Video Capabilities -- Confirming Current Limitations (Record + Higher Quality Than Sorenson)

[greg_h_2]

Hi,



Regarding video with Cocomo, I writing to confirm that the
current version does not provide the following two capabilities:



--
Recording. Acrobat Connect Pro includes record capability.
Am I correct that at this time Cocomo does not (yet) include record
capability?



--
Video Encoding. Am I correct that at this time Cocomo
supports only Sorenson Spark for acquisition of live video?
(Background: I have two clients seeking integrated video and text
chat applications with higher quality video for the primary
presenter. Flash Player supports playback of video encoded in
Sorenson Spark, On2 VP6, and H.264. For encoding of live video,
Flash Player (and by extension Cocomo) encodes only Sorenson Spark.
Adobe does, however, also support via the Flash Media Live Encoder
(FMLE) live encoding using VP6 and H.264. I assume that Cocomo
currently does not support integration with FMLE or any other
option for higher quality live video acquisition)



Thanks again for your support and this great new
product/service.



I look forward to Cocomo having its official commercial
release here in 2009! :-)



Best regards,



g

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Greg,



You're right - recording is not (yet) supported =). Could
you give us more details of what you're thinking of using recording
for?



For encoding, you're again right, Cocomo only does what the
player does - we're not running any real-time encoding farms
(which, if you're still capturing via the Flash Player, then
re-encoding to H264 on the server isn't actually buying you any new
quality). Personally, I think the right place to apply some
pressure is with the Player folks, to get some more modern encoders
put in the player itself (believe me, I'm on it, but more voices
always help =).



thanks - hearing more of your use cases is always really
valuable to us as well!

nigel

[greg_h_2]

Hi Nigel,



Thank you for your reply.



Regarding the use cases ...

1) Union For Regular Member Meetings.

2) Pharmaceutical Training.



The first has looked at Connect Pro and the second currently
is using Connect Pro. Both cases seek both a higher quality video
for the presenter as well as to be able to record (for archive and
for "re-airing" by those unable to join live).



Regarding additional encoder in the presenter's "Player", I
think if just AIR could encode H.264 these client's use cases would
be satisfied. (These clients' goal on video quality fits a
1-to-many pattern. Requiring the presenter only to install AIR
seems a reasonably unobtrusive solution. Then, should attendee
video also be required, Sorenson via Flash Player should suffice.)



For both clients, having the hosted service from Adobe is
also an attraction (depending on pricing ;-)



Again, thanks for the great work of your team and everyone at
Adobe for bringing these solutions to the market.



Best regards,



g