Re:[2] [cobalt-users] how do i get online streaming on my raq 3

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elmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 20.02.01 17:26:03:
>
>On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Murtuza I.T wrote:
>
>} does anybody know what is the most easiest way to support online 
>"streaming" } video via a RAQ3?
>
>	We stream both video and audio off RAQ2/3s and have been for
>some time. Most of our clients are entertainers and/or web designers
>that specialize in the entertainment industry... Each and every week
>we put approximately 40 to 50 mb of streaming content online. Some
>of our resellers/designers do more than that.
>
>	There's nothing special about streaming off an RAQ. We
>don't run any proprietary servers. We stream it all via the
>httpd daemon. The only trick, if I may call it that, good solid
>streams require one to keep the number of sites on a server down
>to a low roar. Much of what makes a stream work well or not is
>in the production of the stream itself. Quite simply, once a
>stream source is ready to go, we just load the data files onto the
>server, setup a metafile for the applicable stream type and let
>it rip.


Hi !
 
True, but it only streams one user per file at a time. At least when I 
tried it. The other disadvantage is that the user cannot forward the 
stream if it is a longer one and for some reason you don't want to see 
the beginning again. 

Thomas
 

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