Streaming Tools

This pages covers some tests with current streaming tools, advices and howtos :

Audio Streaming

Linux :

MuSE ( from dyne.org )

Easiest tool : MuSE http://muse.dyne.org MuSE ( not to be confused with the muse midi sequencer )

On Ubuntu or Debian, don't search in apt-get, but instead, install the package from this link : [ ftp://ftp.dyne.org/muse/binary/MuSE-0.9.2-i386-1.deb MuSe.deb]

Pure Data

Other tool : puredata extended with the following patches :

first install a pd extended for your system from [Pd-extended] and then download one of these patches :

• streaming in ogg format : Pdogg

• streaming in mp3s format : Pdmp3

Download these files ( the patches ) with a right click and 'Save link as..', open them in pd-extended

OSX or Windows

Pure Data

Other tool : puredata extended with the following patches :

first install a pd extended for your system from [Pd-extended] and then download one of these patches :

• streaming in ogg format : Pdogg

• streaming in mp3s format : Pdmp3

Download these files ( the patches ) with a right click and 'Save link as..', open them in pd-extended

Video Streaming / Digital Camera ( input through firewire/ieee1394 )

Linux

Theora Streaming Studio

Recommended tool : Theora Streaming Studio TSS

There is a debian package for Ubuntu Feisty here : [ http://gollum.artefacte.org/tss/theorastreamer-0.2.1-1-i386.deb TSS.deb(feisty fawn) ]

On other systems, you should compile it installing first its dependencies ( dvgrab, libraw1394-8, ffmpeg, ffmpeg2theora, libtheora-bin, oggfwd, libvte9 )

Pure Data

Other tool : puredata extended with the following patch :

first install a pd extended for your system from [Pd-extended] and then download this patch :

• video streaming with digital camera : GissPdpDv

Download this file ( the patch ) with a right click and 'Save link as..', open it in pd-extended

OSX

Pure Data

Other tool : puredata extended with the following patch :

first install a pd extended for your system from [Pd-extended] and then download this patch :

• video streaming with digital camera ( OSX ) : GissPdpOsx

if you have some troubles with some models of cameras, you can try this experimental patch using Gem :

• video streaming with digital camera ( Gem ) : GissGem

Download this file ( the patch ) with a right click and 'Save link as..', open it in pd-extended

Video Streaming / Webcams and capture cards

Linux

Pure Data

Recommended tool : puredata extended with the following patch :

first install a pd extended for your system from [Pd-extended] and then download this patch :

• video streaming with a video4linux device : GissPdpV4l

• video streaming with a video4linux2 device : GissPdpV4l2

Download this file ( the patch ) with a right click and 'Save link as..', open it in pd-extended

OSX

Pure Data

Other tool : puredata extended with the following patch :

first install a pd extended for your system from [Pd-extended] and then download this patch :

• video streaming with digital camera ( OSX ) : GissPdpOsx

if you have some troubles with some models of cameras, you can try this experimental patch using Gem :

• video streaming with digital camera ( Gem ) : GissGem

Download this file ( the patch ) with a right click and 'Save link as..', open it in pd-extended

Windows

This is not really supported by G.I.S.S. but we must mention the Vision Air Streaming tool : VisionAir