Just an update for those that are following this thread. Bye-thanks_TED
Ron Clark wrote: > > Ted Hilts wrote: > > > > This stuff is new to me. > > > > Can I run streaming audio (and maybe even video) using Apache Web server > > (or any web server as far as that goes)? > > > > Are there special considerations for doing this on Linux? > > > > How are streaming audio (and maybe even video) files created, are there > > tools for doing this on Linux? > > > > I haven't a clue as to where to start but have found companys on the > > Internet that will take an audio recording and convert it to various > > file types. But I would like to do this myself if it is not too > > costly. Even if another company creates the file type I don't even know > > how it is SERVED from a web site location. Apparently there is a major > > difference between a .wav file and a .rm or ram file for example. I > > looked at a web page and saw how it evoked a .rm file for Real Player; > > http://wwww.some.site.com/sound_directory/somefile.rm so the browser end > > seems really simple and browser plug in handle the download from the > > server. It is the server end that I wonder about. I suspect the server > > treats it as a file like a multiple image gif file used for animation or > > a .wav file. But .wav and animated .gif files appear to be sent from > > the server in one download at the going transmission rate whereas a > > streaming audio appears to be an entirely different situation and the > > rate of transmission is also an issue. I can't recall seeing anything > > in apache httpd.conf or associated documentation describing streaming > > audio (and maybe even video). > > > > Any help here with these questions would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Bye-thanks_TED > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with "unsubscribe cgi-list" > > in the body. > > > > CalendarPlus v3.0 with JavaPlus is available NOW! > > http://www.calendarplus.com/ > > > > The CGI Tips & Tricks website (and archive of the list) is located > > at http://perl.jann.com/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before we started using Real Server, we streamed audio and video using > http streaming under apache. You can get Real Producer from Real > Networks (They have a free version I think ) to produce your content for > streaming. Apache can't do sure stream so you will only be able to do > single speed streaming and you will not be able to do simulcast. > > -- > Ron Clark > System Admin/Web Coordinator > Armstrong Atlantic State University > 11935 Abercorn Street > Savannah, Ga 31419 > Phone: 912 961 3234 > Fax: 912 927 5353 Ron: What is simulcast? Can you provide me with a copy of httpd.conf for Apache that makes any necessary provisions for the serving of a .ra RealAudio file as well as a RealVideo and composite of the two if such a thing exists. What I would like to do before doing this on a HOSTED (virtual server) website on the Internet is obtain a RealAudio file and ask one of the LINUX apache web servers on my intranet to stream it to a desktop (running RealPlayer) on another machine in the intranet. Essentially I am asking the following: 1. How best can I get a streaming audio and video file for this purpose without first having to make one? 2. How must httpd.conf for Apache be set up to facilitate the streaming of these files? 3. Regarding the web browser; will simply clicking on the following formatted URL do the job at the desktop machine: http://spcl.mspt.com/web/somefilename.ra where "spcl.mspt.com" is the private network fully qualified domain name, "web" is the dirctory relative to the document root, and "somefilename.xx" is the file(s) of point 1 above. I've got a lot of feedback and even offers of help, for all of which I am grateful. I'm still looking for a Linux free RealAudio server that one person mentioned is obtainable but I can't find it, although I did get Real Producer (basic) for Linux (free) for Real Audio8 and Real Video8. The other freebees were applicable only for MS Windows (Slideshow and video editing). I don't like using MS OS systems because my experience shows them as highly unstable, specially if there are many processes running and the Registry is big. But I've got these free files there in case I need them. Someone else mentioned that httpd.conf would have to contain some definitions regarding these streaming audio and video file types and that is what I am looking for in point 2 above. I would like the actual definitions and their placement in httpd.conf (preferably a copy of httpd.conf with some kind of marker on these specific entries). Any advice or help in this regard would be concrete and very useful help. Since a lot of others appear to want similar information I will publish this note back onto the two lists. It appears both the RedHat list and the CGI list have some very knowledgeable participants and I've got a lot of help the last little while, sometimes the same people every time. When I get over this hurdle I am going to review the email and make sure they all get a proper thank you. Bye-thanks_TED
