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Size and Structure

For storing large media streams, the use of a database which is amenable to continuous media, or a special video filing system [#!anders!#] seems pertinent. Using a traditional relational database is not suitable as these RDBMS are optimised for indexed tables of small data items.



Jon CROWCROFT
1998-12-03