User`s guide

Broadcasting
QuickTime Multicast
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File dialog window. The SDP file must be given to the user to place on the computer
that receives your broadcast. Your remote viewer must open the SDP file using
QuickTime player.
Note: Your multicast information is not stored in this file. Only QuickTime Streaming
Server streams are saved to this file.
6. Save a Multi-stream Reference Movie (optionally present). This menu option is only
available if you have other settings which use Announce To QuickTime Streaming
Server.
7. Click the Save button to save your settings.
8. Start your broadcast by selecting Broadcast > Start Broadcast in the Main window.
How Multicast Works
During multicast, your broadcasting computer sends data across your local network,
identifying it as a broadcast that it has no specific destination. Since many applications
could be doing the same thing, the broadcasting computer must have a unique way of
defining the data that is being multicast. This enables clients to choose between the
available multicast streams.
The multicast protocol uses unique addresses, one for video and one for audio.
Although these unique addresses look like TCP/IP addresses, they are not. Instead, they
Select
Multicast
Click Save
Save SDP file
Enter Video
and audio
Ports
Enter video and
audio Address
Generate
Addresses