Note that the "LIVE.COM 
Streaming Media" code does not include software encoders.

Or are you instead planning to transmit raw, uncompressed video 
frames?  The IETF is currently defining a standard RTP payload format for 
uncompressed video 
<http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-avt-uncomp-video-06.txt>; 
however, the LIVE.COM code currently does not implement this.

What receiving client(s) do you plan to use to recieve/view your streamed 
video?  This should tell you what codec(s) (if any) you should use to 
compress the video stream.


	Ross Finlayson
	LIVE.COM
	<http://www.live.com/>