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Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

#3
Hosed. Getting timeouts for /details. 2 issues in general, though:

(1) The BitTorrent protocol is not hospitable to linear downloading.

(2) Pirated video content is extremely incompatible with browser-based playback... stuff like MKV and AVI containers, DTS/AC3 audio, multiple audio tracks, segmented RAR files.

If this works even for vanilla MP4 content, I will be super impressed - but the browser is the wrong place for this type of media app right now.

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

#5

Haven't got this to work yet. I'd love to see a BT streaming solution not as a centralized service, but as a locally running app. Does such a thing exist?

Popcorn Time?

That's close but I want arbitrary BT files, not a hand curated content selection.

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

#6

Haven't got this to work yet. I'd love to see a BT streaming solution not as a centralized service, but as a locally running app. Does such a thing exist?

the machine is a 10 dollar digital ocean droplet, it's curently at it's peak, this can be packed(and it will be) with node webkit

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

#7
post #3

Hosed. Getting timeouts for /details. 2 issues in general, though: (1) The BitTorrent protocol is not hospitable to linear downloading. (2) Pirated video content is extremely incompatible with browser-based playback... stuff like MKV and AVI containers, DTS/AC3 audio, multiple audio tracks, segmented RAR files. If this works even for vanilla MP4 content, I will be super impressed - but the browser is the wrong place…

EZTV YIFI and many more don't pack anymore the data inside rar files, and it works, you can watch silicon valley from an EZTV torrent from here http://iflix.io/#/play/ef87a3f97c653d487dece0e6ea8e60b7731a5...

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

#8
post #6

Haven't got this to work yet. I'd love to see a BT streaming solution not as a centralized service, but as a locally running app. Does such a thing exist?

the machine is a 10 dollar digital ocean droplet, it's curently at it's peak, this can be packed(and it will be) with node webkit

I would enthusiastically use this product. Please allow for specifying any BitTorrent file and not just searching Pirate Bay. Kat.ph is much better :)

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

#10
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's close but I want arbitrary BT files, not a hand curated content selection.

In PopcornTime, you can drag and drop arbitrary BT files.

This doesn't seem to work in the latest version.
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