[Live-devel] Streaming from network source

[Ross Finlayson]

>Please excuse me, if this questions is rather simple. I wondered 
>whether there is something already implemented in Live555 to stream 
>video not from a file but from a
>network socket. Currently I looked at the code, starting with the 
>testOnDemandRTSPServer and I came to the conclusion (following the 
>source code across several classes)
>that I have to write a different version of ByteStreamFileSource.

Not if your input network socket has a name in the OS's file system. 
See http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/faq.html#liveInput and 
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/faq.html#liveInput-unicast

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