[Live-devel] Query regarding video streaming of MPEG file

[Ross Finlayson]

>   So, my question is what is the mail difference between MPEG 
>program stream and MPEG elementary stream.

The former has audio and video streams multiplexed together; the 
latter is just a single video (or audio) stream.  See the MPEG 
specifications for more information.

>
>  2. According to the documentaion of Live555 RTSP streaming is 
>supported by the following clients :
>
>     a. QuickTime
>     b. VLC
>     c. Real Player
>
>   Can anyone suggest any other (either proprietary or free / open 
>source or paid) media client that support rtsp stream from Live555 
>server.

openRTSP <http://www.live555.com/openRTSP/>
The Amino set-top box (for playing MPEG-2 Transport Streams only)
probably lots of other clients

>
>3. I have personally tried streaming on following file extension:
>
>      .mpeg, .dat. .wav, .mp3

I have no idea what a ".dat" file is.

>
>   My third question is on what other file extension Live555 support 
>streaming. Specially i want to know about file .avi, .3gp and .mp4

No, not yet.

>
>4. Is this possible to inform the client machine that on which 
>player this stream needs to be play.
>  For examle it is possible to inform the client machine that this 
>video stream should be played by Real Player.

That makes no sense, because if RealPlayer is being used to access 
the stream, then it *is* the client (by definition).  (If you are 
talking about launching a media player automatically from a web 
browser, then that is a question for some other mailing list.)

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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/