Questions tagged [streaming]
Streaming is the process of continuously sending data from a server to a client host. Often used in video or audio transmission, live streaming is a time-critical process that makes high demands on the underlying network used to deliver the data.
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Does streaming use the same amount of bandwidth as downloading?
Assuming the content is of the same quality (ceteris paribus), does streaming media (i.e. video, audio) use the same amount of bandwidth as downloading it?
Say I was to download an HD movie from ...
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What is the correct way to fix keyframes in FFmpeg for DASH?
When conditioning a stream for DASH playback, random access points must be at the exact same source stream time in all streams. The usual way to do this is to force a fixed frame rate and fixed GOP ...
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How to find the stream behind a Flash player
I am watching a Flash stream. I can watch the same stream in two different players (set up by someone else), but I don't like any of them.
Is there a way I can find/get/extract the direct link to the ...
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VLC: Can I stream over SSH?
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Can I get a local VLC instance to stream media from a remote computer, via SSH?
This is with VLC running on the local computer that I'm watching the video on, not remotely via X11-over-SSH....
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Creating MP4 videos ready for HTTP streaming
How can I convert some.flv or some.avi or some.wmv with FFmpeg to be sure that this video will be playable and seekable in JW Player?
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What makes a MP4 streamable?
I'm digging into the Telegram bot API, and it show this option for sendVideo:
supports_streaming Boolean Optional
Pass True if the uploaded video is suitable for streaming
This suggests that ...
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How much bandwith is required to stream 1080p?
I am wondering how much bandwith is required to stream a 1080p movie from for example Youtube. I am aware that there may be things such as compression that come in play here, but can anyone provide a ...
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Download all .m4s files of a mpeg dash stream
When I open this page I can see in Firefox Web Developer Tools / "Network" tab that the page loads files with .mpd extension.
And then every few seconds it loads a file/stream with .m4s extension ...
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How to watch live youtube stream using vlc?
Is it possible for now to watch live youtube video streams using vlc? I just don't want to use flash player.
I know that vlc can play youtube videos using link for the page where that video is located,...
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What data transfer rates are needed or streaming HD 1080p or 720p video, or standard quality video?
Want to know data transfer rates for streaming video, such as from an external hard drive, or from an NAS or a home network. All I'm asking about is the data transfer speeds for clean video streaming.
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Is there any software that can capture the screen and turn it into a fake webcam input? [closed]
Is there any software that can capture the screen and turn it into a webcam-type input so that you can easily record and/or broadcast your screen with regular video software?
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Just to be clear, ...
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How to replace an audio stream in a video file with multiple audio streams?
I want to replace the second audio stream (0:2) in a video file that has two audio streams and give it a label if possible. How would I go about this? All the ffmpeg commands I found won't let me keep ...
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Streaming mp4 with ffmpeg
I need to create a feed that has two streams - webm and mp4 - so that it can be compatible on all HTML5 video players. The webm stream works perfectly. However, when trying to access the mp4 stream, ...
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How do I find the video stream URL of my security DVR by myself?
I have this 8 channel DVR with the brand "ELEC" that streams video over the network. However, I can only connect to it using iPhone apps called vMyEye, Asee+, and other similar names. I want to use ...
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Is it possible to push multimedia content on DLNA TV from Linux?
On Windows I loved the "Play To" function included in Windows Media Player to push content to my Samsung TV.
But now that I am on Linux I don't know how to do the same thing. I found how to setup a ...
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Play VLC stream without interface
I would like to use VLC to play an Internet radio stream without starting the GUI. Is that possible? I have explored the command line documentation for VLC a bit and I did not came to any solution.
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If two devices are emitting a wifi signal in the same frequency at the same time and reach an antenna at the same time, how can the data not overlap?
I mean, I know each packet is sent with a MAC address, but what about streaming?
What happen if while the router is receiving one packet, a packet from another device arrives?
How can the router ...
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Netflix streaming: how much bandwidth does it use?
Title more or less says the question. I'm thinking about getting netflix, but want to make sure that our connect is fast enough to watch movies streamed.
So: what is the bandwidth used by netflix, ...
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How do I play a RTMP stream in VLC?
I'm trying to get a RTMP stream to play on VLC and the URL is in this format:
rtmp://76.10.10.240/liverepeater/mp4:name.mp4
I'm able to record the stream with CooJah but I only want to watch it via ...
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What is the relation between the mp4v codec and the H.264 format?
This question is a follow-up to my previous question: What is mp4v and mp4a?
I understand that mp4v is a codec used within MPEG-4 containers. H264 is a also a codec that can be be used in an MPEG-4 ...
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How do I measure how much bandwidth Internet Radio hogs?
I was thinking about logging into Pandora at work like I do at home, but I'm concerned about sucking up all of the available bandwidth on the network with something that's not strictly work-related. I ...
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Does WebM have its own delivery method? How does it relate to RTMP and HTTP Live Streaming?
When I read up on streaming media formats and packaging methods, I am confused by the way WebM is described as mutually exclusive to RTMP and HTTP Live Streaming.
From my understanding, WebM is a ...
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How do I set up Windows 7 to stream media to my PS3?
I have a computer and a PS3 connected wirelessly to my router, but it seems no matter how hard I try I can not get my PC to show up on my PS3.
I've also tried setting up a media server with TVersity ...
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Streaming Media From Inside HTML Pages, by Example
So I'm a software engineer trying to understand some nitty gritty details about how streaming media works. I've spent the lion's share of the day trying to understand the various codecs, container ...
