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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The SIMPLEST web server to config (this time - just
for serving video files) ?
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On Nov 14, 2011 6:01 AM, "Mick" <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 13 Nov 2011 19:45:38 Mark Knecht wrote:
>
> > Wow! That certainly qualifies for the simple part! The trick seemed to
> > be to cd to the video directory before running python, but once I did
> > that I am able to get video.
> >
> > One 'problem' if you will is the video isn't streaming but rather the
> > whole file is being copied and then xine is being run. That leads to
> > no disk space over time.
>
> It is not streaming, because you are not running a streaming server and
in all
> likelihood the video file is not in 'streaming' media format. Therefore
when
> you click on the link the ipod downloads a complete file.
>
Actually, if the server supports the byte-range option (i.e., ability to do
random access 'seek') AND the server returns the proper Content-Type
header, then the server can stream.
> > Is this a function of Firefox being set up to use xine as opposed to
> > some other app or plugin? I'd really like to understand a little more
> > about getting it to stream instead of copy, if possible.
>
> You can have a true streaming server (MMS, RTP, RTSP) or you can have a
> webserver (HTTP) which serves streaming media format files.
>
> Have you tried setting up vlc as a streaming server on your PC? It will
also
> transcode files into streaming media.
>
That will make the server neither light nor simple, though :-)
> Alternatively, use a device with a large enough storage on it to be able
to
> save the whole of the downloaded file.
>
>
> > The other thing I just tested was accessing the server using my wife's
> > iPod Touch. It can browse to the video files but then Quicktime
> > doesn't play them. Back in the python terminal I see a lot of message
> > like this:
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > 192.168.1.243 - - [13/Nov/2011 11:44:26] "GET /H/Howard%27s%20End.m4v
> > HTTP/1.1" 200 -
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Exception happened during processing of request from ('192.168.1.243',
> > 49450) Traceback (most recent call last):
----- >8 snip -----
> >
> > None the less it's an interesting start. Thanks!!
>
> I'm pretty much clueless in python so can't interpret the messages -
hopefully
> someone more knowledgeable will chime in.
>
Neither am I, but it seems SimpleHTTPServer is too simple.
Rgds,
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<p><br>
On Nov 14, 2011 6:01 AM, "Mick" <<a href=3D"mailto:michaelkint=
zios@gmail.com">michaelkintzios@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On Sunday 13 Nov 2011 19:45:38 Mark Knecht wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Wow! That certainly qualifies for the simple part! The trick seem=
ed to<br>
> > be to cd to the video directory before running python, but once I=
did<br>
> > that I am able to get video.<br>
> ><br>
> > One 'problem' if you will is the video isn't streamin=
g but rather the<br>
> > whole file is being copied and then xine is being run. That leads=
to<br>
> > no disk space over time.<br>
><br>
> It is not streaming, because you are not running a streaming server an=
d in all<br>
> likelihood the video file is not in 'streaming' media format. =
=C2=A0Therefore when<br>
> you click on the link the ipod downloads a complete file.<br>
></p>
<p>Actually, if the server supports the byte-range option (i.e., ability to=
do random access 'seek') AND the server returns the proper Content=
-Type header, then the server can stream.</p>
<p>> > Is this a function of Firefox being set up to use xine as oppo=
sed to<br>
> > some other app or plugin? I'd really like to understand a lit=
tle more<br>
> > about getting it to stream instead of copy, if possible.<br>
><br>
> You can have a true streaming server (MMS, RTP, RTSP) or you can have =
a<br>
> webserver (HTTP) which serves streaming media format files.<br>
><br>
> Have you tried setting up vlc as a streaming server on your PC? =C2=A0=
It will also<br>
> transcode files into streaming media.<br>
></p>
<p>That will make the server neither light nor simple, though :-) </p>
<p>> Alternatively, use a device with a large enough storage on it to be=
able to<br>
> save the whole of the downloaded file.<br>
><br>
><br>
> > The other thing I just tested was accessing the server using my w=
ife's<br>
> > iPod Touch. It can browse to the video files but then Quicktime<b=
r>
> > doesn't play them. Back in the python terminal I see a lot of=
message<br>
> > like this:<br>
> ><br>
> > ----------------------------------------<br>
> > 192.168.1.243 - - [13/Nov/2011 11:44:26] "GET /H/Howard%27s%=
20End.m4v<br>
> > HTTP/1.1" 200 -<br>
> > ----------------------------------------<br>
> > Exception happened during processing of request from ('192.16=
8.1.243',<br>
> > 49450) Traceback (most recent call last):</p>
<p>----- >8 snip -----</p>
<p>> ><br>
> > None the less it's an interesting start. Thanks!!<br>
><br>
> I'm pretty much clueless in python so can't interpret the mess=
ages - hopefully<br>
> someone more knowledgeable will chime in.<br>
></p>
<p>Neither am I, but it seems SimpleHTTPServer is too simple.</p>
<p>Rgds,<br>
</p>
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