On April 03 2011 03:34 lma wrote: Everyone complaining about the stream issues:
1) Go to http://support.akamai.com/flash/index.html (can take a while to load, the Akamai support player is meant primarily for video stream debugging) 2) Copy-paste into "Enter URL to test here" following RTMP-stream url: rtmp://cp121276.live.edgefcs.net/live/estreamsq_3@49981 3) Press "Test" button on the left 4) Video starts streaming with messed up aspect ratio - go to full screen mode on the player and enjoy. You won't be seeing any advertisements either (instead you just see "Stream will resume momentarily" static screen during the commercial breaks)
The stream is LQ flash-stream where the browser falls back in case you don't have Octoshape installed. It is streamed via Akamai (_the_ premier content delivery network) and they have a ton of capacity to handle live streams unlike (apparently) Octoshape.
It bums me a lot that MLG haven't got their stuff together considering the huge amount of funding they received from VCs. Don't really understand their decision still to continue using Octoshape even after all the problems that have been reported to them on previous occasions - and especially use it exclusively in HQ stream. Akamai's delivery costs are considerably higher than Octoshape's, but where in earth they are planning to use all the freaking dollars they got - the live streaming from the events is in the core of their business that I don't quite understand their decision making with regards to tech choices..
This. Much thanks! You are both a gentleman and a scholar.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF We didn't buy enough shirts for them to get better network ((( the best part is, NASL looks like a gift from <insert higher power> at every MLG event and everytime sundance opens his mouth
On April 03 2011 03:32 Hansibot wrote: Great. A free HQ pass to columbus, in which the HQ will also not work, so we will get HQ to the next pro circuit after that...
MLG generally has a shit ton of problems with their first event/day. Its usually fixed by the next day/event. Don't be too quick to judge.
Well today is not their first event, nor their first day, nor the first set of problems.
On April 03 2011 03:34 lma wrote: Everyone complaining about the stream issues:
1) Go to http://support.akamai.com/flash/index.html (can take a while to load, the Akamai support player is meant primarily for video stream debugging) 2) Copy-paste into "Enter URL to test here" following RTMP-stream url: rtmp://cp121276.live.edgefcs.net/live/estreamsq_3@49981 3) Press "Test" button on the left 4) Video starts streaming with messed up aspect ratio - go to full screen mode on the player and enjoy. You won't be seeing any advertisements either (instead you just see "Stream will resume momentarily" static screen during the commercial breaks)
The stream is LQ flash-stream where the browser falls back in case you don't have Octoshape installed. It is streamed via Akamai (_the_ premier content delivery network) and they have a ton of capacity to handle live streams unlike (apparently) Octoshape.
It bums me a lot that MLG haven't got their stuff together considering the huge amount of funding they received from VCs. Don't really understand their decision still to continue using Octoshape even after all the problems that have been reported to them on previous occasions - and especially use it exclusively in HQ stream. Akamai's delivery costs are considerably higher than Octoshape's, but where in earth they are planning to use all the freaking dollars they got - the live streaming from the events is in the core of their business that I don't quite understand their decision making with regards to tech choices..
On April 03 2011 03:34 lma wrote: Everyone complaining about the stream issues:
1) Go to http://support.akamai.com/flash/index.html (can take a while to load, the Akamai support player is meant primarily for video stream debugging) 2) Copy-paste into "Enter URL to test here" following RTMP-stream url: rtmp://cp121276.live.edgefcs.net/live/estreamsq_3@49981 3) Press "Test" button on the left 4) Video starts streaming with messed up aspect ratio - go to full screen mode on the player and enjoy. You won't be seeing any advertisements either (instead you just see "Stream will resume momentarily" static screen during the commercial breaks)
The stream is LQ flash-stream where the browser falls back in case you don't have Octoshape installed. It is streamed via Akamai (_the_ premier content delivery network) and they have a ton of capacity to handle live streams unlike (apparently) Octoshape.
It bums me a lot that MLG haven't got their stuff together considering the huge amount of funding they received from VCs. Don't really understand their decision still to continue using Octoshape even after all the problems that have been reported to them on previous occasions - and especially use it exclusively in HQ stream. Akamai's delivery costs are considerably higher than Octoshape's, but where in earth they are planning to use all the freaking dollars they got - the live streaming from the events is in the core of their business that I don't quite understand their decision making with regards to tech choices..
This is such an epic.... epic post.
Indeed, best post in thread. MLG please for the love of god listen.
Your internet is also supporting 3 streams, around 60 computers and like 10 console.
Strange that they cant get internet to support 60 computers and 3 streams when dreamhack can support 14000 computers and 20 streams
Man, why is US internet technology so fucking behind this?
Third world country?
Because believe it or not, capitalism is pretty fucking bad for technology like ISPs... Japans internet is funded and controlled by the government and it blows ours away -_-
It's not just about funding or government, US is a damn big territory which makes it very harder and VERY EXPENSIVE to fund very high speed DSL facilities.
Of course US could reach the capacity of Sweden/Korea/France if enough money was thrown in but it would take your government to really push into that direction.
I don't expect places like central US to be wired so well, but major cities along the east coast like new york and california could DEFINITELY be better.
EPT
((( the best part is, NASL looks like a gift from <insert higher power> at every MLG event and everytime sundance opens his mouth ![[image loading]](http://i54.tinypic.com/sq6zjo.png)
