From: AllenM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Monitoring Encoders
Hi John
If "when the encoder bites the dust" means a pop-up is displaying
something like "Server Not Responding" click OK, then I can suggest a
Windows NT solution for you. Perhaps a similar product exists for
linux??
A utility called Buzof by Basta Computing http://www.basta.com can
monitor the screen and set to recognize when a Real encoder is
displaying the dialog that needs OK clicked and then "Start Encoding"
clicked after that.
Like you, we run 24x7 radio -- 13 concurrent streams in all and this
utility has been a real time saver for us. It's shareware and costs
about $15 per piece(even got a discount for purchasing 13 licenses.)
Currently we run v1.44 and it's set to scan the screen every one
second.
Despite my natural and probably asinine aversion to using little
ditty free- or shareware utilities, Buzof has been totally reliable
with almost a year of use and hasn't been a nuisance to anything else
running on the system.
Regards
Miriam Allen
RFE/RL Internet Department
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: John Willson Strange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Monitoring Encoders
>
>Hey Everyone,
>
>Anyone know of a good way to monitor the encoders, we have a few problems
>with 24x7 reliability of our encoders, we are encoding a few radio stations
>and would like to know when the encoder bites the dust.
>
>We have moved as many as possible to linux to help alleve the problem but we
>have a few with radio cards that I am having a heck of a time getting to
>work under linux. Also isn't there a option to force a udp connection, are
>there any drawbacks to encoding via udp instead of TCP so that if the link
>gets interrupted that it'll continue to stream if the link comes back up?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Strange
>Systems Adminstrator
>EZNET: http://www.ezwv.com
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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