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Nahualli
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 Posted: 09/23/03 - 09:01 Post subject: question about streaming media
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I am re-introducing myself to web technologies, not having dealt with them for several years. One question I have is how do I set it up so that MP3s and video can stream from my website as opposed to having to download it? Not sure if it will increase my bandwidth any more but I would still like to know how to.
The provider I have is a do-it-yourself host. They provide no support on content. They sell you the space and guarantee the uptime and that's about it, it's actually pretty cool because they allow anything to run on your webspace provided you do it yourself.
-Nah-
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Banzai
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Posted: 09/23/03 - 09:58 Post subject:
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Depends on what you are looking to do with the streaming tech.
You looking to boradcast per-recorded sessions or stream in realtime?
I do streaming for movies I make by exporting the video file into a quicktime movie (which streams by the way but it way to large for hosting and effecant downlaod) I then take that quicktime and run it thru a free application from RealMedia called Helix. It is free and will take a 200mb file and compress it to a 10 meg file with decent quality and ready to stream.
I then take that 10 meg file and host it where ever, like to the player and call it a day.
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Nahualli
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Posted: 09/23/03 - 10:00 Post subject:
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ok wow that went over my head.
I guess "streaming" was the wrong word.
I just want people to click an MP3 link and it will spawn their player and start playing it. Do I have to install some kind of server-side app for this?
-Nah-
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Banzai
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Posted: 09/23/03 - 12:02 Post subject:
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huh, anytime I have a media link directly to a source file the player pops up automatically for me...
/shrug
That has more with your file associaitions than it does "streaming". You will still have to download the file though unles you run the mp3 thru the aforementioned helix program. Then you can stream it in a traditional sense and save some bandwidth in the process.
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Frashii
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posted: 09/23/03 - 12:32 Post subject:
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Your ISP needs to add
AddType audio/mpeg mp3 MP3
AddType audio/playlist m3u M3U
To their httpd.conf file.
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Occulis
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Moral Relativity Central
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Posted: 09/23/03 - 13:09 Post subject:
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HA HA FRASHII IS OPENING AN SSH-1 EXPLOIT IN YOUR HOLE.
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Kenamin
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