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define IP routing in linux for multicast IPs

I want to multicast some MPEG-TS streams on my linux server such that the streamed content just be seen on localhost and not sent to the network interface of my system (Clearly stream not routed to ...
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Streaming your Linux desktop to a dynamic image in a browser window for anyone to see

I am trying to share the contents of a web page viewed on one computer and make it available to many computers in a simple to consume format via a browser. I would like to avoid java or other things ...
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Re-stream/Mirror HTTP Live Stream

I need to re-stream/mirror some HLS’s (HTTP Live Stream) using a Linux server. From input http://anystream.com/channel1.m3u8 To output http://127.0.0.1/abc.m3u8 I found several media servers ...
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How do you combine multiple ffserver streams into a grid in real time?

I'm trying to set up a CCTV system with ffmpeg/ffserver/zoneminder and want a nice looking 4x4 grid without all the Java applet borders and window dongles on it, just a full screen 4x4 grid. I've ...
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Setting up a multi media streaming linux server [closed]

I know this question has been asked countless times around the interwebz but I haven't found a solution that completely suits my needs yet. I want to build a Linux server (I'm pretty distro ...
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How to restart a remote x11 program using ssh

Ok I have 2 linux machines, machine A and machine B. Machine A is a server running icecast audio server. Machine B is a desktop in the studio running BUTT(Broadcast Using This Tool) an x11 app that ...
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WebDav as MediaServer

I am wondering if makes sense, to use WebDav as a media server, to stream Movies (in the best case), but at least stream my Music. I have a 100MBit Internet connection with about 5MBit Upload, so in ...
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FFMPEG - streaming a playlist of videos to RTMP

I'm aware that you can stream files to a video server using FFMPEG - something like the following. fmpeg -re -i localFile.mp4 -c copy -f flv rtmp://server/live/streamName Is anybody aware of ...
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Capturing live audio/video streams on Linux

I often hear/see the phrase to "capture" an audio or video stream. What does this actually mean? Does this mean: Save all the bytes of the stream into a file, and wait until the stream finishes, and ...
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Video Streaming via RTMP on Ubuntu

Is there a tool available for Ubuntu that can stream shuffled playlists or folders of videos to my Wowza Server (hosted elsewhere) via RTMP? I currently have an old iMac streaming videos via screen ...
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Streaming A/V from Linux webcam

I am planning on setting up a simple Debian Wheezy machine and connecting a Logitech Webcam C200 to it. I want the server to stream the camera's A/V feed over the internet to a specific server I have ...
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Video Streaming to Linux from Windows Shares

I wanted to ask this question for a while now, and it may just be nothing, but it's bugging me like crazy. At the moment i have a win2008 server up, which has several dedicated shares for specific ...
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can I stream some .WMV file from a linux box using a media server and play it on a windows one?

If I have a windows-only file and want to stream it to windows media player for example, can I do so from a linux media server? Does it depend on the media server software used or is it not possible ...
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Is it possible to push multimedia content on DLNA TV from Linux?

On Windows I loved the "Play To" function included in Windows Media Player to push content to my Samsung TV. But now that I am on Linux I don't know how to do the same thing. I found how to setup a ...
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Stream video file in debian?

I want to do share some videos I've made with friends on IRC, and it would be easiest if I could just stream it so we can all watch at the same time and critique parts of it in real time. Has anyone ...
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Streaming media from linux server - low footprint is crucial

I recently pre-ordered the Raspberry Pi. http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs For those of you who don't know it, it's a machine with 256 mb ram and a 700 MHz processor for $35. I plan to run linux on an ...
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Linux equivalent of MS StreamingVideoDownloader

is there something on Linux like this : http://www.binarymark.com/Products/StreamingVideoDownloader/default.aspx ? When we start to play a video file in a browser, the software start to save & ...
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Streaming audio over SSH.

I do most of my work over ssh on a remote linux server where I also keep most of my files. I'd like to be able to hear any sounds that normally would be on the PC speaker. Is there a way to have sound ...
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Best method to stream multimedia content from Linux to iPhone/iPod/iPad?

I recently set up a Linux server to play around with an host all my media. What is the best method to allow streaming of that content to an iPhone/iPod/iPad?
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Linux based alternative for “PC Share Manager” for SAMSUNG TVs

I have 2 samsung LED TV-s and I am trying to get my linux server at home to stream my media to the tvs. I am looking for a solution for DLNA media streaming on a linux server to samsung LED TV, there ...
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Able to write on stdout but not in a file

I want to keep a trace of the URL I visit, so I use a command line like this: tcpdump -ien1 -v -X 'tcp port 80' | sed -nl 's/^.0x[0-9a-f]{4}:.{43}(.)$/\1/p' |perl break.pl |perl -pe ...
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Is it possible to stream windows applications to Linux via VNC?

