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QuickTim e Stream ing Server Darw in Stream ing Server

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QuickTim e Suite

• Darw in is the core of Mac OS X.
• DSS is the free, open source version of

QuickTim e Stream ing Server supports the m ost popular enterprise platform s, such as Linux, Solaris, and W indow s 2 0 0 0 .

• Free Dow nload available at

w w w .opensource.apple.com / apsl

Source: http: / / www.apple.com/ quicktime/ products

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Com parison Stream ing Server

• Market Share
• Pricing m odel

( licenses for user base)

• Pricing m odel ( free)
• editable high-quality

file form at

• Server runs on NT
• nly
• m arket share
• Darw in Server softw are is

OPENSOURCE

• integration w ith other

Quicktim e tools

• flexible codec choices
• Market Share

Source: http: / / www.itc.virginia.edu/ atg/ video2/ streaming/

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Broadcasting – Multicasting - Unicasting

Source: Administrator‘s Guide QTSS – DSS http: / / developer.apple.com/ darwin/ projects/ streaming/ qtss_admin_guide.pdf

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Broadcasting – Multicasting - Unicasting

Source: Administrator‘s Guide QTSS – DSS http: / / developer.apple.com/ darwin/ projects/ streaming/ qtss_admin_guide.pdf

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Features of QTSS and DSS

• List of features of QTSS and DSS
• Native MPEG-4 stream ing
• MP3 audio stream ing
• Easier-to-use w eb-based adm in :setup assistant and relays

adm inistration.

• I m proved Stream quality
• Perform ance and overall stability of the server have been

im proved

• Authentication:digest and basic
• Server side playlist
• Relay support:for several layers of servers

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Hardw are and Softw are Requirem ents

• Client com puter requirem ents
• QuickTim e 6 and broadband internet connection
• Any I SO-com pliant MPEG-4 player can view MPEG- 4 files
• For MP3 playlist :any com patible stream ing MP3 player

like iTune or W inAm p

• Server requirem ents ( QTSS / DSS)

For QTSS:

• I t can be use on an Xserve a Macintosh G4 , a pow er Mac G4 a

m acintosh Server G3 a pow er Macintosh G3 an iMac or an eMac Apple recom m end:

• Min 1 2 8 ( MB) of RAM
• A m in 5 1 2 ( MB) of RAM and 5 0 0 MHZ processor speed
• 1 GB Available disk space

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Hardw are and Softw are Requirem ents

For DSS :binaries and source code are available on

• Mac OS X
• RedHat Linux 7 .2
• Solaris 8
• W indow s 2 0 0 0 and W indow s NT

Live broadcasting requirem ents

• Audio,vedio equipm ent:VCR,Video cam era,m icrophone
• A com puter w ith QuickTim e broadcater or other

broadcast softw are

• 1 2 8 MB of RAM ( 2 5 6 MB recom ended for professional

broadcasting)

• QuickTim e 6 or later.

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I nstallation Process

• 3 -5 slides w ith Screenshots of:
• I nstallation process
• Results: File structure ( Media Folders etc.)

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Live Dem o of Adm inistration

• No slides ( only to structure the Tutorial)

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Setting up a W eb Page w ith Stream ed Media

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