Comments on: PDC day two: Silverlight 4 and a free laptop http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html Tech writing blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:35:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Lesser http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html/comment-page-1#comment-150121 Brian Lesser Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:39:24 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html#comment-150121 On a streaming media mailing list one person commented that you can encode Webcam video to "H.264 as long as it's in a ISMV wrapper." But Microsoft staff don't seem like they are ready to talk about how you redistribute that video to other clients yet. Wild speculation: maybe there's a bit of IIS or Windows Media server that needs to be updated first?? On a streaming media mailing list one person commented that you can encode Webcam video to “H.264 as long as it’s in a ISMV wrapper.”

But Microsoft staff don’t seem like they are ready to talk about how you redistribute that video to other clients yet. Wild speculation: maybe there’s a bit of IIS or Windows Media server that needs to be updated first??

]]> By: Ken Smith http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html/comment-page-1#comment-150009 Ken Smith Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html#comment-150009 Tim, you indicate that H.264 is supported -- but is that for streaming <i>from</i> a server, or <i>to</i> a server (e.g., from a webcam)? In other words, I still haven't found anything anywhere which indicates how it might be possible to write a video chat application with Silverlight 4. Does anyone have any guidance there? Tim, you indicate that H.264 is supported — but is that for streaming from a server, or to a server (e.g., from a webcam)? In other words, I still haven’t found anything anywhere which indicates how it might be possible to write a video chat application with Silverlight 4. Does anyone have any guidance there?

]]> By: tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html/comment-page-1#comment-149911 tim Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:09 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html#comment-149911 Brian Yes, h.264 is supported. Tim Brian

Yes, h.264 is supported.

Tim

]]> By: Brian Lesser http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html/comment-page-1#comment-149910 Brian Lesser Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:16:38 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html#comment-149910 Another interesting little bit regarding inconsistency across OSs come from Mike Downey. The HTML control only works out of the browser and is based on the local browser. http://twitter.com/mdowney/statuses/5832775170 So, unlike Adobe AIR, HTML/CSS rendering will be different on different systems. But I'm not sure it really matters as much as the comparison with AIR might indicate. AIR is designed to allow you to develop AJAX-based desktop applications. I don't think that's a goal for Silverlight? Some more details on what is in Silverlight 4 here: http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/default.aspx Nice examples of sending data into a multicast group and examples of using the Webcam and microphone. No information on encoding the webcam's stream yet. What codecs and profiles will be supported? h.264? Does Silverlight 4 support peer-to-peer? etc.. I'm looking forward to the next round of counting primes performance tests! ;-) Another interesting little bit regarding inconsistency across OSs come from Mike Downey. The HTML control only works out of the browser and is based on the local browser.

http://twitter.com/mdowney/statuses/5832775170

So, unlike Adobe AIR, HTML/CSS rendering will be different on different systems. But I’m not sure it really matters as much as the comparison with AIR might indicate. AIR is designed to allow you to develop AJAX-based desktop applications. I don’t think that’s a goal for Silverlight?

Some more details on what is in Silverlight 4 here:

http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/default.aspx

Nice examples of sending data into a multicast group and examples of using the Webcam and microphone.

No information on encoding the webcam’s stream yet. What codecs and profiles will be supported? h.264? Does Silverlight 4 support peer-to-peer? etc..

I’m looking forward to the next round of counting primes performance tests! ;-)

]]> By: Max Kosenko http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html/comment-page-1#comment-149900 Max Kosenko Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:52:55 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html#comment-149900 I think they will add some sort of support for Mac native software/hardware in future. But to be honest - no way it will be just the same thing, because devices and software so different you have to actually have different ways to do that kind of things on different OS. So I think it's good for the first step. Just like Mac OS X is a good first step to be multi-platform, but we know that IPhone/Win Mobile/Linux also very hot places to reach. I think they will add some sort of support for Mac native software/hardware in future.

But to be honest – no way it will be just the same thing, because devices and software so different you have to actually have different ways to do that kind of things on different OS.

So I think it’s good for the first step. Just like Mac OS X is a good first step to be multi-platform, but we know that IPhone/Win Mobile/Linux also very hot places to reach.

]]> By: Craig Read http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html/comment-page-1#comment-149882 Craig Read Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:11:33 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1968-pdc-day-two-silverlight-4-and-a-free-laptop.html#comment-149882 I can understand Microsoft's logic in breaking x-platform compatibility to enable COM access on Windows, but it's old thinking that hasn't served them as well in the recent past. With OSX gaining market share, the imminent release of Chrome OS, a lot more stuff moving into the cloud, and the implementation of Flash on non-PC devices (particularly smart phones), I think this is going to serve them even less well in the future. I really think this is a short sighted and backwards step. Which is a shame since it does look like a promising technology. I can understand Microsoft’s logic in breaking x-platform compatibility to enable COM access on Windows, but it’s old thinking that hasn’t served them as well in the recent past.

With OSX gaining market share, the imminent release of Chrome OS, a lot more stuff moving into the cloud, and the implementation of Flash on non-PC devices (particularly smart phones), I think this is going to serve them even less well in the future.

I really think this is a short sighted and backwards step. Which is a shame since it does look like a promising technology.

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