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Other supported platforms: /var/streaming/Playlists/playlistname/

Other supported platforms: /var/streaming/Playlists/playlistname/

Media

This section provides information you need to broadcast live or prerecorded media as streaming video and/or audio. You can also learn about instant-on streaming, creating playlists, setting up a web page with streamed media, and bandwidth considerations.

About Instant-On Streaming

Viewers watching a streaming video with QuickTime 6 and later will beneﬁt from Instant-On, an advance in Apple skip-protection technology (patent pending) that dramatically reduces buffer, or wait, time for an instantaneous viewing experience. Viewers can click around or scrub video as if it were on their hard disks.

Users must have a broadband connection to experience instant-on streaming. The responsiveness of instant-on streaming is affected by available bandwidth and size, or data rate, of the content. Responsiveness can also be affected by the codec used. Hinted movies made using the QDesign Audio codec, for example, may not be instant-on capable.

Preparing Prerecorded Media

Prerecorded media can be played back as a simulated live stream in a playlist when prepared properly.

To prepare prerecorded media for broadcast in a playlist:

1Use the same number and types of tracks for each movie in the playlist.

Be sure all the media ﬁles contain compatible media types. For example, all audio tracks should use the same encoding, sampling rate, compression, and bit rate. All video tracks should also use the same encoding, compression, and bit rate.

2Format the media in each ﬁle in the same way.

For example, use the same frame size for each video track.

3For movie playlists, be sure each media ﬁle is a hinted QuickTime movie or a hinted MPEG-4 ﬁle.

For an MP3 playlist, each ﬁle must be an MP3 audio ﬁle with the same sample rate (the data rates do not need to be the same). Do not hint MP3 ﬁles when preparing an MP3 playlist.

4Copy all media ﬁles to your streaming server.

Managing Your Streaming Server

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Contents

QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server Administrator’s GuideRealAudio is a trademark of Progressive Networks, Inc K Apple Computer, Inc2002 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated1 Getting Started ContentsPreface QuickTime StreamingRelays MediaWorking With Connected Users Preparing AudioThe Streaming Server Computer Crashes or Is Restarted Installing SSL3 Setup Example Adding or Deleting GroupsGlossary Index Setting It Up Creating a Web Page for Easy AccessWhat Is Streaming? QuickTime StreamingAbout Streaming Servers Simple Setup for Live Video Live Versus On-Demand Delivery8 Preface QuickTime Streaming How Does Streaming Work?10 Preface Multicast Versus UnicastRelaying Streamed Media The Total Streaming SolutionThe QuickTime suite is made up of the following components QTSS and DSS 4.1 added these features For More Information14 Preface Getting Started Setup OverviewClient Computer Requirements Hardware and SoftwareApple recommends Setting Up Your Streaming Server The streaming server is now active and ready to stream media Testing Your Setupwhere hostname is the host name or IP address of your server 8 Click FinishPage User Interface Working With Streaming Server AdminManaging Your Streaming Server 22 Chapter Starting or Stopping Streaming ServiceViewing Streaming Status Working With Connected Users2 Make the changes you want and click Save Changes m To see the general settings, click General Settings You can view and change port settings in Streaming Server Admin Other supported platforms /var/streaming/Logs Error Log Error.logStreaming MP3 requests log mp3access.log Streaming admin server requests log streamingadminserver.logOther supported platforms /var/streaming/Playlists/playlistname MediaAbout Instant-On Streaming Preparing Prerecorded MediaBe sure to copy the ﬁles into the directory you speciﬁed for streaming New ﬁle with only hint tracks myﬁle.mov Original, non-hinted ﬁle myﬁle.avi2 Export the ﬁle by choosing Export from the File menu 1 Open QuickTime Player on a Mac OS X, Mac OS, or Windows computer 3 Copy the SDP ﬁle to your streaming server computer Setting Up a Web Page With Streamed Media A PLS ﬁle uses this format pls ﬁles using the user’s MP3 player automaticallyrtsptext rtsp//my.streamingserver.com/sample.mov The M3U ﬁle contains a single line of text in this formatPlaylists To stop broadcasting a playlist, click the Stop button Changing a Playlist Deleting a Playlist36 Chapter 3 If the playlist is running, click the Stop button RelaysTo see the Relay Settings pane, click Relay Settings Working With Relay Settings4 Complete the ﬁelds for Destination 1 Click Relay Settings 2 Click New Relay or Edit Default Relay6 Click Save Changes to add the source to your relay settings Setting Up RelaysSecurity Creating an Access File Controlling Access to Streamed MediaSave the access ﬁle as plain text not .rtf or any other ﬁle format 2 Enter a password for the user and reenter it when prompted To create a user account on the streaming server Installing SSLwhere someUserName is a broadcaster user name of your choosing Problems m Check the error log m Make sure users have the correct URL m Turn off other servicesUsers See Error Messages While Streaming Media m Reduce the maximum number of connections or the maximum throughputYou’re Having Problems With Playlists Users Can’t See Live Streamed Media48 Chapter tells the server to bind to the local IP address Advanced1 Log in to the server as an administrator This section answers questions raised by more advanced users\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\streamingserver.xml Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/streamingserver.xmlssl=0 bind=IP address to bind to PREF NAME=bindipaddr0PREFusr/sbin/streamingadminserver.pl To kill the QuickTime Streaming Server QTSS processesTo kill and restart a process To get QTSS to re-read its preferences 52 ChapterThis will produce the following Page Streaming Presentations-Live and On Demand Setup Example56 Chapter The streaming setup in this example, shown above, has these featuresStep 1 Prepare the Location Setting It UpStep 2 Prepare the Network Can the server computer be dedicated solely to streaming? Step 3 Set Up Your Streaming ServerHow much random access memory RAM is needed? dataRateInBits / 8 bits * timeInSeconds = file sizeExample for a one-hour 300-Kbps stream 1 Click Port Settings in Streaming Server Admin The Port Settings page displays2 Click the “Streaming on Port 80” checkbox, then click Save Changes m sturdy tripod on which to mount the camera m portable lighting kit For the example setup, the following items are neededStep 4 Set Up for a Live Webcast m good-quality DV cameraHere are other desirable features Step 5 Set Up Broadcaster Creating a Web Page for Easy Access Archiving the Live Presentation Shooting the Live Presentation8 Click Import again when you want to stop importing Page Glossary byte Eight bits rules for linking and exchanging ﬁles on a network instructions to a musical synthesizer N, O Page tween track A track that modiﬁes the display of other tracks 76 Glossary Index stopping unable to connect to 47 viewing browsers. See web browsers “Error Log” setting 26 errors killing QTSS processes symbolic links within 52-53 “Media Directory” setting 24 media ﬁles MPEG-4 See also streaming servers 84 Index passwords. See passwords proxies“Sequential Looped” mode 34, 49 “Sequential” mode SSL Secure Sockets Layer 24, 43 SSL certiﬁcatevalid-user tag 41 video See also errors