We are thinking of using Windows Media to encode a live stream onto disk for
a slight delay.

For example, a 30 minute program starts at 11:00 AM.

In another venue, they are starting at 11:15 AM.

So we start the encoder and it begins writing the file. At 11:15 the other
venue connects to the windows media server and starts reading the stream.
Now the other venue is 15 minutes delayed from the live venue.

Does this seem like it would work? Is there a better way to approach it? On
my first trial, encoding from an already existing AVI file, it did seem to
work. I was able to start the encoder on one PC and have it write to the
server, then a minute later start windows media player on a projection PC
and have it connect to the stream on the server.

Live source will be DV IEEE 1394 coming from a digital video mixer (fed by
Canon XL1s also using long-distance firewire). We will be running the
encoder & server on a Windows server 2003 machine with a firewire card. The
clients will be PCs hooked up to projectors at various venues locally and
around town (via T1s). My target bitrate is 1 Mbit so we can get TV quality
over our data network to remote locations.

What do you say on this Jorge? (Or anyone else who cares to chime in)

thanks
--russ