h.264 streaming support?

[Igor Sysoev]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:31:18PM -0700, mike wrote:

> Okay, so can I ask then what exactly the "flv" thing does in nginx?
> 
> HTTP supports resuming from a byte offset already, what is so special about flv?

When nginx gets "?start=XXX" query string, it sends constant 13-byte FLV
header followed by file starting from the requested offset.
You may see similar PHP code flvprovider.php at
http://www.flashcomguru.com/index.cfm/2005/11/2/Streaming-flv-video-via-PHP-take-two

> 
> On 6/13/08, Igor Sysoev <is at rambler-co.ru> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 06:03:49PM -0700, mike wrote:
> >
> > > So does the nginx "flv" module work out of the box properly with the
> > > latest methods of doing h.264/flash video streaming?
> > >
> > > I just wanted to ask, I have not used it yet but may need to soon. I
> > > assume it works in conjunction with .swf players that use the
> > > ?start=XXX type method to be able to skip throughout the file properly
> > > (since it's not a progressive download?)
> >
> > Yes, nginx does not know anything about flv file structure.
> > It's player job to request correct ?start=XXX.
> >
> > > On 5/10/08, Rapsey <rapsey at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm not sure manipulating mp4 files is a good idea in a single process
> > > > server. Also Adobe released a new FLV specification a few days ago that
> > > > supports h264, so there is no real need for supporting mp4 files, because
> > > > the flv streaming module already works.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sergej
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 3:33 AM, Jonathan Vanasco <nginx at 2xlp.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > is anyone working on a h.264 mod , that allows for streaming like the flv
> > > > mod?
> > > > >
> > > > > i only ask because a friend was needing h264 support, and lighty has it
> > > > now ( http://h264.code-shop.com/trac ) but nginx doesn't
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > // Jonathan Vanasco
> > > > >
> > > > > w. http://findmeon.com/user/jvanasco
> > > > > e. jonathan at findmeon.com
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