From: Yvan Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Do it yourself live encoding
Hello FearNo1. I would say that if you have an ISDN connection, and a
robust enough machine, I'm confident that you could do it all using just
the one PC, .. that's if ISDN connections come with static IP addresses, .
which I'm not sure about. If that ends up being the case, however, simply
point your encoder to 'localhost' in place of an IP address, then launch
the free basic server on the same machine and begin the session. I've been
using precisely this setup for some time now using a mere P133 w/128 mb ram
running Win95, and when I'm not bogged down by the crappy bandwidth
fluctuations of my cable modem service, I can go strong for hours on end.
With dedicated bandwidth like with what you get with ISDN, and a new P2
processor with a reasonable amount of ram, I don't see any reason why you
can't pull off having 9-10 simultaneous client connnections, ..if not more.
As far as the licensing / legality issues are concerend, I think just so
long as you're not using the free basic server to provide content that you
charge people $ for, you should be in the clear. If your going to be using
an offsite ISP to rebroadcast your live stream, however, then it is the
ISP's responsibility to have the proper licensing in place. This is how
they can justify upping the pricetag when billing you for hosting services,
.. since once an ISP goes above and beyond 40 client license for their
realserver(s), the price skyrockets like you wouldn't believe.
Regards,
-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RealForum wrote:
> From: FearNo1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Do it yourself live encoding
>
> Hello real users, I need your help. Correct me if I am wrong, and
> please email in addition to replying to the list. I would like to
> stream a live audio program encoded at 8.5kbps via an 128kISDN connex.
> We will have a link on our web page to access the real audio program,
> a login/password will be needed to listen.
>
> >From my understanding, the ISDN should be able to support 9, possibly
> 10, users on simultaneously without a problem. So in order to do this,
> I will need 2 PCs, one to serve as the audio encoder, the other PC
> to send out the data via the ISDN connex. My questions are: do I
> link the 2 PCs together via network IP or something? Will 2 PCs with
> atleast a P200MMX and 64MB ram be sufficient to handle this? This cant
> be done on one PC with P2-350 and 128MB ram?
>
> Regarding usage...we plan on using the free real server. Currently
> our site has audio being streamed via HTTP. When we change webhosts,
> to a host using Real servers, would we then be breaking Real Inc's
> rule by our usage of the free Real server for our own live programs
> and using the webhost's real server for on demand audio
> (and possibly audio/video) programs? I ask that because webhosts
> seem to charge much higher rates for live programs, due to their
> need of their own PC and server (atleast this is what a webhost guy
> told me). The live program will only come on about once per week
> with a length of about 3hrs. Therefore it doesnt make too much sense
> to pay the high fees of having a webhost stream it for us live.
>
> Thanx, and again correct me if I am wrong, and please email in addition
> to replying to the list.
