2011-10-03, 01:36
Apologise for putting this here, wasn't able to post a new thread in off-topic, so if someone could pls move it there, would appreciate it.
I wanted to bring to your attention for those who are not already aware, two brilliant 'little' Safari plugins by Marc Hoyois called ClicktoPlugin and Media Center. These amongst other features add airplay functionality for videos in safari by converting them to HTML5. There is a list of compatible sites and formats on the website.
http://hoyois.github.com/
Since my understanding of video codecs and airplay is amateur, I would appreciate it if someone can help explain the below:
1. One example of a stream that isn't compatible is http://www.youtube.com/live. Marc explained that the plugin cannot decode flv and nor does html5 support streams. Is the atv2 capable of receiving streams as airplay ? My understanding is yes, since it receives live streams from air-played content from other iOS devices. In this case which formats does the atv2 support ?
2. This is a more generic question. In the case of an airplay stream, am I right in saying that the stream transmitter (eg. ipad/iphone) is the device that is doing the work and the atv2, though decoding and playing it, is a secondary participant in terms of cpu. The reason for the question in this context is: In the case of an intel mac air-playing a video through safari to atv2, should the process be easier than the a4 chip on the atv2 playing the same video through one its available channels.
Thanks
I wanted to bring to your attention for those who are not already aware, two brilliant 'little' Safari plugins by Marc Hoyois called ClicktoPlugin and Media Center. These amongst other features add airplay functionality for videos in safari by converting them to HTML5. There is a list of compatible sites and formats on the website.
http://hoyois.github.com/
Since my understanding of video codecs and airplay is amateur, I would appreciate it if someone can help explain the below:
1. One example of a stream that isn't compatible is http://www.youtube.com/live. Marc explained that the plugin cannot decode flv and nor does html5 support streams. Is the atv2 capable of receiving streams as airplay ? My understanding is yes, since it receives live streams from air-played content from other iOS devices. In this case which formats does the atv2 support ?
2. This is a more generic question. In the case of an airplay stream, am I right in saying that the stream transmitter (eg. ipad/iphone) is the device that is doing the work and the atv2, though decoding and playing it, is a secondary participant in terms of cpu. The reason for the question in this context is: In the case of an intel mac air-playing a video through safari to atv2, should the process be easier than the a4 chip on the atv2 playing the same video through one its available channels.
Thanks