[Mp4-tech] software Mpeg-4 encoding

[Olivier Amato]

Hi Gural,
> Is there anybody on the list who would recommend a software vendor that
> provides the "best" price-quality ratio  for live encoding ISO/ISMA of
> Mpeg-4 which will work with Darwin, Kasenna or Helix server?

I would say Apple's QuickTime Broadcaster (
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/broadcaster/ ), MPEG4IP (
http://www.mpeg4ip.net/ ) or Dicas' Mpegable Broadcaster (
http://www.mpegable.com/showPage.php?SITE=dicas&PAGE=broadcast ).
> Will standard players such as QT 6.04, Realone etc playback MPEG-4 with
> H264 codec?

I think that QuickTime Player will support AVC and HE AAC in the future, but
I don't know when ...
I've tried a version of Envivio TV ( v2.0.144 ) which already supports H.264
decoding ( as a plugin for Real, Windows Media and QuickTime players ).
> Is there any experience when it comes to getting WMP 9 (with envivio
> plugin) playing back a live MPEG-4 stream.

You should already able to do it with Envivio's plugin ...
Best regards,
Olivier