This section explains the basic steps for broadcasting a stream without creating a clip. Perform this step on the computer that has RealProducer installed.
This step sets up RealProducer to encode a continuous stream from the music CD, and send the stream to Helix Server.
Note: RealJukebox and RealPlayer do not initialize the audio device needed for encoding. If one of these programs launches to play the CD, stop the playback, start the computer's general CD player, and play the CD. |
live.rm
. 127.0.0.1
. For an IPv6 machine, use ::1
. Create a link for the clip in an HTML page served by your Web server. Use the following link format, in which you substitute your Helix Server's computer name or IP address for address
:
<a href="http://address
:HTTPport
/ramgen/broadcast/live.rm">Click here</a>
You do not need to include the HTTP port number if you selected port 80 during the installation. Here is an example:
<a href="http://helixserver.example.com/ramgen/broadcast/live.rm">Click here</a>
If your RealPlayer is on the same machine as your Helix Server, you can typically use the local host address:
<a href="http://localhost/ramgen/broadcast/live.rm">Click here</a>
For More Information: The /ramgen/ parameter, which is described in "Launching Media Players and Opening URLs", causes the Web browser to start RealPlayer. |
If you created a Web page link, browse the page and click the broadcast link. If you did not create a Web page link, launch RealPlayer, give the File>Open Location command, and enter the following URL:
rtsp://address
:554/broadcast/live.rm
You do not need to include the RTSP port number if you selected port 554 during the installation. Here is an example:
rtsp://helixserver.example.com/broadcast/live.rm
If your RealPlayer is on the same machine as your Helix Server, you can typically use the local host address:
rtsp://localhost/broadcast/live.rm
Note: There may be few seconds of delay before playback commences. This slight broadcasting latency helps to ensure reliability. |