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QuickTime. See QuickTime Player PlaylistBroadcaster process 48 playlistname.err ﬁle 26–27playlists 34–37

access to 40

broadcasting prerecorded media with 34 creating 35–36

deleting 36 described 34 editing 36 links to 33 looping 47 movie 27

MP3. See MP3 playlists MPEG-435–36names 34

preparing prerecorded media for 27–28problems with 48–49

relaying broadcasts 35 removing items from 35 server-side 13 settings 34–35starting 35, 46 stopping 35

playlists log 26–27, 35, 48 “Play Mode” setting 34 PLS metaﬁles 33 plug-ins, QuickTime 9, 47

port 80, streaming over 18, 25, 45, 61 ports

base 38 Firewire 56 UDP 38

used by QTSS/DSS 61 Power Mac G3 17 Power Mac G4 17 preferences 52 prerecorded media 27–28 presentations, streaming 55–67 presets directory 23 problems. See troubleshooting proxies 43

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qtaccess ﬁle 40–41,43–44 qtgroups ﬁle 39, 42

QTSS. See QuickTime Streaming Server qtusers ﬁle 41

QuickTime Broadcaster See also broadcasts controlling remotely 23–24described 12

live audio/video setup 9 live presentations 57 non-headless mode 24 obtaining 16, 64 presets 23, 24 QTSS/DSS and 9 remote control of 16 requirements for 17–18setting up 16, 64–65streaming presentations 56 video capture 17

web site 16, 64 QuickTime client software 16 “QuickTime for the Web” 14 QuickTime Instructional web site 14 QuickTime movie log 26 QuickTime movies

See also movies exporting 28

exporting as hinted movies 29–30sample 19

self-contained 28 QuickTime payload encoder 30 QuickTime Player

described 12

exporting QuickTime movies as hinted movies 30

viewing media from clients 31 viewing movies 19

viewing streamed media on 9 QuickTime plug-in 9, 47 QuickTime Pro

described 12

included with “QuickTime for the Web” 14 QuickTime product suite 11

QuickTime Services web site 14

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Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming Server manual MPEG-4

Contents

Administrator’s Guide QuickTime Streaming Server Darwin Streaming ServerAdobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated K Apple Computer, Inc2002 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved RealAudio is a trademark of Progressive Networks, IncQuickTime Streaming ContentsPreface 1 Getting StartedPreparing Audio MediaWorking With Connected Users RelaysAdding or Deleting Groups Installing SSL3 Setup Example The Streaming Server Computer Crashes or Is RestartedSetting It Up Creating a Web Page for Easy Access Glossary IndexQuickTime Streaming What Is Streaming?About Streaming Servers Live Versus On-Demand Delivery Simple Setup for Live Video8 Preface 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 8 Click Finish Testing Your Setupwhere hostname is the host name or IP address of your server The streaming server is now active and ready to stream mediaPage Working With Streaming Server Admin User InterfaceManaging Your Streaming Server Working With Connected Users Starting or Stopping Streaming ServiceViewing Streaming Status 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 Streaming admin server requests log streamingadminserver.log Error Log Error.logStreaming MP3 requests log mp3access.log Other supported platforms /var/streaming/LogsPreparing Prerecorded Media MediaAbout Instant-On Streaming Other supported platforms /var/streaming/Playlists/playlistnameBe sure to copy the ﬁles into the directory you speciﬁed for streaming Original, non-hinted ﬁle myﬁle.avi New ﬁle with only hint tracks myﬁle.mov2 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 The M3U ﬁle contains a single line of text in this format pls ﬁles using the user’s MP3 player automaticallyrtsptext rtsp//my.streamingserver.com/sample.mov A PLS ﬁle uses this formatPlaylists To stop broadcasting a playlist, click the Stop button Deleting a Playlist Changing a Playlist36 Chapter Working With Relay Settings RelaysTo see the Relay Settings pane, click Relay Settings 3 If the playlist is running, click the Stop buttonSetting Up Relays 1 Click Relay Settings 2 Click New Relay or Edit Default Relay6 Click Save Changes to add the source to your relay settings 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 Reduce the maximum number of connections or the maximum throughput m Turn off other servicesUsers See Error Messages While Streaming Media m Make sure users have the correct URLUsers Can’t See Live Streamed Media You’re Having Problems With Playlists48 Chapter This section answers questions raised by more advanced users Advanced1 Log in to the server as an administrator tells the server to bind to the local IP addressPREF NAME=bindipaddr0PREF Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/streamingserver.xmlssl=0 bind=IP address to bind to \Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\streamingserver.xmlTo kill the QuickTime Streaming Server QTSS processes usr/sbin/streamingadminserver.plTo kill and restart a process 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 dataRateInBits / 8 bits * timeInSeconds = file size Step 3 Set Up Your Streaming ServerHow much random access memory RAM is needed? Can the server computer be dedicated solely to streaming?Example for a one-hour 300-Kbps stream The Port Settings page displays 1 Click Port Settings in Streaming Server Admin2 Click the “Streaming on Port 80” checkbox, then click Save Changes m good-quality DV camera For the example setup, the following items are neededStep 4 Set Up for a Live Webcast 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 SSL Secure Sockets Layer 24, 43 SSL certiﬁcate passwords. See passwords proxies“Sequential Looped” mode 34, 49 “Sequential” mode 84 IndexSee also errors valid-user tag 41 video