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How to Test a QuickTime Streaming Movie

Summary

After you upload a QuickTime Streaming movie to your streaming media directory (public_media) on Dante or Homer, you can use QuickTime Player to make sure it streams okay. If it doesn't, QuickTime Player may reveal the reason why.

Instructions

The instructions that follow refer to your QuickTime Streaming movie as hinted.mov. Substitute the filename of your hinted movie as needed.

  1. Start QuickTime Player.

  2. On the File menu, select Open URL.

  3. Type the URL of hinted.mov on the streaming server:

    rtsp://qtmedia.type.washington.edu/userid/hinted.mov

    Substitute type and userid appropriately, refering to the QuickTime URL Reference for help.

  4. Click OK.

Now QuickTime Player will connect to the streaming server and request a stream of your movie.

Troubleshooting

When you open a URL in QuickTime Player, the status area displays messages about the status of the resulting stream. These messages can be used to troubleshoot some problems.

Message Description
Configuring... Negotiating... Buffering... QuickTime Player is connecting to the server and is filling its buffer before attempting to play your stream.
415: Unsupported Media Type QuickTime Player can connect to the server, and the server has found the requested file, but the file itself is not a QuickTime streaming movie or it was corrupted by improper file transfer. Did you forget to hint the movie?
404: Not Found QuickTime Player has established a connection to the server, but the server cannot find the requested file to stream. Double-check the URL for mistakes in the path and file name.
Server not found QuickTime Player is unable to connect to the server. Double-check the URL for mistakes in the server name.