Darwin Streaming Server

Features include:

QuickTime Broadcaster Remote Administration: Now you can control QuickTime Broadcaster remotely via the administration interface of QuickTime Streaming Server when both are installed on the same machine. Start and stop broadcasts, select audio and video settings, and more. Note: This feature only works with Mac OS 10.2 ("Jaguar") and later.

Instant-On Streaming: Instant-on dramatically reduces the delay caused by buffering of the media stream prior to playback, allowing broadband users of QuickTime 6 to begin watching streaming media, both on demand and live, right away. With Instant-On, broadband users can also "scrub" forward and back with the time slider through an on-demand media stream and have playback updated instantly.

MPEG-4 Support: Now you can serve ISO-compliant hinted MPEG-4 files to any ISO-compliant MPEG-4 client, including any MPEG-4 enabled device that supports playback of MPEG-4 streams over IP. You can serve on-demand or live MPEG-4 streams, and reflect playlists of MPEG-4 files.

MP3 Streaming: You can serve standard MP3 files using Icecast-compatible protocols over http. Build a playlist of MP3 files and serve them to MP3 clients such as iTunes, SoundJam and WinAmp for a simulated live experience.

Skip Protection: Skip Protection uses excess bandwidth to buffer ahead data faster than real time on the client machine. When packets are lost, communication between client and server results in retransmission of only the lost packets, reducing impact to network traffic. By buffering ahead a high-quality "copy" of the media, QuickTime Streaming Server delivers a high-quality media stream time after time.