Streaming is the process of continuously sending data from a server to a client host. Often used in video or audio transmission, live streaming is a time-critical process that makes high demands on the underlying network used to deliver the data.

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Very low latency streaming

I'm looking to stream a live lecture into an overflow lecture theater. I'm planning to stream HD content along with audio from a powerful server with nVidia GeForce GPUs connected to the client via a ...
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RTMP Server for Windows

I've been looking for a solution for a while and I'm beginning to think such servers dont exist. I have a dedicated server running on Windows Server 2008 R2. I'm looking for a free RTMP server ...
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Does WebM have its own delivery method? How does it relate to RTMP and HTTP Live Streaming?

When I read up on streaming media formats and packaging methods, I am confused by the way WebM is described as mutually exclusive to RTMP and HTTP Live Streaming. From my understanding, WebM is a ...
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How to stream videos/music from Windows Server 2003 to Xbox 360?

On my Win7 laptop, I add the media to Windows Media Player and allow my library to be shared, but in the outdated Windows Server 2003, I can't figure out how to stream anything. Windows Media Player ...
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downloading (grabbing) streaming quicktime media on page

I would like to download some quicktime media files for editing in audacity into smaller, digestible clips. I have tried Orbit downloader and it's grab++ tool, and I can't get the file. This is the ...
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Problems with Netflix Streaming, DDWRT, and Xbox 360

Basically, I have been having problems getting Netflix Streaming to play on my Xbox 360 with my DD-WRT router. The thing is, it will play some movies, sometimes. For example, the other day, I could ...
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Stream video from a computer to a tablet

I would like to watch presentations and college videos I have on my computer, from my tablet. There are almost a hundred of GB in videos, so I would like to watch them in streaming from my computer. ...
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Extracting streaming video from swf

I am trying to speed up this video by 1.25x to 1.5x, udacity style. I tried grabbing the http://smart.if.uidaho.edu/courses/f2012/cs512/ using the Download Flash & Video Firefox plugin, but it ...
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Does DLNA do streaming the way AirPlay does?

Everyone says how DLNA and AirPlay are similar things. As far as I understood, this is simply not true - AirPlay lets an audio stream travel wirelessly to an AirPlay "receiver" which reproduces it, ...
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Internet Llive streaming to LAN

I am watching a football match on live stream from a given website.. Is it possible for me to stream the same video via LAN to my friends? Is it possible?
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Free Video Player for Playing MMS (Channels) [closed]

There are any way for playin TV channels (MMS) by the free players. flowplayer play them? If yes how? Thanks, Metin
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Streaming video from a point-and-shoot camera that doesn't support it

I have a Canon IXUS 120is (PowerShot SD940) - a nice digital camera that's a couple of years old. It does record fairly decent video, but, alas, can't function as a webcam - and I need to stream video ...
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VLC Media Player Record button vs Convert a stream?

In VLC Media Player (i am using v2.0.3.) it seems you can record a stream by playing the stream, then View / Advanced Controls / and hit Record button; the alternative is to Media / Open Network ...
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Raspberry Pi as MP3 Player [closed]

I'm looking to make my own MP3 streamer using a Raspberry Pi as the client and my Linux box as a server. The linux box would serve via SBM/DNLA/??? I would control it via my android phone using a ...
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Why should I choose a DLNA NAS over a PC?

Background: I have a Dell Inspiron Zino HD that faithfully serves as my HTPC, running Windows 7 Media Center. I have a HD Home Run, connected via its Ethernet port, for watching local TV. The Zino is ...
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Is 802.11g fast enough to stream DVD and Blu-ray ISOs?

I'm thinking about changing my home media setup so that I stream my video ISOs from a remote PC to my HTPC. However, I'm worried that 802.11g will be too slow to stream high quality video data, ...
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Need wireless screen clonning and streaming media

I have a LG TV which has USB input (play divx, xvid, mkv, everything) and I would like to connect it wirelessly to my notebook so I can play files directly from it's hd. I have found some solutions ...
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Determining Framerate of H.264 stream

I have encoded a video from Lagarith to H.264 using x264, and I might have inadvertently forgotten to write down it's framerate. The video stream itself isn't in any container (just a h264 file), so ...
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SecureW2 error and network disconnection while streaming video

I'm writing this on behalf of a less-than-extremely-computer-literate friend who's currently living in a dorm with secured Wi-Fi. While using Skype video chat, and occasionally Netflix (hence my ...
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How can I access my home media from the internet?

At home all my media (audio, video, photos, etc...) are on an external drive. This external drive is plugged into a router (which happens to have a USB slot) and is exposed to my home network via ...
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How do I stream the audio from a remote computer through to a local media player?

So I have a computer that has Windows XP on it which I access remotely with a VNC. I'd like audio that plays on that machine to be streamed to me either through the VNC or through an Icecast server. ...
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Recommended Xbox 360 Video Format?

