Streaming Video/Audio on the Web

SHTUNOT wrote on 1/2/2002, 3:11 AM
I am trying to figure out how to set up streaming video on the web. So that say if I clicked on a hyperlink it goes to my server and opens up a windows media/quicktime/realplayer file of the desired size[300/128/56 kilobytes]. The best example is at http://www.coca-cola.com/ . There they have a page where you can click on a graphic and it gives you a choice of quality of the stream,then lets you download and watch it.Different commercials from around the world and stuff. How is this done exactly? Which company do I pick when it comes to server space. What should I look out for? Any good books on this subject? Any tutorials? Whats the going rate for servers anyway?

I see that Vegas has the command line for addressing such issues...Could you guys give a few examples as to how a command line is used...never touched it yet. Pretty nervous about using it too. Thanks a bunch. I'll be back with more questions in a few. Later.

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Tyler.Durden wrote on 1/2/2002, 8:27 AM
Many folks getting started in streaming use HTTP or "psuedo-streaming". You don't need to buy the server software, or use a dedicated server - any web host that allows .ram and .rm files will suffice.


Real has some info:

http://service.real.com/help/library/blueprints/hosthtml/webhost.htm

A google search on "http streaming" is also a good place to start looking for info.

Win media player files can call URLs into another frame, launch new movies and much more...

For winmedia files and commands:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/vbscript.asp

I'm not sure about server setups in winmedia... with the power of command features, it bears lookin into.

Another bargain streaming option is Wildform Flix. You can process any avi into a Flash movie, which streams from any web-server and can include many powerful Flash-features. (

http://www.wildform.com


THT and HY2K2, MPH
Jessariah67 wrote on 1/2/2002, 3:55 PM
It takes a while to figure out streaming, but once you've got it down, it's actually very easy. I use Stream Anywhere to publish files in Real format (Media Player requires special servers, while most servers support Real). You creat a .ram file when you publish. That .ram file points to your .rm file, causing it to stream.

Here's a project I'm currently working on (this is just a rough). It streams for dialup, so the quality isn't too hot. (replace "lo" with "hi" in the address for hi-speed).

http://www.harkproductions.com/clients/compcenter/training_spec01_lo.ram


Stream Anywhere does fine, but you have to tweak the files a bit. I pulled many a hair, but finally figured it out. Works like a charm.
Spot|DSE wrote on 1/3/2002, 1:50 AM
check out www.sundancemediagroup.com/basicstream.htm
There is a pretty specific tutorial with examples there.