From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 26 16:09:54 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 341BD1065674 for ; Tue, 26 May 2009 16:09:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EDEA8FC23 for ; Tue, 26 May 2009 16:09:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4QG9hV4046399; Tue, 26 May 2009 18:09:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n4QG9giM046396; Tue, 26 May 2009 18:09:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 18:09:42 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Polytropon In-Reply-To: <20090526145429.d1d0bb2d.freebsd@edvax.de> Message-ID: References: <4A1A9FF0.40609@webrz.net> <421634BF-CE80-45E6-AFC5-F80652A82F80@rgbaz.eu> <20090526145429.d1d0bb2d.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: FBSD UG , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Streaming server / YouTube X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 16:09:54 -0000 >> while watching... > > While downloading, you're usually not watching (while it's > still possible to watch inclomplete files with mplayer). if you type URL containing flash movie in browser (with flash enabled of course ;) it will start playing it before downloading all. > > And for complete correctness, the video IS stored on the > harddrive "in parts" (according to the hard drive based > caching of the stream). are you sure on harddrive not memory only? i assume you talk about youtube player.