What is the recommended or native video format for the Xbox 360? I have a Plex DLNA server setup and I dont want it to have to convert on the fly. So what is the recommended Xbox 360 video playback ...
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Having trouble Getting “RTSP over HTTP”

There is an axis camera that is connected to our site (camba.tv) through axis one click connection component (which acts as proxy). We can communicate with this camera only through http by setting the ...
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Creating MP4 videos ready for HTTP streaming

How can I convert some.flv or some.avi or some.wmv with FFmpeg to be sure that this video will be playable and seekable in JW Player?
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Is a video card necessary when I have a video capture card?

I need to process live streaming (video and audio), and I am looking for a really great performance PC. I plan to buy a video capture card, but I wonder if additional video card makes andy difference. ...
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Can I run iTunes as a Windows Service?

I'd like to run iTunes as a Windows service on my home dev server which runs Windows 2008 so that I can stream my collection to my AppleTV over my home network. Currently I have to log in to Windows ...
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What data transfer rates are needed or streaming HD 1080p or 720p video, or standard quality video?

Want to know data transfer rates for streaming video, such as from an external hard drive, or from an NAS or a home network. All I'm asking about is the data transfer speeds for clean video streaming. ...
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How can I stream audio signals from various devices/computers to my home server?

I currently have a headless home server set up (running Ubuntu 12.04 server edition) running a simple Apache HTTP server. The server is near an audio receiver, which controls a set of indoor and ...
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Stream webcam to website like justin.tv from commandline?

I've got a webcam hooked up to a headless debian box, and I'd love to be able to stream it somewhere like justin.tv so I can't just give people a link and they'll have a video up and viewable and it ...
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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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Multicast streaming without IGMP

If server is streaming to multicast address (for example 224.1.1.1:1234) and a client is receiving data from the same address: in this case, is IGMP protocol used automatically? Is it possible to use ...
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Audio stream from secondary computer

What is the simplest/best way to get the audio from my desktop to output on my laptop? I have two computers at work, a laptop and a desktop. While I'm at work I have to use both machines ...
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Company video streaming to customers [closed]

our company need from time to time make some video conferences. Microsoft Lync and Skype solutions are not good because we need to stream up to 2000 viewers. My idea is to use some service like ...
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Stream Video from Android to Internet

I have an old Android phone (Droid 1) that I no longer use but, if possible, I'd like to set it up so that it streams a video feed to the internet. Something I can view in a browser. Obviously, it ...
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Download and Convert live stream video

I want to download live streaming video from some websites and it seems Internet Download Manager can handle the job. However, the video I want is just a small part of the live stream and the the ...
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How to play a .MKV 3D Video on my 3DTV?

I have a 3D movie on my computer hard drive. I've tried to stream it to my TV but that does'nt work because of the .MKV extension, so how do I play it on my TV? Can I burn it to DVD? Do I have to ...
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What effect does a graphics card have on live streaming output?

I stream live events, with the cameras inputted through USB adapters, and the stream encoded with WireCast. How much of an effect does the graphics card have on the output quality when live ...
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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 MP3 to OGG Vorbis [closed]

I bought an audio code chip with a LAN controller that can read streaming OGG Vorbis audio. It'll output it into headphones. I need to create this audio stream with my PC from an MP3 audio file. The ...
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VLC refuses to stream

I'm trying to run cvlc on Ubuntu 10.04.4 in VirtualBox to stream a part of the desktop. However, I get the following error message. lowerkey@c:~$ cvlc screen:// --screen-left=0 --screen-top=53 ...
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How much bandwith is required to stream 1080p?

I am wondering how much bandwith is required to stream a 1080p movie from for example Youtube. I am aware that there may be things such as compression that come in play here, but can anyone provide a ...
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How to test the Throughput of a particular consumer router/computer-router-device Path

Often the throughput of home routers is becoming more important than in times past, given that more and more people are streaming video/audio from Network Attached Storage, or the like. When doing so, ...
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vlc streaming over the network

Following this, I'm trying to stream video over the network. The settings are: me@kaffeesatz:~$ vlc screen:// --screen-left=67 --screen-top=53 --screen-width=800 --screen-height=600 --screen-fps=60 ...
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Peer to Peer Video chat application?

I use Skype to video chat with my parents. Skype video quality is very poor on my network. Connecting directly to the other person's webcam works great. I am looking for a P2P video chat ...
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Why are the video and audio out-of-sync when I watch YouTube?

I have a 2-year old MacBook that works perfectly. I'm running Snow Leopard and I use Safari as my web browser. Whenever I watch videos on YouTube, the audio and video are out-of-sync. At the start of ...
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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 MKV files from windows home server

I recently installed WHS 2011 and setup streaming and successfully have streamed movies and music but i noticed that i cannot find any of my MKV files. I realize that microsoft stated that MKV is not ...
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How to Capture .mp4 using Osprey PCI-X 440 card

I am using Osprey PCI-X 440 card purchased from http://www.viewcast.com. Now i want to capture .mp4 file from live streaming using this device. can anyone please help me how can i achieve it? Thanks ...
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What is the best way to organise media sharing amongst multiple devices on a home network?

I have a home network consisting of the following devices: Windows 2000 Server - for file sharing Asus RT-N56U Router - supports USB external HDD Synology DiskStation DS212j - NAS - ordered but ...
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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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