vijayk416 Wrote:I'm confused.
1. Isn't this all going through youtube?
2. If so, would this problem exist for all youtube videos?
3. Does youtube operate on different platforms?
Sorry for the noob questions.
Hi, since you asked multiple question i enumerated them to make sure i answer them all.
1. 4oD serve their content both though YouTube but also through their own website. Both these sites use the same distribution method (flash RTMPE) but with different backends (or at-least it seems so from the tests we've done), YouTubes servers use a newer version of the RTMPE protocol than 4oD's own site. Therefore it is possible to use the dedicated 4oD plugin to playback 4oD videos in xbmc as long as you have an updated version of librtmp.
2. No, Not all videos from youtube are streamed this way, infact most are just regular http downloads that can be easily downloaded if you know how.
3. If you're talking about video streaming platforms then yes, so far we've seen multiple solutions implemented various places across their site, ranging from normal http, RTMPE to embedding partner sites like crackle (the latter of which is a whole other headache)
Hope this answers your questions.