[thelist] quicktime streaming

[Andrew Forsberg]

>I have a bunch of mov files and notice they need to be completely 
>downloaded to play.
>http://www.netlivemusic.com/craig/
>
>does one have to install quicktime streaming server just to get 
>these babies to autoplay, or is
>there a server config (im running apache) that will do this?

I've never looked into the server side of quicktime streaming, but if 
you simply want the movies to start playing once a significant amount 
has been downloaded then check the movie export settings that were 
used. There should be a 'prepare for internet streaming' option, with 
a number of choices (fast start / fast start + compressed header / 
hinted). This worked fine on the servers I'm using without any 
dicking about server-side at all.

On the other hand, if you're wanting something like a web-cam-style 
video feed, then that's a different story altogether... I could be 
wrong, but I'm fairly sure that's what the 'quicktime streaming 
server' you mention would offer, and I don't think that's what you 
want here.

Best,
Andrew
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