Overlays on live streaming events

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Hi Paul,

Request for comment on an advanced functionality:

I need to put overlay banners (images) and other kind of animated swf 
components on live streaming. Since live streaming has no exact beginning 
nor duration I need to "push" components during the live by manual click 
(administrator) or even bound to wall-clock time.
So, I have 1 live stream and (let's say) 300 players watching this with JW 
player. All players arrive (connect) at similar but different times.
I suppose, I would need to create kind of one to many broadcast component 
with some rtmp application server (Wowza) to be able to update and turn 
on/off the overlays in all the connected players. I woull call this 
"broadcast component".

Please tell me if you think it is possible to do inside the OVS plugin. I 
would like to develop this myself.
What do you think is the right sequence of steps to execute?

TIA
Haris

Original issue reported on code.google.com by haris.zu...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2010 at 3:19

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To put it more simply:
The part of the "broadcast component" is all clear to me.
I am looking for a way (internal API calls in OAS) to load and make overlays 
appear and disappear when I decide from my "broadcast component" while the live 
streaming is 
playing.
Does it exist? Can you point me in right direction please? Thanx

Original comment by haris.zu...@gmail.com on 22 Apr 2010 at 8:51

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yeh.. this isn't possible just yet with OAS.. i started (but haven't finished) 
implementing an Overlay API to the 
OAS... when that's done, you could use that to trigger overlays to display.

Would you mind emailing me on enquiries@openvideoads.org to discuss this 
requirement further? .. i'd like to 
ask some more specific questions to understand how best to support this for you.

Original comment by paul.sch...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2010 at 2:10

• Changed state: Started

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Moving issue to "enhancement" ...

Original comment by paul.sch...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2010 at 2:10

• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Requested more info - awaiting email to finalise requirements.. 

Original comment by paul.sch...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2010 at 2:11

• Changed state: Awaiting

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Have you received my mail to enquiries@openvideoads.org ?
Do you need more info?

Original comment by haris.zu...@gmail.com on 10 May 2010 at 9:19