Video streaming with c#

[Guest]

Hi i am writing a application where i want to browse video file and copy data
into stream and send that stream over network...I have develop P2P windows
application where i successfully transfer text message to each other but now
i want to send video file and play that file on other end...I know the code
how to send the stream over the network but basic problem is how open that
file as a stream.

Thanks

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello amjad,

Have u tried this http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=dotnet+play+stream+video
?

a> Hi i am writing a application where i want to browse video file and
a> copy data into stream and send that stream over network...I have
a> develop P2P windows application where i successfully transfer text
a> message to each other but now i want to send video file and play that
a> file on other end...I know the code how to send the stream over the
a> network but basic problem is how open that file as a stream.
a>
a> Thanks
a>
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[Guest]

Yah but did find any things.
I need some sample code how to stream vedio file using c# code not any third
party code....

 

[Samuel R. Neff]

It'd help to mention what type of video you're talking about. Some
videos use different formats for file storage and streaming and some
use multiple sockets for streaming.

Sam

 

[Guest]

any format i would like to try .....

I am using System.IO.Stream class object to send data across the network....

Can i use StreamReader to read the video file or i have to use special video
classess.

thanks

 

[Samuel R. Neff]

No, you can't use StreamReader. xxxReader classes are for text data,
videos are almost always binary.

What is the goal, just to transfer the file from one computer to
another or do you actually want to be able to stream out the video so
someone can pull it up in a viewer like quicktime or windows media or
vlc?

Sam

 

[Guest]

Yeah i want to stream out video ...so some body can pull up in windows media
player.

 

[Samuel R. Neff]

Then you'll need to implement RTSP, RTP, SDP and a host of other
standards. It's not as easy as which class do I use--it's a huge
undertaking. You will be better off looking into freely available
existing streaming servers instead of trying to build your own.

www.videolan.org

or

http://developer.apple.com/opensource/server/streaming/index.html

You could also host your videos on a web server and then they can be
accessed via HTTP which would provide "progressive download" access to
the videos (but not true streaming).

HTH,

Sam

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[Samuel R. Neff]

I'm not saying use their code, I'm saying use their product. Run
their streaming server on your host computer.

Even in peer-to-peer you can set up a web server or video streaming
server on one of the "peers" and have th eother "peer" hit that. If
you need two way streaming then set up the servers on both peers.

BTW, are these peers in the same lan? You could save a ton of trouble
by just using a windows file share and opening the files directly in
windows media player.

Good luck,

Sam