Streaming live audio or video
Sample setup for live video
The illustration shows a setup for streaming live video and audio. (Most video cameras have a built-in microphone.) You can stream audio only using a microphone, mixer, and other appropriate audio equipment.
A computer captures and encodes video and audio. The encoded signal is sent to a Darwin Streaming Server over an IP network. |
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A computer with Darwin Streaming Server sends the signal to client computers who tune in with QuickTime Player. |
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Streaming live media
To stream live audio or video:
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Set up your broadcast software following the instructions that came with it. |
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Connect the audio or video equipment to the computer you're using to capture and encode the signal. |
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Use your broadcast software to create a Session Description Protocol (SDP) file on the computer you use to capture and encode the live signal. |
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See the instructions that came with your broadcast software. |
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Copy the SDP file to your Darwin Streaming Server computer. |
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Be sure to copy the file into the media directory you're using for streaming. |
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If you want the streamed media to show on a Web page, set up the Web page. |
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Make sure streaming services are started. |
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Start the capture software by following the instructions that came with the broadcast software. |
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Tell users how to view the streamed media. |
If users can't see the live streamed media:
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Make sure you are capturing a signal from the audio or video equipment into the computer you're using for capture and encoding. |
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Make sure the SDP file is located in the media directory you set up on your streaming server. |
For more information on streaming live media, see these Web sites:
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QuickTime Web site
www.apple.com/quicktime/ |
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Sorenson Broadcaster Web site
www.s-vision.com/ |
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