Experiencing Multimedia 151
The Streaming Media program allows you to play 3GP and MPEG-4 files.
It also supports playback of SDP (Session Description Protocol) files. An
SDP file is a text file that contains the format, broadcast times, media
content, and other information about a live broadcast, or it may contain a
playlist and links to prerecorded media files if you are viewing on-demand
streaming media.
To access streaming content via Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer, you can open a Web page containing http links to
streaming media content and play the content in the Streaming Media
program.
1. On the Home screen, click Start > Internet Explorer.
2. Click Menu > Address Bar. In the address bar, enter the URL address
of the Web page that contains the http link to the desired *.3gp,
*.mp4, or *.sdp file.
3. On the Web page, select the RTSP link and press CENTER OK.
4. Streaming Media then automatically opens and starts playing the file.
During playback, use the button controls to play/pause the video and
adjust the sound volume.
Tip Click Menu > Zoom > Zoom In to zoom in on the video.
To stream media files directly on the Streaming Media Player
Streaming Media only supports RTSP links when you stream *.3gp and
*.mp4 files directly on the program.
Note Before you launch the Streaming Media program, make sure that you are
connected to the Internet.
1. On the Home screen, click Start > Streaming Media.
2. From the program, click Connect.
3. Enter the URL for the Web site (rtsp://) and the file name.
4. Click Go.
5. Streaming Media then starts playing the file. During playback, use the
button controls to play/pause and adjust the sound volume.
