This article describes how to view streamed media from a client computer when using QuickTime Streaming Server 2.0.

Note: All information in this article comes from the help file distributed with QuickTime Streaming Server 2.0. The help file includes additional help topics which are not covered in the Knowledge Base.

Viewing Streamed Media From a Client Computer

Users can view media streamed from your server using software that supports QuickTime 4, such as QuickTime Player.

Viewing Streamed Media Through QuickTime Player

To view live media from any computer that has QuickTime 4 or later installed:

1. Open QuickTime Player.

2. Choose Open URL from the File menu.

3. Enter the URL for the SDP file. Do not enter the '.sdp' extension.

For example: rtsp://www.myserver.com/mymedia

You would replace " www.myserver.com " with the DNS name of your QuickTime Streaming Server computer, and " mymedia " with the name of your SDP file.

Viewing Streamed Media Through a Web Browser

If you want users to view streamed media through a Web browser, you must set up a Web page to show streamed media. Then give the user the URL of the Web page.

If a User Cannot Connect to the Broadcast:

• Make sure the client computer has QuickTime 4 or later installed. If the user is connecting using a Web browser, be sure the QuickTime 4 Plug-in is installed correctly for the browser.
• Make sure the user has the correct URL.
• If you are trying to connect to a broadcasted playlist, make sure the broadcast description file contains the correct IP address, destination base port, and pathname for the SDP file.

• Error code 401 indicates unauthorized access to a protected file. The user may need to upgrade to QuickTime 4.1 or later.
• Error code 404 indicates that the server cannot locate the URL entered by a user. Make sure users have the correct URL to locate the stream.
• Error code 415 indicates the movie file is not hinted or has a compressed movie resource. You need to hint the movie again using the Pro version of QuickTime Player.
• Error code 453 indicates that the server is too busy for a user to view the stream. The user should try again later. You may want to increase the maximum connections in the Settings panel in QuickTime Streaming Admin.
• Error code 454 indicates that the connection to the server was dropped. Users must start viewing the stream again.