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  • VLC Player
  • Flash Player
  • Shoutcast

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  • WebRTC


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In order to preview an input stream you must first configure its output. See Creating an Output Broadcaster Outputs section for more details.

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  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Inputs page, click the desired incoming input stream that you want to play with VLC.
  2. Click the  button on the right end of the selected row and then Play with VLC. The Link Description window with the directory path for the desired file is displayed.
  3. Click Run VLC. The selected file is downloaded to the computer.
  4. Double-click on the newly downloaded file. This configured file runs using the VLC player and appears on a new output line on the Output screen wherein it can be monitored. Alternatively, copy the path and send it to the user so it can be entered in the Network URL of the VLC player.

 


To Play Incoming Input Streams with a Flash Player:

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Flash Player enables playing the stream on a native browser with the Flash player.

  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Inputs page, click the desired incoming input stream that you want to play with Flash Player.
  2. Click the   button on the right end of the selected row and then Play with Flash. The Link Description window with the directory path and proxy path for the desired file is displayed.
  3. Click Run to view the .flv file that appears on the first line of the window or Run Accelerated to run the file from the proxy server with better results.

 


To Play Input Streams with a Shoutcast:

Enables Shoutcast enables playing an audio file on a native browser.

  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Inputs page, click the desired incoming input stream that you want to play with Shoutcast.
  2. Click the  button on the right end of the selected row and then Play with Shoutcast. The Link Description window will open with the directory path for the desired file.

To Play Input Streams with WebRTC:

WebRTC enables playing a video file

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on a native browser without the need for plug-ins or extensions.

  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Inputs page, click the desired WebRTC input stream that you want to play.
  2. Click the button on the right end of the selected row and then Play WebRTC.
    The Link Description window will open with the directory path for the desired file and a link to open a browser window to play the stream.
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  3. Copy the link or click the Open WebRTC player link to view the stream