[Opensim-users] A Way To "Physically" or "Locally" Embed A Video?

[Justin Clark-Casey]

I'm afraid the only way you can reference video, afaik, is via URL.

In principle, one could possibly allow OpenSimulator to serve files from a directory using its built-in C# webserver 
(like Apache, etc.).  One could then add an extra section to an OAR which could contain files that would automatically 
uncompress to that directory.  Scripts could then simply reference that simulator's public network address in URLs.

This would be simpler than having to set up an additional webserver but would place more stress on the simulator, which 
is a very significant tradeoff.

On 21/02/13 08:33, len at lenwbrown.com wrote:
> Unless I'm mistaken, I know I cannot "import" a video to be used in-world, but...
>
> I've used video-on-a-prim for years and always used a referral URL for the video file called from my own hosted
> website.  However, I'm working on a project that has some short video clips along with slides and the usual fluff for an
> interactive in-world tutorial.
>
> I'd like the video clips to be embedded somehow so they are not called from a web-based URL.
>
> Is there a way for me to place these video clips locally within an OpenSim folder, for example, and have them called
> from there to play in-world?  I understand that I can't include the video clips themselves in an OAR, unless I'm
> mistaken.  But if I can at least include them in a pre-configured OpenSim folder (like Diva Distro) and offer that as a
> zip file it would be really great.
>
> The video files themselves are small and only add about 30 megs max to the overall size of the final product if I can
> get this to work.  I just don't want them hosted elsewhere in the event there's a future issue with that host, thereby
> making them inaccessible in-world.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
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