Darwin Streaming Server (really basic help)

Hey, I need some basic DSS help. REALLY basic help. So, Darwin is installed and everything, and I can upload movies to the /usr/local/movies directory. When I upload them there, I can see them in the 'make new playlist' screen. However, Darwin seems to be requesting a .sdp file as the 'mount point'?? What's with that?
Thanks for any assistance.

The mount point is supposed to be the location on the hard disk where the movie file resides; the sdp extension indicates that the file is a stream. To create a SDP file, try using the information linked to from this page.
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