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QuickTime URL Reference

Overview

The table and examples below provide a reference for determining the URLs used with UW Technology streaming servers. Keep in mind that these URLs:

How to Determine Your Base URL

Use the table below to determine the base URL for QuickTime movies in your streaming media directory.

Your Account Type Server Your Base URL
Student media.students.washington.edu rtsp://media.students.washington.edu/userid/
Faculty media.faculty.washington.edu rtsp://media.faculty.washington.edu/userid/
Staff media.staff.washington.edu rtsp://media.staff.washington.edu/userid/
Course (supplemental) media.courses.washington.edu rtsp://media.courses.washington.edu/userid/
Departmental (supplemental) media.depts.washington.edu rtsp://media.depts.washington.edu/userid/

To form a complete URL for a specific QuickTime movie in your streaming media directory, substitute userid appropriately and add path and filename information to your base URL as needed.

Examples

The examples below, each consisting of a description followed by a hypothetical URL, illustrate how base URLs are made into complete URLs.