I want to start a forum that allows users of the same interest be able to upload videos.
It should be able to convert popular file types to flv.
It should be viewable through streaming (in contrast to downloading the whole file), and prevent a casual surfer from downloading the flv file (I know there's always methods to download streaming videos, but at least it should prevent people to be able to download it just by viewing the source code).
I've searched around and found web hosting that has the keywords like ffmpeg hosting, red5, dedicated IP, etc. but I don't know which particular features I need.
What's the package that I should be looking for?
Can you recommend a hosting that provides such services?
The monthly cost doesn't matter. I just need good directions for now so I can study the subject first then come back with more specific questions if I have any.
Thank you.
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by: BarsMonsterPosted on 2009-11-01 at 01:18:45ID: 25712993
I was working with http://corp.kaltura.com/ - it's not cheap, but it works.
Also, I was doing such system from scratch:
Yes, ffmpeg is good for conversion.
For streaming - you may use nginx - it has an flv streaming plugin, which would limit upload speed to the video bitrate.
To hide flv link - you should pass some id into a player, and it should generate flv URL inside player based on that id. This way video URL would not be shown in HTML.
Hosting is a pain - 1 server could not handle more than 100 users reliable. So, defenetly clustering is necessary.