Real time streaming software (for server)

[Guest metiqolman]

Hi,

I am looking for software that will allow me to stream real time audio to the internet. I'm a noob myself and had some help building this server. When it came time to install an app that would do the streaming my help ran into trouble getting "icecast" configured and working. Long story short he has come to the end of his knowlege and we still don't have our server up and streaming. The server is running mandrake 10.1. I've looked around the different postings and in the FAQ's and haven't found anything that helps me. Can anyone suggest a software (that they themselves or someone they know is using) that will allow me to real time stream? (and possibly a link to download it?) Thanx

Nemo

[Aomighty]

If you don't need a server (just a client), you can use Kaffeine. It works great and can stream stuff with playlists and such. Just "urpmi kaffeine".

[ddmcse]

i'm using slimserver to stream mp3's silmserver6

i use Grip to rip the store bought cd's into my slimserver collection . slimserver does the rest . sorting/playlists/stream

i stream from home to work and it works very well . it usually doesn't reflect much interference/lag/skipping from the networks.... unless someone "limewires" at the home network .

i've installed it on 10.0 10.1 and 10.2

[wilcal]

I am looking for software that will allow me to

stream real time audio to the internet......

Very important technical point, at least to me.

 

A "real time audio" stream to me means live Internet

Radio. You set up a studio with a microphone and server

and you stream audio to either 1, x or an unlimited

number of listeners. If you commute to work in the

morning and you turn on your car radio and listen

to a live talk show you are listening to a "real

time audio" stream. Is this what you are looking to do?

 

A fair quality "real time audio" stream by my

definition is more difficult to achieve then

a video stream that is just barely good enough.

 

I have been able to demonstrate a "real time video"

stream using a portable source computer/camera and a

remote buffer server. That buffer server has

sustained as many as 400 viewers all at the same

time viewing the same video stream. All in sync.

Live Internet TV.

 

Is this what you are attempting to do with audio,

which again, is more difficult to do then video?

Edited September 29, 2005 by wilcal

[Guest metiqolman]

Yes...I want to stream 'live' content to the internet. I'm in the process of setting up a second box to just encode the audio and it will in turn feed the audio to the Linux box. What this is for is my church. We want to broadcast our services live to the internet. Right now our web site has approx. 6 months worth of services that people can listen to when ever they choose. We have members of our assembly that have moved to various parts of the world and we want to make our service available for them to listen to in real time. No small task I know but I know it can be done, and done well with enough time and dedication....So I'm on a mission (so ta speak) to get this thing up and running....

[wilcal]

Yes...I want to stream 'live' content to the internet.....

So I'm on a mission (so ta speak) to get this thing up

and running....

 

WOW! Thank you VERY much for sharing your dream. Your

application, the streaming of live real time

Video/Audio over the Internet is real and widely held

by many. I have been dabbling in the technology for

about 5 years now and watching the progression of

the various supportive technologies.

 

Hopefully I won't embarrass anyone here. The Church

application is big time high on the list. The ability

of a Congregation to live cast services to a limited

audience is a huge opportunity. By "Limited" lets

put that at no more then 100 viewers at any given

time.

 

The second market is the Adult entertainment market

who are somewhat using small pieces of it now. The

one frame per second and terrible audio is pretty

widely spread and installed at this time. Regardless

of how you may feel about this market if you are

looking for something to test your hardware/software

on this is the (unfortunate) place to do it. As I

mentioned in my previous message I was able to

sustain a streaming video (no audio) 4 hour long

live webcast to about 400 viewers. All at the same

time.

 

The technology is being pushed on two fronts. They

are.

 

1) Video - Network Cameras, the proliferation of them

and the technology and the post 9/11 effects. Examples

of companies that offer good solutions in this market

are:

 

http://www.axis.com/

http://www.beausoft.com/

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/network/20020923/

 

Most of these solutions offer "Network TV" applications

that can support a limited audience. The really good

news on this one is virtually all of these cameras

use embedded linux. I own a:

 

D-Link DCS-3220G

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=351

 

that works wonderfully well for both Video and Audio,

can be set up in minutes and viewed by about an

Internet audience of 10. BIG caveat, you better have

a very high bandwidth upstream connection. The DCS-3220G

uses embedded Linux.

 

Go to www.google.com and search on: "Network Cameras"

 

2) Audio - without going into the whys and wherefores

upstream live audio is very hard to do and expensive.

There are many services on the Internet that offer

Internet Radio services. Pricing is based upon

viewer count, and quality, and can be crippling.

I see what

 

http://www.skype.com

 

is developing as an alternative to this technology.

Already you can set up a free teleconference of

4 people using the Skype technology. This technology

is at least 3 -> 4 years behind the video side of

things.

 

Soooo...if you want to set up a small audience, lets

say 50 viewers, Internet television system for your

Church Congregation then I suggest contracting with

one of your local security camera companies. I also

recommend the www.axis.com products. Outstanding.

 

You can see these techniques right here and now at:

 

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

 

You must have Flash and Java properly installed in

your computer. The defalt image stream (no audio)

is CAM4. This technology is fairly easy to implement

and so long as you have the support and understanding

of your ISP fairly inexpensive to do. CAM1 is an

example of live streaming Video/Audio. Sorry it's

a ActiveX application so you will need to view it

on XP/IE with all the latest plugins. But, as an

example of what can be done to a limited audience

it's pretty good.

 

IMPORTANT!!!!! If you implement a sustained upstream

multimedia chain of data (audio or video) make sure

your ISP knows you are going to do it. Otherwise

they will see it as a Denial of Service attack or

that the computer in your venue (Church) has

been compromised and is being used to spew spam.

 

This whole technology is in its very early stages

and we'll see lots of exciting things to come out

of it in the not to distant future.

Edited September 30, 2005 by wilcal

[wilcal]

I am looking for software that will allow me to stream real time audio to the internet.

If your looking to do just Audio

 

http://www.live365.com/pro/index.html

 

has been around for quite some time. It's been awhile since I checked their pricing.

 

Have fun.