Viewing streamed media from a client computer

    Users can view media streamed from your server using software that supports QuickTime 4, such as QuickTime Player.

Viewing streamed media through QuickTime Player

    To view live media from any computer that has QuickTime 4 or later installed:
    1 Open QuickTime Player.
    2 Choose Open URL from the File menu.
    3 Enter the URL for the SDP file.
    For example:
    rtsp://myserver.com/mymedia
    You replace "myserver.com" with the DNS name of your Darwin Streaming Server computer, and "mymedia" with the name of your SDP file.

    For more information about software that supports Darwin streaming, see the Apple QuickTime Web site:
    www.apple.com/quicktime

Viewing streamed media through a Web browser

    If you want users to view streamed media through a Web browser, you must set up a Web page to show streamed media. Then give users the URL of the Web page.

    If users can't connect to the broadcast:
    Make sure the client computer has QuickTime 4 or later installed. If users are connecting using a Web browser, be sure the QuickTime 4 Plugin is installed correctly for the browser.
    Make sure users have the correct URL.
    If you are trying to connect to a broadcasted playlist, make sure the broadcast description file contains the correct IP address, destination base port, and pathname for the SDP file.

    If users see error messages while streaming media:
    Error code 401 indicates that the user has tried to get access to a protected file. Users may need to upgrade to QuickTime 4.1 or later.
    Error code 404 indicates that the server cannot locate the URL entered by users. Make sure users are entering the correct URL for the broadcast.
    Error code 415 indicates the movie file is not hinted or has a compressed movie resource. You need to hint the movie again using the Pro version of QuickTime Player.
    Error code 453 indicates that the server is too busy for users to view the stream. Users should try again later. You may want to increase the maximum number of connections in the Settings panel in Streaming Server Admin.
    Error code 454 indicates that the connection to the server was dropped. Users must start viewing the stream again.
    Error code -5420 may indicate that the server is no longer running. Make sure the streaming server is running and restart it if necessary.

 


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