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Mac OS X Server
Easy-to-use management tools
Setting up and administering QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) is a snap with the
Server Admin application in Mac OS X Server. Server Admin provides secure remote
management and monitoring of your server from anywhere on the Internet. Allowing
you to do anything from setting passwords to binding QTSS to a speci c IP address,
Server Admin will have you up and streaming with just a few clicks.
In addition, QuickTime Streaming Server comes with a web-based administration tool
that lets you monitor streaming activity from any computer that has a web browser.
Preparing content for streaming
Mac OS X Server v10.4 also includes the latest version of QTSS Publisher, Apple’s
QuickTime content management software. With an intuitive interface, QTSS Publisher
allows individual users to publish media for streaming to the server quickly and easily
from any Mac OS X system that has an Internet connection. Upload les to the server,
create playlists of content, generate web pages, and much more, using this powerful
application built into Mac OS X Server.
Broadcasting live events
Working seamlessly with QuickTime Streaming Server, QuickTime Broadcaster enables
experts and novices alike to produce professional-quality live events for online delivery.
This live encoding software has broad, extensible codec support that includes H.264
video, making it easy to reach large numbers of viewers for corporate meetings, online
courses, keynote addresses, and other special events.
Based on standards, live broadcasts can be viewed in a variety of compliant devices
in addition to QuickTime Player on Mac and Windows PCs. Live streaming begins with
a Mac desktop or notebook computer connected to a video camera, microphone, or
other media recording device. Using QuickTime Broadcaster, the system digitizes and
compresses the media feed and sends the encoded signal to the server. The QuickTime
Streaming Server software then re ects the signal, sending it out to audiences, who
“tune in” with QuickTime Player or other compliant devices.
The intuitive QTSS Publisher interface makes it easy to upload prerecorded media to the stream-
ing server and manage media playlists for simulated live broadcasts or on-demand viewing.
QuickTime is an extremely versatile, cost-
e! ective platform for creating, playing,
and streaming digital media over the
Internet. It supports all the latest digital
media standards, including MPEG-4,
H.264, and 3GPP, so content can be played
anywhere, using any standards-compliant
media player.