Topic: Streaming Media

[Joel Thompson]

Does anyone know any details about streaming media (video) and any posibilities to use it with the SME server (v5.5)?

I would like to stream Windows media video or Quicktime video with my current server.

I ask if it is possible, if it needs any ad-on software and similar. Hoping someone has any experience in the topic and can help me.

[Maulvi Bakar]

Not so sure about 5.5, but pretty sure with 5.6 due to it's kernel being 2.4.18.  Currently, am exploring this particular solution myself. The one I've seen is RealNetworks' Helix Universal Server Basic for Linux 2.4.18

Helix supports Windows Media, Real Media, Quicktime, MPEG 4 and MP3 and several more for both live encoding event and stored ones.

Personally, I've tried the Win version and yes, it works with live streaming which was why I use it for (using Newtek's Video Toaster) in order to stream encoded WMV to the net.  I am currently setting up another machine, to install SME 5.6 for streaming wth Helix.

[Maulvi Bakar]

It has also came to my attention that there is an Open Source offering available at SourceForge called Gini - http://sourceforge.net/projects/gini/

Untested, but if you do..  tell us all!


Best Regards

[guestHH]

Well I have to tell you guys, I have another 'solution'; (a bit off topic)

- Local home network
- XBOX modded with XBMP installed (http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de)
- XBOX hooked on local home network
- Installed xbms on SME 5.5 (or 5.6) for making it a streaming server (and very well)
- Playing almost _all_ video/audio formats through XBMP with a _very_ nice gui on my tv
- Hooked my tv on my sound system and all togehter it does this:

 OSD (On Screen Display) with various of settings during video playback
- Audio Visualization (using Goom visual effects generator)
- Local/native SHOUTcast recording to the Xbox hard drive
- Local/native support for SHOUTcast & IceCast playlists (.sc & .pls)
- HDTV 720p & 1080i support (multiple resolutions & progressive scan)*
- TV-Guide (w. IMDb) (XMLTV show listings, requires PC w. internet)*
- Command line option available when launch a XBE via shortcut (.cut)
- DivX 5.03 (inc. 5.03 Pro) playback support*
- AVC - Advanced Video Coding (H.264) playback*
- Real - RealAudio/RealVideo playback (Note! older versions only)*
- QuickTime 6.0 video playback (video only & no audio yet)*
- Theora Video (VP3/SVQ3) video playback support*
- Intel Indeo 3.1/3.2 (Indeo3)  video playback support*
- Matroska (.mkv) audio/video multimedia container/file format*
- NuppelVideo (.nuv) playback support*
- Autodesk FLI and FLC Animation playback support*
- AAC - Advanced Audio Coding (MPEG-4 audio) support*
- Updated picture library, now also support PNG, TIFF, TGA & PCX
- Support for compressed VobSub subtitles (rar) (Small files only!)*
- Auto-launch Xbox game on insert (inc. enable/disable feature)
- XBMSP - Xbox Media Streaming Protocol (version 1.0.12)*
- Clock/date synchronization from external (NT SNTP) Time Server
- System info under Settings (build date, free space, IP, temperature)
- Ability to choose which categories show up in main menu
- Support for separate local subtitle directory on HDD
- Read support for MP3 ID3v1 and ID3v2 information tags
- Support for MPEG & OGM files larger than 2GB (not OpenDML AVI's)
- Auto clipping/cropping filter (for videos with black letter-boxes)
- De-interlace filter (for interlaced video) implemented*
- Screen saver (black screen) on configurable timer
- Auto-launch other xbe (application) on Audio-CD insert
- Auto-launch other xbe (application) on DVD-movie insert
- Extract IMBd URL & info from .nfo file (if selected in My Videos)
- IMBd improvements (All genres, ratings, Top250, cast overview)
- Integrated updated FFmpeg, XviD, XBFileZilla and MPlayer code


Next to XBMP I run Gentoo distro on the xbox for surfing the web while laying on the couch...

I know of at least 1 other 'member' of this community doing the same thing succesfully.

Need any help? e-mail me

Regards,
guestHH

[guestHH]

and....

http://netjuke.sourceforge.net/

[Andy Berry]

Did you say you got video (wmv) to stream using netjuke? Or did you use a different software to do this?
I've got netjuke installed, but it doesn't recognize my wmv files.

-Andy