Can I stream a Windows Media File via HTTP?

S

sputnik

Hello,

I'm trying to stream a Windows Media Video file (.wmv) from my web server,
but I don't have a copy of Windows Server 2003 which is the route that
Microsoft seems to be pushing right now. I've heard that I can accomplish
this with an HTTP stream; could someone please point me to a good resource
for this?

Thanks
 
W

Whitecrest

I'm trying to stream a Windows Media Video file (.wmv) from my web server,
but I don't have a copy of Windows Server 2003 which is the route that
Microsoft seems to be pushing right now. I've heard that I can accomplish
this with an HTTP stream; could someone please point me to a good resource
for this?

Solution: Put the file where it is accessible and unless you have
hundreds of concurrent hits the Server makes little difference. If the
user can download it faster than they play it <*POOF*> it is streaming.
You can include a link or embed the player in the page, your choice.
Search google for example code of both methods
 
S

sputnik

While that is true for small files, what about a 30 min video? I'd still
like for it to stream if possible.

Thanks
 
B

Bart van den Burg

sputnik said:
Hello,

I'm trying to stream a Windows Media Video file (.wmv) from my web server,
but I don't have a copy of Windows Server 2003 which is the route that
Microsoft seems to be pushing right now. I've heard that I can accomplish
this with an HTTP stream; could someone please point me to a good resource
for this?

Thanks

real created a program called helix once... it supports wmv streaming and
some other formats as well. available for linux, mac and windows if i'm not
mistaken. my site, www.tvreclames.nl uses it.

Bart
 
C

crispy

Hello,

I burned a bunch of time a couple of weeks ago trying to find a
reasonably-priced host that streams different kinds of media. I
settled with webmasters.com. Lots of space and capability to stream
all kinds of media for only $10 a month.

crispy
 
B

brucie

It makes absolutely no difference what size the files are. If the user
can download it faster than they view it, the it will stream. This is
why a 56K modem may see a video clip as choppy, when it was encoded for
150K. But the DSL user will see it stream like a champ. The same 56K
modem user can view something encoded at 34K with no problems at all.

but not forgetting a Xk connection may not be a constant Xk, thats
just the max you can get in theory.
 
W

Whitecrest

but not forgetting a Xk connection may not be a constant Xk, thats
just the max you can get in theory.

Of course, but then cable modems can also have bad days and stumble on
34K feeds. The point was not who could see what, but rather streaming is
a combination of bandwidth and encoding. In this case size really does
not matter....
 
S

sputnik

Whitecrest said:
Solution: Put the file where it is accessible and unless you have
hundreds of concurrent hits the Server makes little difference. If the
user can download it faster than they play it <*POOF*> it is streaming.
You can include a link or embed the player in the page, your choice.
Search google for example code of both methods

That totally did the trick. Thanks.

Sputnik
 

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