Mms web streams?

I've been trying to log onto a radio web stream and it won't connect either through Real Player or Windows Media (I'm using the most recent downloads). One dialog box I get says Mac OS X does not recognize mms. type stream. Why not? Do I need an upgrade or plug in? Help?

Do you think there's a plot out there to shut apple/mac users out of the MS universe?
There is a plot by Microsoft to get web developers to use their tools which have proprietary technologies and extensions which make something work fine in Microsoft's own Windows but not on other platforms. This might be a good marketing strategy, but it is not a good strategy for a standards-based Internet.
Rather than going after Microsoft, the web developers need to be made to realize they are locking out potential customers and users by not coding to standards. I have seen two reactions from developers. One is "let's fix it" and the other is "I don't care - get a pc".
In your particular case, however, part of the problem is that Microsoft has not upgraded its own Windows Media Player to have the same capabilities as the most recent two versions for Windows.

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Can anyone help me with compressions for web streaming? So lost!

Hi there
I am so confused !
I have the task of getting HD footage from my camcorder ready for quality web-streaming on a website. The clips need to be in mp4 format using the H264 codec. As we are dealing with HD footage, I want the viewer to be very happy with the picture quality. I must admit that most of my compression settings were kind of guess work and I was only judging my results by the final file size in relation to the video quality. I was getting file sizes of about 16mb per minute of video/ audio footage.
I had been keeping my frame size at 1280x720 and my bit rates were about 2000-2500kbits/s. Bandwidth is a real concern as there will be alot of people streaming these videos and there might be over a hundred videos on offer at any one time. I found that bit rates any less than this were resulting in a poor picture quality.
I have since learnt that what I was doing is completely wrong!
I was told that my frame size was way too big for normal web-streaming of HD footage and also that my bit rate was too high and bandwidth hungry. I never knew that the bit rates I set when compressing my videos would have an effect on the bandwidth that would be used. I am obviously showing my ignorance!
If anyone has anytime to help out someone who has no idea, I would absolutely love to know the answers to these questions:
1. What is considered a good acceptable frame size to show HD quality footage? Maybe a size that if the quality is OK, they can also stretch the frame afterwards to fill their screen without losing too much quality?
2. I want to use mp4 with the H264 codec for streaming, what is an efficient bit rate to set the compression at, so that the quality looks nice, but wont drain my bandwidth unnecessarily?
3. Can anyone explain how the bit rates that I set for my compressions affect the way they are downloaded once they are on a website. Just cant get my head around this logic for some reason?
4. What other compression settings should I be aware of (eg. keyframes etc)
I feel so lost in all of this and would appreciate it tremendously if anyone can help me out.
Dan

If I select a bit rate of say 2500 to compress my videos at, what will that now mean for the end user? Will that mean that his connection will be forced to download that video at 2500kbp/s thus using alot more bandwidth?
Yes and no. If the end user has a connection that allows them to receive data at 2500 and the source from the web can supply data at that speed then they'll be able to stream in real time. However, if either end doesn't hold up (the client's connection can't receive data that fast or the source can't send it) then end users will be forced to watch it on delay - letting a good portion of the movie download first. QuickTime will do this anyway - if you (as I do) embed a movie into a webpage, when you visit that page QuickTime will calculate how fast data is being sent and received, and decide when to start the movie based on that calculation.
I was told that the bit rate I set when I compress these files locally on my machine, tell the streaming software how to allow users to download them - is that true or have I got all mixed up?
You keep saying streaming and I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Streaming can either mean having a finished file on the web that people can watch with minimal downloading in advance, or streaming can mean sending a live event out over the web. I think you mean the first. In that case, there is no streaming software on the server side - it's just a file that gets sent to a client just like any other file. The bitrate however does tell the client software, like QuickTime player when to start playing the movie (As I alluded to above).
If you really want to "stream" content - in other words allow people to go to page and start watching then I'm going to suggest you distribute in multiple formats. QuickTime has a number of presets you can use for "streaming", and these are usually small (320*240 or 640*480) videos that are under 1 Mbps (often less than 500 kbps). These files can normally be watched in real time by most clients.
The other catch with the route you're going is that some computers simply can't handle 720p content that is encoded in h.264 - they just don't have the power. If you look at podcasters many of them have chosen to go multiple formats in part for this reason - they have video embedded on their websites for watching in real time, small iPod formats for lower-power computers and iPods, and HD formats for platforms like the Apple TV that offer the best quality.

I want to monitor a web stream but it drops out. How can I refresh the web site automatically?

