Streaming problem. Server to busy.
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Hiya all. I don't know if this is the proper place to post this, but here goes.... I'm trying to upload some files to a streaming server. All files but one seems to work when being streamed, but with one - just one - I get a "server is to busy..." error, and I can't for the love of me figure out why. Now, if the server was indeed to busy, shouldn't all file be unstreamable, and seeing as it is only this one file - I'd think the file perhaps is corrupt - however, I can play it locallly. Can the file still be corrupt and playable locally while being unstreamable? Any advice on where to start debugging this problem? With regards Alsvha --------------------------- 127.0.0.1 - Sweet 127.0.0.1
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Hiya all. I don't know if this is the proper place to post this, but here goes.... I'm trying to upload some files to a streaming server. All files but one seems to work when being streamed, but with one - just one - I get a "server is to busy..." error, and I can't for the love of me figure out why. Now, if the server was indeed to busy, shouldn't all file be unstreamable, and seeing as it is only this one file - I'd think the file perhaps is corrupt - however, I can play it locallly. Can the file still be corrupt and playable locally while being unstreamable? Any advice on where to start debugging this problem? With regards Alsvha --------------------------- 127.0.0.1 - Sweet 127.0.0.1
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What kind of streaming server are you using? What kind of media are you uploading? Do you get the error when you try to upload the file or when you try to access the uploaded file? --- b { font-weight: normal; }
The server(s) are using Windows Media Services 9.0 - I'd take it that is the streaming server (this is my first dabble into streams, and not something I've done prior, but suddnely it fell upon me to do it) The files are ordinary *.wmv, which shouldn't be any wierd codec or similar, plus I can play them locally and remote on the server (logging in via proxy) No problems uploading the file either. It is just when I go in via mms://IP/File that I get the server not availble or to busy - and just for that one file. There are larger files I can stream withouth problems, except this particular one. I'd supply the link, but unfortunally it is a movie which isn't to be published yet as it is part of a large advertisment campaign. I tried uploading it to the second server (two stream servers behind two webservers in a load balancing thingy) - and that also have problems (to busy/not availble) with the stream. Is it possible for a file to be corrupt in the manner where it can't be streamed but still can be played "locally"? --------------------------- 127.0.0.1 - Sweet 127.0.0.1
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The server(s) are using Windows Media Services 9.0 - I'd take it that is the streaming server (this is my first dabble into streams, and not something I've done prior, but suddnely it fell upon me to do it) The files are ordinary *.wmv, which shouldn't be any wierd codec or similar, plus I can play them locally and remote on the server (logging in via proxy) No problems uploading the file either. It is just when I go in via mms://IP/File that I get the server not availble or to busy - and just for that one file. There are larger files I can stream withouth problems, except this particular one. I'd supply the link, but unfortunally it is a movie which isn't to be published yet as it is part of a large advertisment campaign. I tried uploading it to the second server (two stream servers behind two webservers in a load balancing thingy) - and that also have problems (to busy/not availble) with the stream. Is it possible for a file to be corrupt in the manner where it can't be streamed but still can be played "locally"? --------------------------- 127.0.0.1 - Sweet 127.0.0.1
A media file can be pretty broken and still be playable locally. Check that the entire file got uploaded. If possible check the integrity of the original file. The media player will play a broken file, but video editing programs and such should at least give you a warning if the file is incomplete. If the file is intact, it sounds unlikely that it's the contents of the file that is the cause of the error. Does the file have exactly the same file extension? No unusual characters in the file name? --- b { font-weight: normal; }
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A media file can be pretty broken and still be playable locally. Check that the entire file got uploaded. If possible check the integrity of the original file. The media player will play a broken file, but video editing programs and such should at least give you a warning if the file is incomplete. If the file is intact, it sounds unlikely that it's the contents of the file that is the cause of the error. Does the file have exactly the same file extension? No unusual characters in the file name? --- b { font-weight: normal; }
Thanks for the feedback - I take it the file is corrupt and took the info up with the ad.agency, and after some tries I finally got a high res file which could be streamed withouth problems. I take it something had gone wrong in their production of the media file. I was just perplexed by the error message I got combined with the fact that the file played locally, which initially didn't indicate to me the file itself was the problem :) --------------------------- 127.0.0.1 - Sweet 127.0.0.1