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10-06-2005, 09:46 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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What software is needed to stream video on a Linux server?
I want to setup a music video streaming website for indie bands and my question is what software do I need on my Linux server to stream all the most popular video formats? Ideally I would like to use free or low cost streaming solutions. The formats I need to stream are...
WMV
MPG
AVI
3g2
MOV
Real
Mp4
Flash
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10-06-2005, 10:31 PM #2Newbie
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Will it be an ondemand thing? Or will you be streaming it live to a media server?
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10-06-2005, 10:34 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Sorry, should have said 100% on demand...
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10-06-2005, 11:30 PM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
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Is a windows server better than a linux server for streaming? I see alot of people recommending windows. What is the benefit of linux or windows for video streaming?
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10-07-2005, 01:21 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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darwin ss is always good to use, it can do videos of quicktime and mp4, good stuff
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10-07-2005, 01:28 AM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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looks like darwin doesn't stream windows media formats, avi, mpg, wmv, etc? What softwre would be needed for these formats and could it be run in combination with darwin?
What about helix? Does anyone have any experience streaming with helix? https://helixcommunity.org/
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10-07-2005, 01:31 AM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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Do you even need any special streaming software on a linux server? Or can you simple upload the video files and embed them in your page?
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10-07-2005, 01:36 AM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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i dunno, i haven't looked into it, maybe there is one streaming server software that sreams everything, anyone know?
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10-07-2005, 03:22 AM #9Junior Guru
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Do you even need any special streaming software on a linux server? Or can you simple upload the video files and embed them in your page?TJR Networks - Quality web hosting for everyday people...
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10-07-2005, 06:54 AM #10Streaming Specialist
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you can use shoutcast server
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