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## [Live stream backup/alternative source](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-stream-backup-alternative-source/33760)

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**Author:** [@Tomas\_Alkyras](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tomas_Alkyras)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-stream-backup-alternative-source/33760 "2012-08-30T11:22:56Z")

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I guess this should be covered many times but it is not working for me. I have Wowza 2 server and 2 origin servers: origin1 and origin2, is it possible to enable a backup/alternative source origin2 ? If origin1 fails, s…

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## [rtp unicast re-stream to rtmp](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtp-unicast-re-stream-to-rtmp/39210)

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**Author:** [@ryan\_corwin](https://community.wowza.com/u/ryan_corwin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtp-unicast-re-stream-to-rtmp/39210 "2012-08-30T04:16:36Z")

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I have a RTP unicast stream being pushed to my Wowza server on port 10000. I want to rebroadcast it over RTMP. Does this involve a transcode? I have followed this guide https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-video-f…

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## [iFrame embed codes Strobe Media Playback 2.0 HTML5 fallback does not work on .m3u8](https://community.wowza.com/t/iframe-embed-codes-strobe-media-playback-2-0-html5-fallback-does-not-work-on-m3u8/39083)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_Steinle](https://community.wowza.com/u/Brian_Steinle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/iframe-embed-codes-strobe-media-playback-2-0-html5-fallback-does-not-work-on-m3u8/39083 "2012-08-28T23:18:47Z")

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So Strobe Media Playback 2.0 supposedly can do Flash to HTML5 fallback. It works great when using .mp4 but when I try live I can only get an HTTP HDS multi-bitrate stream to work. When I try to view on an Apple iOS devic…

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## [Video Chat between ipad and PC browser](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-chat-between-ipad-and-pc-browser/38684)

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**Author:** [@malar\_prathap](https://community.wowza.com/u/malar_prathap)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-chat-between-ipad-and-pc-browser/38684 "2012-08-28T19:31:04Z")

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Hi, I have successfully created video chat application using flash with the help of wowza media support. now i have to create the same application for ipad and can able to chat between ipad and Pc browser. how and where…

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## [How many users watching live stream?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-many-users-watching-live-stream/39205)

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**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Kay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jimmy_Kay)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-many-users-watching-live-stream/39205 "2012-08-28T18:54:52Z")

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Ok so if I get wowza media server on my PC how many people could watch a live stream from me at the same time smoothly? My internet connection is around 50mb down and 10mb up. The video would be streamed at about 1000k…

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## [RTMP timestamp values on live streaming](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-timestamp-values-on-live-streaming/39208)

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**Author:** [@mehmet\_melih](https://community.wowza.com/u/mehmet_melih)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-timestamp-values-on-live-streaming/39208 "2012-08-28T06:39:28Z")

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Hi, I am trying to send h264+mp3 stream from our own encoder software to wowza over RTMP packets. I was setting timestamp values for RTMP packets without considering actual timestamp values from video and audio packets …

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## [cannot start wowza server](https://community.wowza.com/t/cannot-start-wowza-server/39202)

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**Author:** [@Somdeb\_Mukherjee](https://community.wowza.com/u/Somdeb_Mukherjee)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cannot-start-wowza-server/39202 "2012-08-27T23:02:00Z")

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Hello, I am using developer license of wowza. i had installed it. And started it using windows 7 service. But cannot see the the server running in localhost:1935. it is running in port 8086 but not in 1935. I had check …

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## [URL to play video on demand with duration](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-to-play-video-on-demand-with-duration/37676)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Denis](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Denis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-to-play-video-on-demand-with-duration/37676 "2012-08-27T16:15:22Z")

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Hello. I have working wowza and videofile (about 8 hours length) sample.mp4 in content/SubDir/EndDir. I want to show the part of this file - for example a piece which starts on the 35 minute of the full length of the fi…

