QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) is a
server or service
daemon
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that was built into
Apple's Mac OS X Server until OS X Server 10.6.8. It delivers
video
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and
audio
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on request to users over a
computer network
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, including the
Internet
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. Its primary GUI configuration tool is
QTSS Publisher and its web-based administration port is 1220. It also uses port UDP/7100.
When used in conjunction with
QuickTime Broadcaster, it is possible to deliver live real-time video and audio to multiple users over networks.
The protocol used has since been superseded with
HTTP Live Streaming
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used in
iOS
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and
Mac OS
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.
See also
*
Darwin Streaming Server
Darwin Streaming Server (DSS) was the first open sourced Real-time Transport Protocol, RTP/Real Time Streaming Protocol, RTSP streaming server. It was released March 16, 1999 and is a fully featured Real Time Streaming Protocol, RTSP/Real-time T ...
*
Helix Universal Server
*
HTTP Live Streaming
HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) is an HTTP-based adaptive bitrate streaming communications protocol developed by Apple Inc. and released in 2009. Support for the protocol is widespread in media players, web browsers, mobile devices, and ...
*
Wowza Media Server
Wowza Streaming Engine (known as Wowza Media Server prior to version 4) is a unified streaming media server software developed by Wowza. The server is used for streaming of live and on-demand video, audio, and rich Internet applications over ...
References
External links
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Streaming Server
MacOS-only software made by Apple Inc.
Streaming software
MacOS Server
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