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Open Source Streaming Media Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the streams-hardware-and-dollars dept.

gimme00 asks: "Readers, what open source streaming media software has been used successfully to generate revenue? Also, please touch on the business model and hardware that was used to deliver the content. If you feel extra helpful, talk about the architectures too."

27 comments

  1. Darwin Streaming Server by mjpaci · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is a link.

    1. Re:Darwin Streaming Server by Domini · · Score: 1

      As I recall it worked pretty well on my old iBook G3... 1 video stream and 2 audio streams with about 4 clients...

    2. Re:Darwin Streaming Server by mjpaci · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I had FP and blew it...

  2. translation... by blackcoot · · Score: 5, Funny

    "readers, i am starting my own adult entertainment site on the cheap."

    1. Re:translation... by demondawn · · Score: 2, Funny

      "...and I don't feel like doing any research first."

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    2. Re:translation... by blackcoot · · Score: 0

      i was thinking more along the lines of, "and i am a dogmatic jerk who is not willing to entertain the notion that a closed source option may well be better suited to what i am trying to do."

      but i like yours too :)

    3. Re:translation... by drakaan · · Score: 3, Insightful
      Nah, if you're talking about an open-source streaming media server, and asking slashdotters which one worked for them, you're talking about cheap, not dogmatic. I vote for your initial fake quote.

      The question wouldn't have ever been asked by a kool-aid drinker with money to burn...he'd have either paid somebody to make some particular OS project work, or would have gutted it out and made it work himself (or paid somebody, taken notes and *said* (s)he gutted it out).

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    4. Re:translation... by LoRdTAW · · Score: 1

      Yea and gimme00 definatly looks like gimme(.)(.)

  3. Icecast by matheny · · Score: 5, Informative

    Icecast is the obviously reference. I know a couple of organizations that have used and created revenue with both pay streams as well as free streams supported by advertising.

  4. Videolan by DavidLeeRoth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is another good solution. This might be helpful also.

    1. Re:Videolan by Keruo · · Score: 4, Informative

      The vlc player alone has nice streaming support, but they also have separate streaming server

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  5. flumotion by i88i · · Score: 4, Informative

    flumotion is built on top of python & gstreamer, seems fairly cool.
    http://www.flumotion.net/

  6. quickie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    >Readers, what open source streaming media software has been used successfully to generate revenue?

    None.

    >Also, please touch on the business model...

    Porn.

    >...and hardware that was used to deliver the content.

    Any.

    >If you feel extra helpful, talk about the architectures too.

    The Internet.

  7. VLC vs. VLS by Yonder+Way · · Score: 4, Informative

    "The vlc player alone has nice streaming support, but they also have separate streaming server"

    Note that they recommend the use of vlc now as a server as opposed to vls. vlc has exceeded the capabilities of vls.

  8. Audio or Video? What source formats? by rf600r · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The OP didn't mention if this was an audio-only presentation, or video, too. Do you need to insert ads? What countries are you delivering to? Using any DRM? Do you plan on both hosting the origin server(s) and delivering the content yourself? How big is your potential audience? How high is the BW on your streams? What operating systems? What formats?

    Need. More. Input.

  9. When's the paper due? by DaveJay · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't have any free research to donate to your paper, but here's a possible title: "The Network Creates The Network: Delivering Television Programming Profitably Using Open Source Software"

    1. Re:When's the paper due? by macdaddy357 · · Score: 1

      1. Stream content using free software.
      2. ? ? ? ? ?
      3. Profit!

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  10. Come on guys... by Bogtha · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can't anybody spot a kid with an assignment any more? "gimme00" just wants you to do his homework for him.

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    1. Re:Come on guys... by wfeick · · Score: 1

      Yes, but isn't that the point of open source? I'm sure this homework report has been written by someone before, and if they'd just open source it then this guy could reuse it and save his time for writing some other more useful report that hasn't been written yet.

      Snicker.

    2. Re:Come on guys... by huge · · Score: 1
      Yes, but isn't that the point of open source? I'm sure this homework report has been written by someone before, and if they'd just open source it then this guy could reuse it and save his time for writing some other more useful report that hasn't been written yet.
      Suddenly the student was enlightened ;)
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  11. All in one solution by flyneye · · Score: 1, Informative

    Perhaps you should download the Dyne:Bolic .iso
    many streaming solutions,open mosix enabled to turn your outdated network computers into a clustered supercomputer,incorruptable system disk(live cd) and its free,setup and ready to roll
    http://dynebolic.dyne.org/

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  12. Buffering time? by sevinkey · · Score: 1

    Has anyone played with any solutions that are open-source (or cheaper than Windows) that has a very short buffering time? I'm getting ready to invest in Windows 2003 Enterprise, but I would rather save myself the ~$1500/server if I could.

    Here's my experience with a couple of versions of Windows streaming a 1mbps video in wmv format:

    2003 Standard - buffering time 2-5 secs
    2003 Enterprise - essentially 0, much faster than running the file locally anyway (you've gotta try this software out if you get the chance)

    fast-forward and rewind functionality takes about the same amount of time.

    This buffering time is important to me due to the nature of some of the projects I am thinking about taking on... does anything open source have comparable results?

  13. what about ... by dominic.laporte · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.helixcommunity.org/helix

  14. Hey by PunkOfLinux · · Score: 1

    Just because he wants the opinion of the sometimes knowledgeable slashdot crown does not make him lazy -- perhaps he wants to know where he should start to look.

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