Is it possible to stream windows applications to Linux via VNC? Need only some apps not a whole desktop.
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Baby monitor with netbook and smartphone

We're shopping for a baby monitor, but it seems like a waste to pay $150 for something when we already have both cameras/microphones (netbook with built-in webcam is the most mobile one) and remote ...
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why can I watch it with gnome-mplayer but not with mplayer?

This should be a very elementary question. I have a URL like http://SERVERNAME/file.wmv. When I enter it in "Open Location" in gnome-mpLayer it connects to the server and plays the stream. But when I ...
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Tunelling video stream through SSH

I have this problem. There is an udp video stream accessible only on the local network, but I need to access it outside of the network. I have Linux machine (multiple actually) with root access. ...
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Elegant solution for streaming media from home server

I recently moved (~65mi). I have all my files on my Linux Server at home. I want to find a way to have 2 Ubuntu Workstations (at my office/apartment) and Laptop to all be able to stream my media from ...
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Linux: set up media server to stream video via the Internet?

How do I set up a media server in Linux which streams video over the internet? Is it easy to do this? I want a server that will actually encode video in real time to allow it to stream over sometimes ...
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VLC tv card streaming

I'm trying to stream the output of my desktop's tv card to my laptop using vlc without success. I have on both pcs ArchLinux installed. I'm stuck here: $ cvlc ...
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Problems Receiving a Multicast stream - How to Debug?

Through my university I've got a multicast stream that I can watch (using VPN). I try to watch it using vlc, vlc udp://@233.121.29.1:1234 but nothing happens. When I try to double click to start it ...
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Cheap internet radio player computer configuration

I need a device (or small computer) that does nothing but boot up and start playing a specific internet radio station (streaming MP3 at 128kbit over SHOUTcast), utilizing WiFi. The sound quality ...
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Simple webcam server [closed]

I am looking for a simple solution to turn a standard webcam on a Windows or Linux PC into a source for webcam images in a website hosted on another machine. Ideally it implements a minimal web ...
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Streaming low-latency video from a low-spec Linux box?

For a robotics project, I have a really low-spec Linux box (76MB ram, 729MHz processor, relatively good video card...yes, we're talking about a Nintendo Wii here) which I want to use to stream video ...
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How linux command “:>” works?

I use command ":>file.log" to truncate file.log to zero length. I got it from the internet, but I do not understand how it works. I think that it copies some stream to a file, but I can't manage to ...
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Improving sound quality with remote ESD server

I'm investigating low-budget ways to get audio from my PC (Ubuntu) to HiFi without wires. I'm currently testing a setup where Asus WL-500gP wireless router runs ESD daemon and has attached USB ...
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VLC RTP Streaming in FC12

I'm trying to get VLC to work streaming RTP audio/video over my office network. The goal is multicast a/v streaming. In all test cases, we are streaming from VLC to VLC. I am able to stream from ...
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mplayer timestamp not disappearing

I'm using Linux Mint 8 64bit with Google Chrome Unstable (same problem with beta). When a video is playing, the time elapsed and total time stay on the screen: Is there a way to make this ...
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Linux DLNA Server

I have just recently set up a DLNA server on my GNU/Linux desktop at home. I am using PS3 Media Server to do the job. I like it a lot so far, but I was curious about whether or not it is the best ...
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is it possible to use a computers (would be) audio output as a stream?

I have two machines on a local area network (xp box and xubuntu box) and I want audio from both machines to be played from the same set of speakers. The problem is, the xubuntu machine doesn't have ...
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Recommendations for a really good DVB-T card for linux [closed]

I am so fed up with my Sony HDR that is already obsolete. As I am a linux geek, I have been thinking on building my own media central. Reading various hardware support list gives some information ...
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variable bitrate streaming under linux

i know that in Linux i can stream using vlc and ffmpeg. i was able to successfully stream using vlc but only in static bitrates. i must set 400k/s or 800k/s. i want it to use as much upload bandwidth ...
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How can I stream a local screen capture remotely ( I own a web server )?

I have a VPS Debian server and I would like to stream my screen capture I have locally, so friends could watch what I'm viewing basically. How can I do this? I suspect I would need to have VLC sort of ...
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What music streaming app fits my needs on Ubuntu?

I'm looking for an application to stream Internet radio on Ubuntu. I like listening to Radio Paradise while I work. Right now, I'm using Amarok. "Movie Player" sometimes refuses to open the stream, ...
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Looking for a Linux stream ripper that can be scheduled

I have an MP3 stream I want to schedule a recording of. I can do it using wget to a file, its just a straight mp3 stream. However I'd like to use a command line stream ripper that will do a better ...
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Linux command-line music player to play mp3 streams

I'm looking for a console music player that can take an http mp3 stream from MPD as input. Ability to remotely control this player would be an added bonus. Also, do you know if any of these players ...
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Linux Media Player

I have a SYABAS-based NAS Multimedia Server, which is connected via LAN to a PC running embedded Linux. I can get a list of content on the NAS device, but when I press play, it does not play, but ...