All things related to multicast

[Ross Finlayson <>]

At 01:04 PM 1/8/03, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> For the next I2 multicast workshop we would like to have the students send 
> and receive video using
> cheap webcams and SSM on redhat Linux.
>
> Does anyone know of a solution for this - the key is having SSM capable 
> video receivers that work
> with Linux and whatever video standard the webcam uses ?

Marshall,

I'd suggest using "MPlayer" as a client, configured to use the "LIVE.COM 
Streaming Media" libraries: http://www.live.com/mplayer

As you know, these libraries support SSM (if it's implemented in the 
underlying OS, of course).  Turning on SSM reception based on a SDP 
description (from either a ".sdp" file, or from RTSP) isn't yet 
implemented, but this is just a SMOP (Small Matter of Programming) to be 
done at my end...

At the other end, for video capture & streaming, you could probably use "vic".

        Ross.