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2008年2月26日
別了,Stage6
亮 stage6, YouTube 2008的Apple朝聖之路, 我的紀事 0 Comments
Stage6這個DivX串流網站,我一次都未能成功上載過,因為由始至終他的server就已經注定是龜速。一個支援每段100MB影片的網站,配上驚人的流量,在此我只有一個評語:錢不是用來這樣丟的。發佈這段消息是太平洋時間25日早上五時,用戶Spinner(實則是DivX Inc.員工Tom)在Stage6首頁發佈了一段聲明,指出現時的Stage6維護困難,也曾經考慮過售出部門、分拆獨立,但最終都決定關門大吉。他認為Stage6的出現填補了當時對高清串流影像需求的空缺,是以Stage6並不是未經深思熟慮而生的產物。
現時Stage6已經進入倒數階段,現時想看片子就要用這條連結,直到28日Stage6功成身退之日。距離這天不到三天,不難想像到底有多少人表現不滿。發佈至今只有五小時,我看留言就已經有一千六百多條,相信這數字將會繼續上升。
我個人的評價,對於Stage6的出現,我還是蠻讚賞的,他是一個先驅者,為世人證明高清片段也可以在網上串流播放。在YouTube的那個比VHS更低、連標清也不到的解像度底下,我看片子往往都不甚滿意。有時候甚至連面容器官都看不到,甚是嚇人…而Stage6只要求片段是100MB內的AVI或DivX片段,無需指定解像度和長度,比YouTube的重重限制好得多。不過自由的代價就是異常沉重的伺服器負荷,與及苛索無度的BandWidth。這個玩意在目前絕對是燒錢的玩意,但依我看他還是漂亮地走完他的歷史任務。
Stage6是先驅者,他的關閉並不是代表高清串流的失敗,相反他成為了一個指標,為未來的高清影像下載服務奠下基礎。相信未來的日子,將會有其他公司出現,與將會升格成高清YouTube爭一長短。到時候科技成熟了,大家才不會那麼快倒下來呢。