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BrianG · 02:53 PM

Yeah, Linux because it's free. Otherwise I'd have to shell out another $140 for a "system builders" license of Win7 Pro.

I've done more research on this and just can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I can't be the only one that wants something like this?

Since I want the client devices to use a web interface via browser (which wouldn't require special client software), I suppose I could bite the bullet and get a Windows license. Then, I can install IIS, develop an ASP-driven site using the filesystem object to dynamically create the file listings. I could use Linux, Apache, and PHP to do the same, but I'm not nearly as proficient in PHP as I am in ASP.

Anyway, streaming MP3's should then be fairly simple, but the video streaming is still a challenge. Since all my videos are in ISO disc-image format, I'd have to find a way to automate the mounting of the image and stream it from the virtual disc. And then, two people want to stream videos at the same time, the system would have to be smart enough to "know" that one virtual drive is already mounted/in use, and use the next available virtual drive.

And I still don't know how to stream that video over HTTP protocol. I suppose I could stream the content using Flash (like YouTube), or Silverlight (like Netflix), but then I have to find something (preferably free or cheap) that does the transcoding.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	12.31.2011, 02:51 PM Yeah, Linux because it's free. Otherwise I'd have to shell out another $140 for a "system builders" license of Win7 Pro. I've done more research on this and just can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I can't be the only one that wants something like this? Since I want the client devices to use a web interface via browser (which wouldn't require special client software), I suppose I could bite the bullet and get a Windows license. Then, I can install IIS, develop an ASP-driven site using the filesystem object to dynamically create the file listings. I could use Linux, Apache, and PHP to do the same, but I'm not nearly as proficient in PHP as I am in ASP. Anyway, streaming MP3's should then be fairly simple, but the video streaming is still a challenge. Since all my videos are in ISO disc-image format, I'd have to find a way to automate the mounting of the image and stream it from the virtual disc. And then, two people want to stream videos at the same time, the system would have to be smart enough to "know" that one virtual drive is already mounted/in use, and use the next available virtual drive. And I still don't know how to stream that video over HTTP protocol. I suppose I could stream the content using Flash (like YouTube), or Silverlight (like Netflix), but then I have to find something (preferably free or cheap) that does the transcoding. Last edited by BrianG; 12.31.2011 at 02:53 PM.