I work for a radio station that uses a web stream for sports broadcast at various times. My problem is the stream will stop and I have to make a manual refresh to get it going again. I understand there is a way to cause the browser to refresh at a set time I can choose. (such as once ever 60 minutes) I did see this working on one computer but it will not work on the computer I want to use for broadcast. I don't know if it is the version of FireFox I'm using or what? I need help!
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This is an about:config option for auto-refreshing. (http://browsers.about.com/od/allaboutwebbrowsers/a/accessibility_blockautorefresh.htm)
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Hello, and thank you in advance. I'm looking for tutorials and guides on how to create a web streaming version of an app using digital publishing suite. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

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Cannot access web-streaming site

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit/SP1 OS...cannot access ANY cahnnels on "FreedoCast" web-streaming site (http://www.freedocast.com)...despite having latest Flash installed (version 11,6,602,180 installed). Probably not a browser issue as this occurs on IE9, Firefox 19 & Safari 5--of which is a screenshot attached--as you can see No Video--just a Black Screen & No Audio--Basically the same display on all 3 browsers---COULD this be a "Flash" issue or more likely the actual site (http://www.freedocast.com)--or perhaps something ELSE, I might not be familiar with??

Hi,
You can check the port you bind for the website in IIS and make sure you have created endpoint with the correct port. You can also install Telnet client on your local computer and run "telnet xxx.cloudapp.net public_port_in_endpoint" at the command
prompt to see it works.
Have you enable SSL on the website hosted on Azure VM? If yes, please also create an endpoint with port 443 and open that port in Windows Firewall on the VM.
Best regards,
Susie
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Exporting for Web Streaming...

Hello - what are the best specs to export a file for Web Streaming? My client gave me the specs of 640x320, and it's too stretched. Also, would it be in Sorenson? MPEG-4? Something else? Thanks so much!

But H.264, good to know that that's the 'standard' setting for Web Streaming... ,
There are no standards for Web streaming. None. H.264 is a convenient place to start but only because Flash will see it and Microsoft's latest products sometimes do.
Streaming is often confused with but can be wildly different from unicast, multicast, download, and live viewing.
bogiesan

HD or SD Camera for web streaming application

Looking to buy a couple of cameras (and FCE) purely for creating video for web streaming.
Given the video will be highly compressed for streaming, is there any benefit in going HD over SD?
With thanks
Bob

CosmoPod downloads the original file format (which can be retained), then converts to either MPEG4 or H264 (Best or Better). The file conversion is dependent on your Preference settings.
For functional purposes, CosmoPod places a Tool Icon on your Toolbar. Plus, the download/preference panel can be accessed via the Window menu. Videos can be directed to a Download location, or directly to iTunes.
Whether or not a file can be downloaded depends on file accessibility permissions on the provider's end. Trial version gives you 5 days/10 videos, which ought to give you a sense of whether it serves your purposes.

Exporting HDV footage to web streaming

I'm trying to Export HDV footage to web streaming format but it always ends up stretched to fit the streaming format. any suggestions

i'm with andy. i've been shooting hdv1080i60 for the past few months for web distribution, but a bunch of the sites/video players that i use don't support 16:9, and if i uploaded the video like that, it would get all stretched. my workaround has been to export>QT movie after i'm done editing, and then make a new 4:3 sequence and drop the previously exported quicktime file in it, and then export>using QT conversion at 320x240 with my normal web settings. it makes the video "letterboxed" but it plays undistorted when uploaded to youtube, google video, etc.
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Built-in support for web streaming camera?

Hi,
I have a Sony MiniDV camcorder that supports web streaming.
Is there any built-in software support for web streaming?
If not, could someone please recommend software that will allow me to setup my camera in my house and view the streamed data over the internet?
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You can download Quicktime broadcaster for free to do this. See http://www.apple.com/quicktime/broadcaster/
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Reccomended format for best quaility web streaming

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I am in the process of having a new website designed and would like to hear a little feedback on what fcp users feel is the best web streaming codec, in terms of preserving color saturation and tone as well as picture quality? Is h.264 without a dooubt the way to go? Are there other better or equally good options. At this point at least file size is not important, am more interested to hear from others regarding their experience. Thanks very much.

I don't think the OP is the web designer. I don't have flash but I need to provide clients and their web people flash files. I don't think you want to entrust the web designers with the compression for at least a couple of reasons. If you can do it, they can't charge you for doing it and it's really easy to zap a flash file to them while uploading a large uncompressed file is a hassle if it's even possible and fedexing can add a delay (this is the voice of experience speaking_).

Dvd to web stream

I need to take half an hour footage off a dvd and onto a 160 x 120 web stream. What is the quickest way i can do this??
At the moment it is taking far to long as i have a load of these to do. I am using ripper software to get it off dvd, then into final cut, where i boost up the volume and save it as a 160 x 120 uncompressed movie. then convert it for web streaming... surely there is a quicker easier option as is taking hours

What format are you streaming?
I wouldn't bother creating an uncompressed 160X120 file. Its always best to compress from the highest possible quality video. Just get it into FCP in DV res like you seem to be doing and make any edits or adjustments you need to make. If you're just going to QT or MPEG, use Export as QT Conversion and do your resize/compression there. You can also export from your timeline to Real Media with their free plugin, or WMV using Flip4Mac or Sorenson Squeeze.
I work for a group that does alot of streaming media. I know this is sacrilegious to say here, but if I'm going to RM or WMV as I often am, I often dump my edit to tape and encode in real time on a Windows box with RM or WMV encoders instead of processing frame by frame on the Mac.
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Adding Web Streaming Video to a Slide

'Don't know if I'm asking this correctly... Does anyone know or is there a way to add a live webpage that has streaming video? -So then when I play my slideshow the webpage shows the streaming video, gets updated each time I hit that particular slide.
If not, any suggestions?

