how would I stream m4v remotely to two people?

archnemesis · 2014-07-10 07:48:04

I would like to stream m4v files remotely to two computers from a VPS, while allowing it to be paused either from the VPS or from one of the clients, but this should happen for all clients. Is there any app that would allow me to accomplish this?

EDIT: Actually it would be better if the clients were able to pause it. The idea is we would be able to pause the video arbitrarily so we could talk about it

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x33a · 2014-07-10 08:51:31

I remember seeing something related to this on our forums, but I can't remember it. A quick online search gives this service: http://www.synaptop.com/how-to-watch-mo … th-friends, though I am not sure how well it works.

Another way could be through desktop sharing, using VNC or something similar, but I guess the video quality wouldn't be optimum.

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archnemesis · 2014-07-12 13:13:43

Thanks, I might have to give that a try. It would be better if I could find a program to install on my own server, but this could work for now.

HiImTye · 2014-07-12 21:42:24

this sounds like a use case for DLNA and if external, perhaps a VPN. I don't know how well you'll be able to stream, though. that depends on the network speeds of everyone vs. the stream size

Darksoul71 · 2014-07-18 10:05:49

A different approach would be hosting the video on your VPS and serve it via a simple webserver (e.g. lighttpd). You will loose control here over the video though = you are not able to pause the video.
Most modern browsers are able to play back WebM and MP4 inside the browser itself.

Another approach might be using ffmpeg to stream the video from your VPS:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/StreamingGuide

HTH,
D$

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archnemesis · 2014-07-20 13:48:35

Thanks for the suggestions, i'll look into them whem when i get a chance.

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