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receive udp stream and restream in mp4

I have a hardware streamer transmitting H264 over udp. I need to re transmit for silverlight (in mp4 container). What free software can i use (preferentially for windows) ?
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silverlight crash on google chrome and mac osx

I'm running google chrome (15.0.874.121) on mac os/x 10.5.8 (leopard). I get the following message on a site using microsoft silverlight to display videos: Silverlight doesn't seem up to date ...
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Where can I get Microsoft Pivot?

Does anyone know whatever happend to microsoft live labs pivot. Where can I download it? Couldn't find anything on the web. The official site redirects to bing 404 page. Seems like Microsoft has ...
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Which default Database Systems come installed in Microsoft VS2010 Express?

Appreciate all advice 0n the following questions Which database systems (Ms SQL 2008, MS SQL Compact, or others) comes installed with VS2010 Express edition. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express is free, can ...
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How can I download Silverlight videos and convert to FLV format?

Is there any way to download Silverlight videos and convert them into FLV format?
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Silverlight crashes on Netflix playback on IE9

I don't use Internet Explorer often, but today I tried to use it because Netflix does not recognize Mozilla Auroa (the alpha testing build of Firefox) as a compatible user agent. The Netflix player ...
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Uninstall and/or repair Silverlight installation

I have a problem with Silverlight. I keep getting a Silverlight update (KB2512827) via Windows Update, although I already installed it a hundred times by now. I install it, the installation is ...
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download video from a website that uses silverlight to stream live stuff?

since it's silverlight, probably rtmpdump etc are out of the way (correct me if I am wrong.) There are tons of software to download flash, but it's silverlight... and live! I am already aware about ...
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Is Silverlight much slower than Flash or is it the site?

I try to watch this video made in silverlight: http://channel9.msdn.com/events/MIX/MIX10/EX15 Problem is after a few minutes it completely stops. Rarely happens with Flash. What's the cause ? ...
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How do I start silverlight on netflix in full screen automatically?

I know that there this great big button that I can click for full screen on the bottom left of the screen. What I'm doing though is launching the direct movie/tv episode in chrome from XBMC using ...
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Keep silverlight video in full screen in a dual monitor configuration

I have a silverlight video playing in the second monitor attached to my laptop. I want to work on my laptop screen and want silverlight video to remain in full screen mode. Is there some ...
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Chrome Browser and Silverlight

When I visit this page I get an error stating "Silverlight for your browser is not Officially Supported" . If I click the image on the error page it links to a page indicating Silverlight is ...
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Macbook Pro Fall 2010 (i7): Excessive Heat with Netflix playback

When I watch Netflix on Safari or Chrome on OS X Snow Leopard (with the latest version of Silverlight), the computer gets fairly hot. Is this a problem with the way Silverlight is programmed for OS ...
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Why does installing moonlight require access to all data on my computer? How concerned should I be?

When attempting to install Moonlight This is very concerning. This seems like something that our IT group would want to ban. I don't understand why anyone would agree to this. How concerned should ...
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Firefox not recognizing Silverlight 4 plugin?

This is a strange situation that I'm working on to get Netflix working again for my brother. He has a MacBook (2.4Ghz, 2GB, running 10.5.8) and is running Firefox 3.6.15 (downloaded today). When ...
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Streaming Netflix on my CR-48

I'm running Chrome OS on my CR-48. I know Chrome OS doesn't currently support Silverlight and thus doesn't support Netflix but I'd like to give it a shot anyway. What about playing it on my PC and ...
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Netflix watch instantly doesn't stay fullscreen anymore

I've been using netflix on fullscreen on my secondary monitor, and the first time I used it, it asked if I wanted to stay in fullscreen when I switched applications, I said yes, and it worked like ...
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Choosing a Laptop for (Silverlight) Game Development

I use FlatRedBall for Silverlight game development (casual, Flash-style games). I'm toying with the idea of getting a laptop to develop during my commute (~4 hours per day). Probably on Windows XP, ...
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Can one bypass silverlight for watching videos?

There is this one site that is using Silverlight to stream videos. I dislike Silverlight a lot, because the plugin is always "not up-to date" and I need to update it all the time. Is there any way to ...
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Cannot download silverlight-embedded Microsoft Project 2010 demo videos

I need to download the demo videos at my office so that I can view it later at home since I have slow internet connection there but it seems to be no way to download the videos at this site, and other ...
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How do I set Silverlight to auto-update on OS X?

Is there a way to have Silverlight automatically install updates without user interaction? I'm running Boxee on a Mac Mini, and I make heavy use of the Netflix app. However, when I start watching a ...
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Fullscreen Video on a dual monitor setup

I like to watch youTube videos and Netflix videos while working/playing/surfing. Youtube is Flash and Netlix is silverlight. I have two Monitors on my Windows 7 box, how can I do full screen YouTube ...
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A 'deselect' keystroke?

There is probably not a way to do this, but here's the situation: I am running a Silverlight 4 app in Google Chrome, and on occasion I hit cmd-A (select all) out of habit. It selects the entire SL ...
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is there a standalone flash/silverlight player that can resize

I was wondering if anyone would be aware of a standalone silverlight or/and flash player that can be resized . I need this because sometimes the video size is too small and fullscreen is not adapted ( ...
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IECAPT - screencapture - cannot capture webpage with silverlight image

I am trying to use IECapt to capture a screenshot of a webpage that has silverlight elements but despite adding delays, It shows the silverlight area as a blank. Any ideas or alternative solutions?
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Will future versions of Windows have latest versions of .Net and Silverlight installed or are there legal reasons not to?