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## [\[Rant\] SendBufferSize recommendations](https://community.wowza.com/t/rant-sendbuffersize-recommendations/35769)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Auge](https://community.wowza.com/u/Thomas_Auge)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rant-sendbuffersize-recommendations/35769 "2012-08-26T16:02:11Z")

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After months of dealing with choppy video and blaming it on the flash player I am sorry to say that your lack of buffer documentation and especially the 16k SendBufferSize recommendation for chat applications are bullshi…

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## [PushPlugin does not work with dailymotion](https://community.wowza.com/t/pushplugin-does-not-work-with-dailymotion/39167)

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**Author:** [@Luc\_Thunissen](https://community.wowza.com/u/Luc_Thunissen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/pushplugin-does-not-work-with-dailymotion/39167 "2012-08-26T12:10:39Z")

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Hello all, I’m testing for a week the WMS 3. In a few words, here’s the project. I have an IP camera Panasonic and I have to publish the images through live stream on dailymotion. After facing some problems with the au…

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## [Is RTMP the only method of streaming for desktop video with JW Player?](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-rtmp-the-only-method-of-streaming-for-desktop-video-with-jw-player/39199)

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**Author:** [@RJ\_Johnston](https://community.wowza.com/u/RJ_Johnston)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-rtmp-the-only-method-of-streaming-for-desktop-video-with-jw-player/39199 "2012-08-25T10:17:18Z")

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I’ve spent the last 9 hours trying various combinations of streaming protocols to handle Desktop, iOS and Nexus 7 (newest Android w/o Flash). No combination successfully displayed video on all three. The closest solution…

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## [inject custom metadata into mp4 live stream so wowza can read it](https://community.wowza.com/t/inject-custom-metadata-into-mp4-live-stream-so-wowza-can-read-it/39032)

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**Author:** [@Arpan\_Darivemula](https://community.wowza.com/u/Arpan_Darivemula)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/inject-custom-metadata-into-mp4-live-stream-so-wowza-can-read-it/39032 "2012-08-24T15:39:14Z")

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Hello, We are currently sending an mp4 live stream via FMLE to the wowza server and everythings great. We would like to send some custom metadata in the stream on the fly, I realize FMLE may not be the right tool for t…

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## [HLS stream sudden skip](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-stream-sudden-skip/34701)

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**Author:** [@Shay\_Cohen](https://community.wowza.com/u/Shay_Cohen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-stream-sudden-skip/34701 "2012-08-24T10:32:04Z")

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Hi, we see random sudden skips on our HLS, the skip is always forward , not to a particular point and at no particular time, mediastreamvalidator results are fine, i can’t find anything in the logs, any hint would be app…

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## [Encoders Spec & Design](https://community.wowza.com/t/encoders-spec-design/35295)

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**Author:** [@Azril\_Nazli\_Alias](https://community.wowza.com/u/Azril_Nazli_Alias)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/encoders-spec-design/35295 "2012-08-23T12:10:19Z")

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Hi, Our clients requested 10 encoders for TV and another 10 for radio We decided to use Wowza Transcoder Add On and place an origin Wowza at their end. So our plan is, Encoder with SDI input -\> send 720p @ 1500mbps -\>…

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## [Live Audio and Video are out of sync, Flash webcam -\> Wowza (FLV)](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-audio-and-video-are-out-of-sync-flash-webcam-wowza-flv/38613)

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**Author:** [@Cristian\_Rotundu](https://community.wowza.com/u/Cristian_Rotundu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-audio-and-video-are-out-of-sync-flash-webcam-wowza-flv/38613 "2012-08-23T10:48:43Z")

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Hi, I have a problem I’m trying to solve for two days now, with no success. (please do not be discouraged by the size of this post :slight\_smile: ) A typical live webcam based flash meeting application that also suppo…

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## [Help with calculating bandwidth usage](https://community.wowza.com/t/help-with-calculating-bandwidth-usage/36610)