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VLC Caching levels
When I open the Preferences of VLC and go to Input & Codecs, I have a setting called Default Caching Level. I can choose between
Cusom
Lowest latency
Low latency
Normal
High latency
Higher ...
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Intranet video-streaming [closed]
What's a good option for home-video-streaming?
For example, somebody may use a laptop webcam to stream their baby's crib allowing them to monitor it from the main home PC. In this case, I wouldn't ...
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Stream from PC to Kodi (xbmc)
Does anybody know is it possible to stream movie from PC (using VLC or similar) .. to Kodi (XBMC) .. perhaps via AirPlay or something similar ? ..
I want to be able to push stream from PC to Kodi (...
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How to stream multiple files on demand in VLC?
Is there any way at all that I can set up VLC on a server PC in such a way that I can access a list of all my videos from another PC, and pick one to be streamed on demand?
I've been pointed at this ...
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Streaming RTSP with ffmpeg?
So I have been able to successfully send an RTP video stream from my server to the client on another system on the LAN and play it using ffplay. I now want to send the video on the same network using ...
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Stream contents of a single window
I've been using VLC to stream my desktop over the network and it's great. However, I would like to stream only the contents of a specific window (like Alt + PrintScren works for screenshots).
Is ...
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What is the format of the mpeg-dash (.m4s generally) segment?
I'm new to the multimedia programming, I'm trying to produce live mpeg-dash content from a transport stream buffer by parsing the packets individually.
I want to create .m4s segments but i'm confused ...
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Can VLC stream a YouTube video?
Is it possible to stream a particular YouTube video's content with VLC?
The scenario is that you could paste a YouTube URL into a VLC dialog, and then have VLC stream the video as if it were a local ...
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Generate hls stream using h265 codec
I am trying to convert h264 video to an hls stream which uses h265 codec. As this bitmovin article suggests, we need to use fragmented mp4 for the hls/h265 stream to work on safari.
I am able to ...
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Remote Desktop or Streaming Software/Services that Supports Gaming
I've simply been amazed by the quality and speed of Onlive, as this technology has the potential of making hardware requirements irrelevant to the average user. However, at the moment Onlive is only ...
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Baby monitor with netbook and smartphone [closed]
We're shopping for a baby monitor, but it seems like a waste to pay $150 for something when we already have both cameras/microphones (netbook with built-in webcam is the most mobile one) and remote ...
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Save video playing in mpv --ytdl to a file while playing
I would like to be able to play and save a video with mpv --ytdl. How do I got about doing that? What's particularly important is that the buffer gets saved too.
Basically, I would like to play a ...
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Is it possible to run multiple instances of OBS on Mac OS X?
I've read that using the -multi command will allow you to open multiple instances of OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) simultaneously. I tried adding the parameter via the command line, but it only ...
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Streaming Desktop using FFMPEG in Windows
How to stream Desktop using FFMPEG in Windows?
I have tried
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
and after that this to stream
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Chicony USB 2.0 Camera" -r 30 -...
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Why is H.264 video so much faster in an FLV container than in an MP4 container?
I am developing a tube site, and currently having issues with H.264 format. I noticed that YouTube put their hi-def videos into an MP4 container, so logically I did the same.
Next, I installed ...
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converting a static file to a h264/mp4 stream produces sped up video
I'm building a NodeJS application that converts a static videofile to a streamable video which is being sent to a client (iPad or browser) on the fly (using the fluent-ffmpeg module).
Everything is ...
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How do I stream audio from Android to Windows 8 over bluetooth?
I'm trying to find a way to stream audio from my Samsung Galaxy S3 to my Windows 8 Laptop using bluetooth. The devices are paired, but I cannot find a way to stream music. Is it even possible?
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How to stream the PC desktop to a phone with VLC?
I got this famous handy VLC player. I want to stream my PC screen over RTSP to my phone.
Here are the details:
My PC is connected to a DSL router via ethernet LAN cable, which has a built-in WiFi ...
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What to consider when putting a webcam outside?
For one of my websites, I need to install an outdoor webcam (located at a ski resort) to broadcast live images to the website.
So my question is simple: what are the webcam characteristics required ...
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How linux command ":>" works?
I use command ":>file.log" to truncate file.log to zero length. I got it from the internet, but I do not understand how it works. I think that it copies some stream to a file, but I can't manage to ...
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vlc to stream webcam with no delay
I'm trying to get VLC to show my webcam in realtime:
vlc -I dummy v4l2:///dev/video0
does the trick for the most part, except there's almost a second delay between an action (say, me turning my head)...
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Play UDP stream in VLC?
I receive an UDP video stream of which I know both the IP adresses and the incoming and outgoing ports of both computers. How can I play it in vlc?
udp:@:1234
Does not work for me. How to fix this?
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Good video quality over VNC or RDP?
I am using a Windows 10 PC and I want to access and control it using my iPad. So I installed Microsoft Remote Desktop on my iPad. The problem is that when I play videos in remote desktop, quality is ...
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Can VLC play unfinished MP4 files?
In this thread, a VLC developer says that VLC cannot play partially downloaded mp4 files because the info is stored at the end of the file. But recently when I tested the same, adding a mp4 task in ...
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How do I find the video stream URL of ONVIF cameras manually?
I see that the ONVIF Device Manager finds the stream URL of compatible cameras. But how is it done? Is there a method for finding RTSP paths of ONVIF cameras?
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ffmpeg HLS playlist not starting at the beginning
I'm attempting to take a 5-minute video file and produce a single-file HTTP Live Stream playlist and .ts file. The playlist file format can support byte-ranges instead of separate files as of iOS 5, ...
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