[Live-devel] [live-devel] Raw File Streaming

Ross Finlayson finlayson at live555.com
Fri May 9 07:37:28 PDT 2008


>"Implement a raw-file streamer and receiver? Is it even possible? 
>Can I somehow use
>a raw RTP packet for example??" I plan to just stream my MP4 file 
>like a raw file, and send
>the MOOV atom first to the client as a raw packet, which my client 
>will then just parse. And then
>will keep sending packets from the MDAT atom (which contains the 
>video and audio frames).
>Can it be done?

Not in any standard way (i.e., that any standards-compliant client 
will understand).

Why don't you just stream your file using TCP (e.g., using HTTP or FTP)?
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/


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