Streaming Media Help

Overview of Streaming Media

The Streaming Media program allows you to stream live broadcasts or on-demand media content from the Web. You do not have to wait until the entire media content is completely downloaded before watching the video or hearing the sound. The media is sent in a continuous stream to your device and is played as it arrives, along with the audio. The Streaming Media program allows you to play 3GP and MPEG-4 files. It also supports playback of SDP (Session Description Protocol) files. An SDP file is a text file that contains the format, broadcast time, media content, and other information about a live broadcast, or it may contain a playlist and links to prerecorded media files if you are viewing on-demand streaming media.

Access streaming content via Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer, you can open a Web page containing RTSP links to streaming media content then play the content in the Streaming Media program.

Tap > Internet Explorer.
In the address bar, enter the URL address of the Web page that contains the RTSP link to the desired *.3gp, *.mp4, or *.sdp file.
On the Web page, tap the RTSP link.
Streaming Media then automatically opens and starts playing the file. During playback, use the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or out, adjust the sound volume, and more.

Stream media files directly using Streaming Media

Streaming Media only supports RTSP links when you stream *.3gp and *.mp4 files directly on the program.

Tap > Programs > Streaming Media.
From the program, tap Connect.
Enter the URL for the Web site (rtsp://) and the file name.
Tap Connect.
Streaming Media then starts playing the file. During playback, use the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or out, adjust the sound volume, and more.

Note

Before you launch the Streaming Media program, make sure that you are connected to the Internet.

View streaming media file information

You can view the properties and general information of a streaming media clip, such as file format, audio codec, dimension, frames, and duration of the video.

Tap Menu > Properties from the program.

Configure streaming media connection settings

Tap Menu > Options to configure the following settings:

Connect via. Choose whether you want to connect to the Internet or corporate network (intranet) to locate a streaming media clip.
UDP port range. Specify a range of port numbers to use for streaming.
Media buffer. Allocate memory space (in terms of duration) to store the audio and video data while streaming a media file.
Use Landscape mode when watching in full screen Screen will be always in landscape mode if you are viewing media clips in full screen.

Streaming Media Help

Overview of Streaming Media

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Access streaming content via Internet Explorer

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Stream media files directly using Streaming Media

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View streaming media file information

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Configure streaming media connection settings

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