Streaming Media - HTC Touch Touch Dual User Manual

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11.5 Streaming Media

Streaming Media lets you stream live broadcasts or on-demand media
content from the Web. The media is sent in a continuous stream to your
device and is played as it arrives, along with the audio.
Jog Bar
Full screen
Stop
Play/Pause
The Streaming Media program allows you to play 3GP and MPEG-4 files. It
also supports playback of SDP (Session Description Protocol) files.
To access streaming content via Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer, you can open a Web page containing RTSP (Real Time
Streaming Protocol) links to streaming media content then play the content
in the Streaming Media program.
1. Tap Start > Internet Explorer.
2.
In the address bar, enter the URL address of the Web page that
contains the RTSP link to the desired *.gp, *.mp, or *.sdp file.
3. On the Web page, tap the RTSP link.
4.
Streaming Media then automatically opens and starts playing the file.
During playback, use the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or
out, adjust the sound volume, and more.
Volume level
Increase/Decrease
volume
Mute/Unmute
To stream media files directly on the Streaming Media Player
Streaming Media only supports RTSP links when you stream *.gp and
*.mp files directly on the program.
Note
Before you launch the Streaming Media program, make sure that you are
connected to the Internet.
1. Tap Start > Programs > Streaming Media.
2. From the program, tap Connect.
3.
Enter the URL for the Web site (rtsp://) and the file name.
4. Tap Connect.
5.
Streaming Media then starts playing the file. During playback, use
the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or out, adjust the sound
volume, and more.
To view streaming video information
You can view the properties and general information of a streaming video
clip, such as video codec, audio codec, dimension, frames, and duration of
the video.
Tap Menu > Properties from the program.
To configure streaming video connection settings
Tap Menu > Options to configure the following settings:
• Connect via. Choose whether you want to connect to the Internet or
corporate network (intranet) to locate a streaming video clip.
• UDP port range. Specify a range of port numbers to use for
streaming.
• Media buffer. Specify the memory space (in terms of duration) to
allot for storing video and audio data while streaming media.
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