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**Author:** [@Reza\_Rizvi](https://community.wowza.com/u/Reza_Rizvi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/help-with-calculating-bandwidth-usage/36610 "2012-08-23T01:05:05Z")

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I think this might be a silly questions, but I have been having a hard time figuring out how to calculate my estimated bandwidth usage. The thing is we’re going to be streaming 24/7 IPTV television feeds, and hundreds of…

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## [RTSP cannot streaming on Samsung Galaxy S/S2](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-cannot-streaming-on-samsung-galaxy-s-s2/39095)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_Tran](https://community.wowza.com/u/Johnny_Tran)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-cannot-streaming-on-samsung-galaxy-s-s2/39095 "2012-08-23T00:22:12Z")

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Hi, I try play sample in https://www.wowza.com/html/mobile.html using my Samsung Galaxy S, It work. But when I try streaming the same file on my server (rtsp://202.134.19.40/vod/definst/mp4:tmh/bbb\_160p115k.mov), my Sams…

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## [How to get codec payload/stream data for live audio stream?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-codec-payload-stream-data-for-live-audio-stream/38439)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Gibson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tom_Gibson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-codec-payload-stream-data-for-live-audio-stream/38439 "2012-08-20T18:37:32Z")

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Hi, I’m wanting to try and take multiple published audio streams (from Flash/RTMP), merge them, and then create one new stream which is the combined audio. I’m mostly wondering what interfaces / methods to look at to a…

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## [Bandwidth consumtion](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-consumtion/36268)

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**Author:** [@Don\_J](https://community.wowza.com/u/Don_J)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-consumtion/36268 "2012-08-20T18:33:13Z")

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I just switched to nDVR and currently have about 24 hour of nDVR window. Now, I couldn’t help but notice difference in bandwidth consumption. With RTMP(JW), a 500k live stream consumes just about 500kbps. With SanJose…

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## [Server not found message although livestream is being published and available](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-not-found-message-although-livestream-is-being-published-and-available/37140)

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**Author:** [@Andre\_Langer](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andre_Langer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-not-found-message-although-livestream-is-being-published-and-available/37140 "2012-08-20T13:16:44Z")

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Dear Wowza team, I have got a similiar behavior as already mentioned in the thread https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?13605-live-stream-does-not-connect-randomly We use FMLE 3.2 to publish a livestream to a Wow…

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## [VOD Streaming Server architecture design](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-streaming-server-architecture-design/35293)

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**Author:** [@Azril\_Nazli\_Alias](https://community.wowza.com/u/Azril_Nazli_Alias)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-streaming-server-architecture-design/35293 "2012-08-20T03:13:45Z")

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Hi, I’m doing proposals for our key client in Malaysia and here’s the scenario. Our client will do the video encoding and store the videos into thier storage locally and Origin Wowza will mount the storage. we plan to …

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## [Wowza vs Amazon CloudFront Streaming](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-vs-amazon-cloudfront-streaming/34053)

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**Author:** [@Karim\_Djelid](https://community.wowza.com/u/Karim_Djelid)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-vs-amazon-cloudfront-streaming/34053 "2012-08-18T07:44:30Z")

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Today Amazon announced their new service called Amazon CloudFront Streaming. We were looking into using Wowza Pro EC2 for our platform. But now that Amazon has introduced this new service, the question is whether to use…

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## [Bash script to test stream](https://community.wowza.com/t/bash-script-to-test-stream/38519)

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**Author:** [@Ted\_Tucker](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ted_Tucker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bash-script-to-test-stream/38519 "2012-08-17T23:52:16Z")

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Anybody have ideas for how to write a bash script to test if a stream is alive or up? -Mac

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## [Ingest from DVTel / VSIP / RTP multicast](https://community.wowza.com/t/ingest-from-dvtel-vsip-rtp-multicast/39114)

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**Author:** [@Piers\_Williams](https://community.wowza.com/u/Piers_Williams)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ingest-from-dvtel-vsip-rtp-multicast/39114 "2012-08-17T22:42:50Z")

