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1 Overview of QuickTime Streaming
Before you set up your QuickTime Streaming Server, learn
what streaming is all about.
What Is Streaming?
“Streaming” is the delivery of media, such as movies and live presentations, over a
network in real time. A computer (a streaming server) sends the media to another
computer (a client computer), which plays the media as it is delivered. With streaming,
no files are downloaded to the viewer’s hard disk. You can stream media at various
rates, from modem to broadband.
Just as you need a web server to host a website, to send streams over the Internet or a
local network, you need a streaming server, which transmits video and audio streams
on request. For small audiences, the same computer can run web server software, mail
server software, and streaming server software. For larger audiences, one or more
computers are typically dedicated as streaming servers.
When a user requests a stream (using client software such as QuickTime Player), the
request is handled using Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). Streams are sent using
Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP). A streaming server can create streams from
QuickTime movies stored on a disk, and can transmit live streams to which it has
access.
With QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) software, you can deliver:
• Broadcasts of live events in real time
• Video on demand
• Playlists of prerecorded content
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