stream Video on Demand over http ? - is it an option at all

[polrtex]

I was able to get the following things working:

1. Using the manual, streaming a video on demand over rtsp. Pretty straightforward just following the examples.

2. From one of the other entries, streaming a video over http. Basically, it comes down to defining the stream (either vod or broadcast) and making sure that the output option is set first (e.g. setup test4 output #std{access=http,mux=ts,url=0.0.0.0:8080/test4).

The problem is that with option #2 above, specifying the video as VOD or as a broadcast, in both cases one has to do a "control [name] play", which is not necessary in option #1 (the default rtsp delivery of VOD). I was just wondering, is it even possible to do an actual Video on Demand (e.g. set up the stream and have it start up when it's requested, instead of requiring a "play" command) ?

[wang]

Hi !!!
Could you tell me where you get your VoD Howto because I tried the "Streaming Howto" and I didn't succeed in setting up a VOD service on RTSP with command lines.

On the over side, I am able to use and create some VOD services on HTTP ( my own HTML interface), with an Apache Server.

But using RTSP, could be more interesting...

PS: I am using a nightly build version on Win XP.

[polrtex]

I didn't do anything special, just follow the manual and the examples.