I read that some versions of .Net do come pre-installed on Windows 7. To be consistent, shouldn't that mean that the latest version of .Net and Silverlight should come pre-installed on Windows? As a ...
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How do you get those 'Panorama' Screenshots? [closed]

If you've been researching Windows Phone Seven, you'll notice that they have a particular style of screenshot, like this: What would be the best way to get one of these screenshots, without having ...
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Recording streaming audio from online Flash and Silverlight sources

Is it possible to record streaming audio for a web site that uses a Flash Player or Silverlight player? I thought at times it might be nice to record the live radio and play it back later, but the ...
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How to uninstall MS silverlight developer package?

I have Win 7 Enterprise (32 bit) and Visual Studio 2010 ultimate. I installed Silverlight SDK 4. Now i want to uninstall the update "Microsoft Silverlight Developer Package 4.0" which is visible ...
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Silverlight and Opera

I am an avid fan of Opera, and have been for a number of years. Despite its bad rap, it is a very solidly built browser that has phenomenal standards support. A some of the sites that I use have ...
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Does windows 7 come with Silverlight preinstalled on a standard end- user system?

I am asking as Windows 7 laptops (at least from dell) seem to come with Flash preinstalled.
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Flash vs Html5? What about Silverlight?

Everyone's talking about the future of HTML5 vs Flash? Why is noone mentioning Silverlight? It doesn't have a future? Just curious.
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Does Moonlight work on linux in Google Chrome?

I'm trying to install Moonlight, but I can only find instructions for setting it up in Firefox. And in the Ubuntu 10.04 repositories, I found a "moonlight-plugin-mozilla" package, but not ...
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A web-based DOS emulator? [closed]

I'm wondering if anyone is aware of a web-based dos emulator that would allow running dos games through a browser window? Perhaps written in Flash, Silverlight, AJAX, or Java?
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Why doesn't Silverlight work in 64-bit?

I was using 64-bit IE and Silverlight would not work. This is ridiculous! What is the explanation for this?
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Does Safari on Windows support Silverlight?

Does the latest version of Safari (ver 4) under Windows support Silverlight? (This question was asked in the spirit of just having this information available on SuperUser after this question was ...
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Does Google Chrome support Silverlight?

Does Google Chrome support Silverlight? EDIT: I found the download site, ignored the announcement that my system might not support silverlight, downloaded it and tried to install it. It failed. I ...
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Run this bat file with admin rights

I have written a simple bat file to run a silverlight install at login. I have the script called via GPO and AD, but when it runs, i have the issue of admin rights and UAC. Is there a way to stream ...
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Uninstalling Silverlight 4 beta on OS X

I want to downgrade to SL3 on my Mac after accidently installing SL4 Beta. I've tried the SL3 uninstall procedure: rm -rf /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin rm -rf ...
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Problems with Moonlight on Linux Mint

I am just started to using Linux Mint. I wanted to view a Microsoft Silverlight page, but, i needed Microsoft Silverlight. Microsoft redirected me, with my FireFox on Linux Mint, to Moonlight. I ...
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How can I play an online video in full screen AND type in a text editor at the same time?

I watch instructional videos that play in Silverlight such as the ones at http://windowsclient.net/learn. I watch them in full screen on my left monitor. While the video is playing, I want to be ...
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Capturing Silverlight streaming

Does anybody know if there is an effective way to catch the streamed output of Silverlight and saving it to the Hard disk (in any format) without using screen capturing tools?
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Installing Silverlight on Linux

How to install Silverlight on Linux? Is there a package for Ubuntu?
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Does Silverlight or Flash support hardware acceleration?

Does Silverlight or Flash support hardware acceleration? Is work being done by the GPU or only the CPU? I believe Netflix View Instant uses Silverlight, does this support hardware acceleration?
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What is Microsoft Silverlight?

What are the pros and cons of installing it on XP Pro, Thinkpad T60?
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Failure to install Siverlight

I tried to install Silverlight from the Microsoft site. The download is fine. I got Silverlight.exe (4.7MB). However, when I try and run it, I get the message saying "file is corrupt" during the ...
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Convert PowerPoint to Flash or Silverlight?

I have a simple PowerPoint presentation and I would like to convert it to Flash or Silverlight. The presentation is a simple "Slide after Slide after Slide" and my first guess was to use OpenOffice ...
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What is Silverlight and how is different from flash? Why should I install it?

I went Microsoft's website and in order to see some videos is requests me to install Silverlight? Is there any benefit? I don't really feel like installing a plugin from Microsoft, but I wonder is ...
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Is there a way to watch Netflix on Linux?

I'm trying to get Netflix to work on a Ubuntu box; Moonlight looked like it could run Netflix, but the version i tried(1.0.1) didn't work. Has anyone gotten this to work?
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What are common reasons not to install Silverlight? [closed]

Why would some people not want to install Silverlight? I'm assuming that this is for computers where the user has administrative rights. Background: I made a few games in Silverlight and ran across ...

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