The only streaming that Keynote directly supports is QuickTime streaming. This is when you have a QuickTime Streaming Server set up to stream to any Player that opens the reference movie. To see an example of this, view one of Apple's QuickTime streams and save the file (you can only do this if you have QuickTime Pro). Drop that file into Keynote and, when you get to the slide, the stream will briefly buffer and then begin to play.
What you want to do can't be done with Keynote as it's Web capabilities are limited (possibly due to security concerns). That's why when you click on a link, it opens Safari which handles all of the interactive web viewing. You ARE correct in that it only updates when you close your slideshow and reopen it.
And yeah, there is such thing as a "False" video stream. Because streaming requires hardware/software/server configurations many users may not have available to them, QuickTime movies can be made to progressively download AS they are playing, giving the appearance of streaming and near-instant watching of streaming, but not actually streaming.

Web streaming: wireless or ethernet?

i'm considering getting an apple tv and i have a question for you experts. when you stream content from the web, such as internet radio or netflix, does the apple tv stream directly from its wired ethernet connection or is your computer doing the streaming wirelessly to the apple tv?
i wouldn't want to have to have the computer turned on. also, i get so many drop-outs with air-tunes on my airport express that i would rather stream internet radio without anything being wireless.
this may be a simple question but i don't see an answer anywhere and, not having an apple tv now, i can't figure it out.
thanks.

When you stream content from the web, it goes straight to the web without your PC's involvement. You can go wireless or ethernet to netflix etc. You only need your system for iTunes store and iTunes library content.
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Web streaming export options ??

Hey everybody,
I know that this is an extremely hard topic to give advice on, and it's a topic that is asked a lot... but I've been researching on my own and can't really come up with a solution.
Let me start by explaining my situation...
I am a student in high school. We produce a weekly show, and after it airs at school, I post it on our website. Our website is completely custom made (by me)... It is not built on templates or anything. The show is a big part of our school, and our website gets 100-200 hits every day from students who missed the show, students from other schools that don't get to see the show on TV, parents, alumni, etc.
As of now, I export the show to MP4 format.
I leave everything standard except for that I change the data rate to 400. It is not encoded in H.264 and frankly, the quality is terrible.
I am in the process of redesigning the entire website, and as part of this redesign, I would like to start putting the videos online in a higher quality format. I've tried all sorts of formats, but I can't seem to find one that fits our needs.
Here's what I need to file type to be (in order of importance):
1. Compatible with Mac, Windows (and preferably iPhone)
2. Higher quality than the crap I'm posting now.
3. File sizes that are not ridiculously huge.
4. And I'd really like a format that can be directly download, put into iTunes, and placed on an iPod.
I know, I know.
That's a lot to ask.
But any suggestions would be great.
I tried using the Export to iPod setting in Final Cut Pro.
The video quality was GREAT... but the file size was huge!
It streamed no problem on my computer, and it looked fantastic.
It also looked great when played on my iPhone....
But when I tried to view it on a Windows computer (with fully updated Quicktime), Internet Explorer froze after it played the first few seconds.
Plus, I feel that, that format is probably not the best to be streaming online anyway.
Hopefully I made at least a little bit of sense in this post.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
=)

Great link, Shag, thanks for posting. However, that page exemplifies everything that is wrong with video for the Web. It should be much easier.
Providing access to archived video clips via a Web browser is most easily handled (today) with Flash. That topic isn't covered on Ken Stone's page.
You may not be able to create a single file that can be used by everyone for all different purposes. You can create a link on your Web page that intelligently tests for browser version and connection speed and then selects the correct file to serve up. It's deep geek but you sound like you have the moxie for the challenge
Lord, I hate this stuff.
bogiesan

Best settings for web streaming

I made an 11 minute film in imovie. I want to put it on my website. I am told that loading it into Quicktime Pro, and then exporting it will give me lots of choices for settings, to optimize the quality and the speed for web viewing. A friend told me to use mp4 at 30 frame at 640 X 480 for acceptable quality. Youtube seems to agree with that. Unfortunately, The resultant quicktime export was a 74 mB file. That seems awfully large for the web. I also tried saving it directly from imovie as an "email", which doesn't allow any tweaking, and that version was 18 mB, and a bit small for web viewing.
This morning, I've looked through many posts here, but I can't find one place that gives clear opinions for settings for streaming video over the web. I realize there's a lot of choices, so opinions will differ. Nonethless, , but I'd really be happy to have just two or three choices, with all the Quicktime Pro settings spelled out for me. Can someone do that?
And lastly, what size — both file size and screen size — should I be using for this 11 minute web viewable film?

I have a similar problem with excessively large files resulting from use of the "export for web" function.
I have a range of self-contained quicktime movies averaging about 20MB in size. They are all encoded in MPEG4 or H264.
Exporting for "desktop" results in some files being over 75MB in size.

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