- Playback -> Optimize Audio - Causes the StreamWorks Player to optimize audio quality.
- Playback -> Mixed - Causes the StreamWorks Player to balance resource allocation between audio and video playback.
- Playback -> Optimize Video - Causes the StreamWorks Player to reduce audio quality, so processing time can be allocated
to video playback.
The characteristics of the audio data generated by the StreamWorks Player can affect your computer's overall playback
performance; e.g., stereo audio contains twice as much data as monaural audio. Depending on the nature of your computer's
sound system, the overhead processing associated with transferring this additional data to your computer's sound board
may adversely affect overall playback performance.
Setting Network Options
To insure proper interaction with other StreamWorks components, you must specify your computer's network connection
speed and relationship to network firewalls.
Specifying a Connection Speed
When the StreamWorks Player sends to a StreamWorks Server a stream request, the request includes data indicating the
StreamWorks Player's network connection speed. To insure proper delivery of streams, you must specify your computer's
connection speed by choosing an item from the StreamWorks Player's Settings menu:
- 9600 Modem - indicates that your computer's connection speed is 9.6kbs;
- 14.4 Modem - indicates that your computer's connection speed is 14.4kbs;
- 28.8 Modem - indicates that your computer's connection speed is 28.8kbs;
- 56K (1B ISDN) - indicates that your computer's connection speed is 56kbs;
- 128K (2B ISDN) - indicates that your computer's connection speed is 128kbs;
- 1.5M (T1) - indicates that your computer's connection speed is 1500kbs;
- Other - opens a dialog in which you enter your computer's connection speed.
Specifying a Firewall Proxy
A firewall is a device (usually a computer) that prevents direct network communications between a Local Area Network
(e.g., a LAN in a corporate office) and the Internet. Any network communications between the LAN and the Internet
must be permitted by "punching holes" in the firewall or running "proxies" on the firewall.
StreamWorks streams may be accessed through firewalls via one of two methods - either the network administrator needs
to "punch a hole" in the existing firewall for incoming and outgoing UDP traffic on port 1558 (this is Xing's InterNIC
registered port), or your administrator can run an appropriate proxy.
If your administrator chooses to run a firewall proxy, you must configure the StreamWorks Player to use this proxy
when contacting StreamWorks Servers:
- Start the StreamWorks Player
- Choose Network… from the Settings menu.
- Complete the Firewall proxy fields as instructed by your network administrator.
Configuring as a Helper Application
You will need to set up StreamWorks' mime-type with your web browser in order
to use it to launch StreamWorks streams. When quoted text is given, do not enter the quotes.
Netscape users:
Go to the Options Menu and select General Preferences. Choose the "Helpers" tab, and click on the "New" button.
In the mime-type field, type in "application/x-xdma". In the mime-subtype field, type in "xdma"
without the quotes (all lower case). Click on OK. In the extentions field, type in "xdm, xdma" without the quotes.
Click the radio button under "Action" click "Launch Application", click the Browse button, and find your
StreamWorks player.
Internet Explorer Users:
Go to the Edit Menu and select Options. Select the "Helpers" tab. Click Add. Type "StreamWorks Stream" in the
Description field, Type "application/x-xdma" in the mime-type field, and "xdm, xdma" in the Suffixes field. Click the
Choose button next to Helper Application, and find the StreamWorks player icon. Type "XDMA" in the File Type
field. Click the "Add" button.
Diagnostics
The StreamWorks Player's Diagnostics window displays various real-time statistics regarding stream reception.
Contacting us
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