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A. Introduction
The manual briefly teach the users how to install and use the
SopCast software.
Anyone who is interested in video streaming can download SopCast and try it. Now the software is free for use. Anyone can get the
lastest software copy from our site.
B. System Requirement
To run the SopCast Software, the following requirement is needed:
1. Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Linux. See detail.
2. At least 64M System Memory, 128M System Memory is recommended.
3. At least 10M Harddisk space.
4. Install Microsoft Media Player 9.0 above RealPlayer or other media player which can play
streaming.
C. Install and Uninstall
Current SopCast provide two kinds of program, SopCast and Webplayer
(ocx) plugin. SopCast include 3 component, SopPlayer, SopServer and WebPlay. SopPlayer for viewer, SopServer for broadcaster and WebPlayer for web viewer.
1. Install ocx plugin
This client is designed for web viewer. It include only a WebPlayer.
Download SopCastOcx from http://www.sopcast.com/download/SopCastOcx.zip.
After unpack it with Winzip or Winrar to a directory with the
default SopCastOcx, run setup.exe.
2. Uninstall ocx plugin
Uninstall ocx by click "uninstall" in program menu.
3. Install SopCast
This file includes SopPlayer, SopServer and WebPlay.
Download SopCast.zip from http://www.sopcast.com/download/SopCast.zip .
Unpack it with Winzip or Winrar to a directory and run
Setup-SopCast-version.exe to setup with default choices. The
WebPlayer will be installed automatically also.
4. Uninstall SopCast
Uninstall SopCast by click "uninstall" in program menu.
D. New Function
1. Channel Classifications
This is a new function. In the SopCast latest version, there is a
subscription concept. Registered users can subscribe channels that need "authorization". Without subscription, you are not allowed to view
these channels. The choice , whether or not place the properties
"view before subscribe" , is decided by the channel
owners.
2. Broadcasting Group
Broadcasting Group is a group of channels. Channel need
broadcasting must be added to at least a broadcasting group. The
broadcasting group can be a public group, or a private group managed
by others. Of course the channel must be permitted before adding to
a private group. If you like, you can also apply for a broadcasting
group and put your own channel to this broadcasting group.
With the broadcasting group, you can make a interest group, movie
group for example, put the movie fans' channel together and make a
movie network share group. Very interesting, right?
Channel subscription is based on the broadcasting group.
3. User Classifications
In the new version, we also classify the users
as general user, channel user, group administrator.
A new register user is a general user who can subscribe channel
and view the subscribed channels, the public channels and edit his
registered information.
After applying a channel, the user will become a channel user who
can edit the registered channel's information and can put the
channel to a broadcasting group.
The channel user can become a group administrator by applying for
a broadcasting group. After the group is permitted by the system
administrator, he can manage his broadcasting group, for example,
for a authorized group, permit or deny some channel to join.
E. View a channel
1. First register a new user and login.
2. Installed the SopCast or SopCast WebPlayer.
3. Select the channel menu, and click the channel name you want
to view.
4. Subscribe Channels
Login in with your sopcast username, click "
My Sop" in main menu, and click "
Subscribe Channel" enter subscribe channel page.
F. Broadcasting
a channel
Broadcasting a channel need 3 steps:
1. Register a channel - 〉 2. Join the channel to a broadcasting
group - 〉 3. Start to broadcast
The whole process can also select "MySop" and
follow the wizard.
Click "MySop" -> "register channel ", you will see a wizard window.
1. Register channel
http://www.sopcast.com/channel/chreg.jsp 
Channel Name ( Required ): This is the channel name.
Channel Password ( Required ): This is the password you need to
manage this channel. Please remerber this password, or you
maybe lost the right to manage this channel.
Password Confirm ( Required ): Confirm the channel's password.
Visible ( Required ): public channel can be list on SopCast channel list. If you choose a private channel, the channel isn't shown on SopCast, you can add your channel on your own website (how to). or refer to the page http://vivio.weedns.com/channel/.
Channel Type ( Required ): Select a channel type, like
entertainment, sports, regeral, etc.
From ( Required ): Select the location where to broadcast the
channel.
Channel Language ( Required ): Select the language for the
channel content
Brief description ( Required ): Here you can introduce the
channel's content and it is the best way to let others know your
channels. You can fill the form as the hint. Email address here is
for easy way to let other users to write to you.
After submit, the process for registering a channel finished and
come to the next step: Join the broadcasting Group.
Please remember every registered channel have a identical ID
( also called channel number).
2. Join the broadcasting channel
As the above picture, the process for the registering channel has
finished and result in a √ before the words "1 registering a
channel".
As this picture shown, the channel already joined a group
"Public Group 公开组", and want to join another broadcasting
group. Here, "24.Soccer-Live"
The words after a broadcasting group, like "need
authorized", "public" means the limitation for this
group. For example, "24.Soccer-Live", you must be
permitted before join this group.
After join a broadcasting group, you can broadcast a channel
then. You need download the SopServer, where to download and install
please see c.3 .
3. Broadcast the channel
After finished join a broadcasting group, there is a √ to
indicate the process finished. The next shows the interface for the
SopServer running.
3.1. My Server
3.1.1 Source
Users can have 3 ways to make a stream source, file, directory or stream.
a. Playing files
Select the file, click the 'open' button to select the file. The program will
help you to build a local media server with a single file or a group
files. " Loop " means how to handle the files after it
finished, stop it or restart it from the beginning.
Now we support 4 kind of file type, *.asf/*.wmv , *.rm/*.rmvb
,mp3, *.spl
Note : For a media player can play the list successfully, *.asf or *.wmv is recommended .
b. Directory
If you select a directory including media file, SopServer will search all supported media files in the dir or sub_dir, and generate sop_playlist.spl file automatically. SopServer use the spl file to broadcast all these media files. You can modify it to meet your requirement.
*.spl format :
"program name xxx" "directory\filename" write
a file in one line
For example:
"movie clip 1" "c:\1.asf"
"movie clip 1" "d:\2.wmv"
"my mp3" "d:\3.mp3"
b. Select Stream, and fill the another stream server address and
you can build a local media server to broadcast a streaming content.
The stream can be like this, mms://10.39.0.64/mystream,
assume, media servers is using the IP address10.39.0.64.
3.1.2 Channel
a. Channel ID Fill with channel ID for your applied channel.
(Required)
b. Name Channel Name (Optional)
3.1.3 Server
a. Server Address : The server IP address for registering your
channel. You can use the default.
b. Username and Password : The username and password with which
you apply the channel
c. Server Port : The local server port. You can also use the
default. If conflict with the other service, you can change to a
free port. You MUST PERMIT others to connect this
port on your firewall.
Fill the necessary information, and click Start then you can see
the buffer number in the status bar. Waiting for the 100%, you can
see you channel name in the channel list.
SopServer has another function. The broadcaster can view his own
content while broadcasting. Click the “monitor” button in the right of
the Start button, you can see the broadcasting content with the
local Media Player. Of course you can also record the content by
click the Record button with the ASF format. Of course, it is only
usefully for re-broadcast another media server's content.
G. Option
Here you can select the interface language. We provide 3
languages, 简体中文, 繁体中文 and English.
If you want to play multiple channels on one computer, just tick off the “Allow only one instance of Sopcast” checkbox, and start more sopcast instances to play your channels.
The default service port of SopServer is 3902 ， you may change to other value.
Whether to update automatically can also config here.
The Manual is only for 0.9.5 above.
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