Darwin Streaming Server
| Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Initial release | March 16, 1999 |
| Stable release | 6.0.3
/ May 10, 2007 |
| Operating system | OS X, Linux, Windows |
| Type | RTSP server |
| License | Apple Public Source License |
| Website | http://dss.macosforge.org/ |
Darwin Streaming Server (DSS) was the first open sourced RTP/RTSP streaming server.[1] It was released March 16, 1999 and is a fully featured RTSP/RTP media streaming server capable of streaming a variety of media types including H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG-4 Part 2 and 3GP.
Development
[edit]Developed by Apple, it is the open source equivalent of QuickTime Streaming Server, and is based on its code.
Ports
[edit]The initial DSS source code release compiled only on OS X, but external developers quickly ported the code to Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris,[2] Tru64 Unix, Mac OS 9 and Windows.
Source code is available as a release download or as development code via CVS.
See also
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- HTTP Live Streaming – Apple's video/audio streaming server protocol
- Helix Universal Server – Multiformat streaming server from RealNetworks
- Wowza Media Server – a unified streaming server from Wowza Media Systems
References
[edit]- ^ Phil Sherry (11 November 2013). Foundation Mac OS X Web Development. Apress. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-1-4302-5133-0.
- ^ "Darwin Streaming Server on Solaris". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
External links
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