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We have an existing security camera system DVTel Latitude, and I’m having problems getting Wowza to ingest from the multicast streams that this makes available. I’m lead to believe that the format of these streams merel…

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## [HTML5 video tag in iPad 1](https://community.wowza.com/t/html5-video-tag-in-ipad-1/39022)

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**Author:** [@Eugene\_Krupatkin](https://community.wowza.com/u/Eugene_Krupatkin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/html5-video-tag-in-ipad-1/39022 "2012-08-17T13:30:33Z")

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I’m having a strange problem streaming HLS on original iPad, running latest iOS5. Here is a simple video tag that I use: \[HTML\] \[/HTML\] It works as expected in a webpage on iPhone4S. First showing the Play icon on t…

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## [REST API for interrogating settings like transcoder formats/endpoints](https://community.wowza.com/t/rest-api-for-interrogating-settings-like-transcoder-formats-endpoints/39113)

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**Author:** [@Piers\_Williams](https://community.wowza.com/u/Piers_Williams)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rest-api-for-interrogating-settings-like-transcoder-formats-endpoints/39113 "2012-08-17T09:58:16Z")

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Hi, We’re putting togther a (demo of a) streaming video site, and we’d like to not have to code the stream configurations (x,y sizes, URIs) in two places (once in WMS and once in the website). Instead I’d like WMS to be…

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## [H.264/Speex To iOS Encoding Problem - No Audio](https://community.wowza.com/t/h-264-speex-to-ios-encoding-problem-no-audio/35057)

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**Author:** [@ImAStreamer](https://community.wowza.com/u/ImAStreamer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/h-264-speex-to-ios-encoding-problem-no-audio/35057 "2012-08-16T21:31:49Z")

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I’m trying to stream H.264/Speex from Flash via FMS to H.264/AAC for iOS using the nicely done HowTo: https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-convert-flash-player-11-output-from-h-264-speex-audio-to-h-264-aac-audio-using-wowza…

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## [Transcoder - Source stream frame rate could not be calculated and Audio Bitrate](https://community.wowza.com/t/transcoder-source-stream-frame-rate-could-not-be-calculated-and-audio-bitrate/38075)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Sears](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tim_Sears)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/transcoder-source-stream-frame-rate-could-not-be-calculated-and-audio-bitrate/38075 "2012-08-16T16:15:40Z")

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Hi There, Having a couple issues with the transcoder Add-On. I’m using a Sony SNC H.264 IP Camera. The stream settings are 1280x720, 8fps, 1024Kbps bitrate and IFrame Every 2 Seconds. When I start wowza in standalone …

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## [Increasing the buffer size for cupertino streaming to have reliable playback of audio](https://community.wowza.com/t/increasing-the-buffer-size-for-cupertino-streaming-to-have-reliable-playback-of-audio/39130)

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**Author:** [@Christofer\_Bustad](https://community.wowza.com/u/Christofer_Bustad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/increasing-the-buffer-size-for-cupertino-streaming-to-have-reliable-playback-of-audio/39130 "2012-08-16T14:22:01Z")

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Hi there, I am experimenting with a trial version of the Wowza server and my goal right now is to find a way to increase the buffer size for Apple HTTP Live Streaming/cupertino streaming to have reliable playback of aud…

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## [Help to make wowza EDGE server installation & Load Balancing urgent](https://community.wowza.com/t/help-to-make-wowza-edge-server-installation-load-balancing-urgent/39104)

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**Author:** [@Imran\_Muhammad](https://community.wowza.com/u/Imran_Muhammad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/help-to-make-wowza-edge-server-installation-load-balancing-urgent/39104 "2012-08-16T08:43:03Z")

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Hi I have a server here i install wowza media server. Now i want to connect 2 more servers with them for load balancing. I need any body help here that what things i need to install other then wowza media server in othe…

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