VT | How to stream video via the Internet and VT[3]
By John Fletcher - NewTek Technical Support Manager

1 -Install Windows Media Player 9 and Windows Media Encoder 9 on your PC if you have not already done so. This is the link for Windows Media: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx

2 - If you have Windows 2000 use Service Pack 3. If you are using Windows XP Pro, use Service Pack 1.

3 - Launch VT[3].

4 - Load DDR, VT Edit, or any other device you are going to use to stream.

5 - Add video clip to DDR, VT Edit, or any other device you choose.

6 - Launch the streaming icon button. It is the one on the far right and in the middle and looks likes a tripod.

7 - WME will now launch.

8 - Select broadcast a live event.

9 - Hit OK.

10 - Have Video Toaster as your Video and Audio device.

11 - Click the Configure button for the Video row.

12 - Click Video Source.

13 - Change Program setting from Main to Program.

14 - Change the size from NTSC 640X480 to NTSC 720X480.

15 - In the interlacing box, check both boxes.

16 - Hit OK.

17 - Hit next.

18 - Select Pull from the Windows Media Encoder.

19 - Hit next.

20 - Leave the port settings alone.

21 - Look at the URL for the Internet connection; this will be the URL you load into Windows Media Player.

22 - Hit next.

23 - Select your bit rate. For this example I will use 282 kbps which will work fine for Cable Modem and DSL.

24 - Hit next.

25 - Hit next again.

26 - Select NO to encode from selected devices only.

27 - Hit next.

28 - Fill in your information and hit next.

29 - Hit finish.

30 - Hit OK.

31 - Go back to VT[3] and play you video clip or live video.

32 - Go to Windows Media Encoder and click the connections tab.

33 - Verify Internet Connection URL and disregard the LAN URL.

34 - Go to a remote computer with an Internet connection.

35 - Open Windows Media Player on your remote computer and then go to file.

36 - Drop down to open URL.

37 - In the open path, type in your exact Internet URL.  Example:  http://10.28.55.8080/ Your URL will not be this one. Do NOT type my example URL in! Look in your connections tab to see what your Internet URL is.

38 - Hit OK.

39 - You should see buffering in your remote computer's Windows Media Player.

40 - Your clip should now be playing in Windows Media Player.

41 - You are now done!