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lighting issues 58, 64 lighting kit 62, 64 Linux systems 17 live audio

requirements for 17–18 setup for streaming 8–9

live broadcasting 17–18live chats 11

live delivery 8 live events 8 live media

streaming 31 unable to see 48

live streaming audio 8–9

choosing environment for 57–58concurrent viewers 58 example of 55–67

network setup 58 video 8–9

live video archiving 66–67 requirements for 17–18setup for streaming 8–9shooting 66

live webcasts 55–67logging, enabling 35, 48 logs

access history 26 error 26 location of 26–27 MP3 access 26 playlists 26–27, 35, 48

QuickTime movie 26 resetting 26

streaming admin server requests 26 streaming MP3 requests 26

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M3U metaﬁles 33 Macintosh Server G3 17 Macintosh Server G4 17 Mac OS X

DSS binaries/source code 17 logs 26

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processes 51–52QTSS requirements 17 resources 13

restarting QTSS processes 51 restarting Streaming Server Admin

processes 51–52upgrading 15

“Max. Number of Connections” setting 25 “Max. Throughput” setting 25

Mbone (multicast backbone) 10 media 27–33

bandwidth considerations 33 hinted movies 29–30instant-on streaming 27 links to MP3 playlists 33 live 31, 48

multiple sources 28 preparing audio 28 prerecorded 27–28, 34 protected 42

SDP ﬁles 30

sent over Internet 9 streamed. See streamed media streaming ﬁle formats 28–29 viewing from client computer 31

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Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server manual killing QTSS processes

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Administrator’s Guide QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming ServerK Apple Computer, Inc 2002 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reservedAdobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated RealAudio is a trademark of Progressive Networks, IncContents PrefaceQuickTime Streaming 1 Getting StartedMedia Working With Connected UsersPreparing Audio RelaysInstalling SSL 3 Setup ExampleAdding or Deleting Groups The Streaming Server Computer Crashes or Is RestartedSetting It Up Creating a Web Page for Easy Access Glossary IndexAbout Streaming Servers What Is Streaming?QuickTime Streaming 8 Preface Simple Setup for Live VideoLive Versus On-Demand Delivery How Does Streaming Work? QuickTime StreamingMulticast Versus Unicast 10 PrefaceThe Total Streaming Solution Relaying Streamed MediaThe QuickTime suite is made up of the following components For More Information QTSS and DSS 4.1 added these features14 Preface Setup Overview Getting StartedHardware and Software Client Computer RequirementsApple recommends Setting Up Your Streaming Server Testing Your Setup where hostname is the host name or IP address of your server8 Click Finish The streaming server is now active and ready to stream mediaPage Managing Your Streaming Server User InterfaceWorking With Streaming Server Admin Starting or Stopping Streaming Service Viewing Streaming StatusWorking With Connected Users 22 Chapter2 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 Error Log Error.log Streaming MP3 requests log mp3access.logStreaming admin server requests log streamingadminserver.log Other supported platforms /var/streaming/LogsMedia About Instant-On StreamingPreparing Prerecorded Media Other supported platforms /var/streaming/Playlists/playlistnameBe sure to copy the ﬁles into the directory you speciﬁed for streaming 2 Export the ﬁle by choosing Export from the File menu New ﬁle with only hint tracks myﬁle.movOriginal, non-hinted ﬁle myﬁle.avi 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 pls ﬁles using the user’s MP3 player automatically rtsptext rtsp//my.streamingserver.com/sample.movThe M3U ﬁle contains a single line of text in this format A PLS ﬁle uses this formatPlaylists To stop broadcasting a playlist, click the Stop button 36 Chapter Changing a PlaylistDeleting a Playlist Relays To see the Relay Settings pane, click Relay SettingsWorking With Relay Settings 3 If the playlist is running, click the Stop button1 Click Relay Settings 2 Click New Relay or Edit Default Relay 6 Click Save Changes to add the source to your relay settingsSetting Up Relays 4 Complete the ﬁelds for DestinationSecurity Controlling Access to Streamed Media Creating an Access FileSave 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 Installing SSL To create a user account on the streaming serverwhere someUserName is a broadcaster user name of your choosing Problems m Check the error log m Turn off other services Users See Error Messages While Streaming Mediam Reduce the maximum number of connections or the maximum throughput m Make sure users have the correct URL48 Chapter You’re Having Problems With PlaylistsUsers Can’t See Live Streamed Media Advanced 1 Log in to the server as an administratorThis section answers questions raised by more advanced users tells the server to bind to the local IP addressLibrary/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/streamingserver.xml ssl=0 bind=IP address to bind toPREF NAME=bindipaddr0PREF \Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\streamingserver.xmlTo kill and restart a process usr/sbin/streamingadminserver.plTo kill the QuickTime Streaming Server QTSS processes 52 Chapter To get QTSS to re-read its preferencesThis will produce the following Page Setup Example Streaming Presentations-Live and On DemandThe streaming setup in this example, shown above, has these features 56 ChapterSetting It Up Step 1 Prepare the LocationStep 2 Prepare the Network Step 3 Set Up Your Streaming Server How much random access memory RAM is needed?dataRateInBits / 8 bits * timeInSeconds = file size Can the server computer be dedicated solely to streaming?Example for a one-hour 300-Kbps stream 2 Click the “Streaming on Port 80” checkbox, then click Save Changes 1 Click Port Settings in Streaming Server AdminThe Port Settings page displays For the example setup, the following items are needed Step 4 Set Up for a Live Webcastm good-quality DV camera m sturdy tripod on which to mount the camera m portable lighting kitHere are other desirable features Step 5 Set Up Broadcaster Creating a Web Page for Easy Access Shooting the Live Presentation Archiving 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 passwords. See passwords proxies “Sequential Looped” mode 34, 49 “Sequential” modeSSL Secure Sockets Layer 24, 43 SSL certiﬁcate 84 IndexSee also errors valid-user tag 41 video