Re: FLASH: RE: video streaming non flash related

[Michael@BTW]

I run one at my day job (http://cdc.humboldt.edu) a few quirks, you want a

fast G3/4 for streaming much video, though folks are streaming audio off of

powerbooks through 56k around here (both with Darwin, the free open source

version & linux and with OSX). Static (non-live broadcast) streams are

pretty easy to set up, and OSX sets up Apache and QTSS with a few button

clicks (though for a pro-server I'd either recommend signing onto the OSX

admin list or getting Tenon's iTools), to get the quality you see on QT TV

you need MediaCleaner and Sorenson/QDesign Pro, raising the start-up ante by

a grand or so. 


Live broadcast is a bit trickier, you need Sorenson Broadcaster (though a

few others are also beginning to support QT rtsp streams as well) and

another _Fast_ Mac to run it (for video), once you get the hang of

converting your .sdp to a .mov (well described in the Sorenson Broadcaster

manual) its pretty easy, plug-in your VCR or camera, click broadcast, and

your on the air!;-).


I would say Real is easier though much more expensive (for the server) and

WinMedia Tools certainly cheaper (in both cost and quality), but be prepared

for some command line stuff in WMT and bugs in 'mpeg4' for a while (I'm sure

M$ plans to get it all push button and 'mpeg4' to handle key frames properly

RSN;-)...


PS (beware: troll;-) what's with ShockWave and www.on2.com? Is the next step

for the 'wave native streaming video?


> Definitely worth a look at. Has anyone tried this out yet? Would love to

> hear comments on it?

> 

> Michael

> 



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Michael Penney

Sharpener of the Cutting Edge

BigTimeWeb.Com




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