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Delivering live video over the Internet, that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.

Delivering live video over the Internet, that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.

It involves a camera for the media, an encoder to digitize the content, a media publisher, and a content delivery network to distribute and deliver the content.

The most popular video streaming website, is YouTube. It has thousands of videos on nearly every topic imaginable, all user submitted and free to watch.

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Use webcam from laptop on desktop pc

I want to use the webcam on my laptop as video device on my pc to use it for video conferencing etc. So I not just want to stream the video. I actually want to "stream" the entire device over network. So, two computers, one streams its webcam, the…
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HBONOW on Ubuntu 16.04LTS

I am trying to watch HBONow on Ubuntu 16.04LTS on Chrome browser. It is showing the certification video (i.e. PG-13, TV-MA) and then when it tries to load content it's never shows up. My windows browser is able to load it successfully. What could be…
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Why is Hulu video streaming quality poor on Ubuntu 22.04?

Poor quality streaming seems to be exclusive to Hulu as the Netflix stream is clearly HD quality. Hulu streaming quality is blocky and pixelated. The stream was tested in the Firefox browser with DRM controlled content enabled as well as…
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How can I choose a background for Microsoft Teams

For meetings, I need to change the background to a particular image. I could not see the "Show background effects" feature in my ubuntu 18.04. How can we add a virtual background?
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How do I stream to Twitch.tv?

I am using the latest updated Ubuntu 12.04 and I would like to know how I can stream my second monitor to an RTMP address. (Twitch.tv) Is there any kind of streaming on Linux I can set up, or an up to date guide that shows how to do it in 12.04?
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Unable to get HAL working

I am running Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20 and want to watch programs on 4od, but I am just met with a never ending spinning loading thing when trying to play a video there. I did some further research into it and found out that I needed the…
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Install and run Zoom Client inside a sandbox

With COVID-19 pandemic there was a boom of video conferencing. Although there are good free and open source alternatives like Jitsi (with e2ee coming soon), Zoom became popular. Is not a secret that have some privacy issues (EFF, ProtonMail Blog,…
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Ubuntu 18.04 screen always freezes with Google Meets

Every single time I am on a meeting on Google Meets, my Ubuntu crashes. The sound and mouse keep working, but the screen freezes. I use Opera Web Browser, and in addition to the browser with Google Meet running, I usually have atom and the terminal…
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Cannot play files over samba share on MATE 15.04

When I try to open video files from my home server I get the error: VLC is unable to open the MRL I have never had this issue before. Opening internet RMTP streams works fine and firewall is disabled. Thanks for any help
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Watching Amazon Prime video HD on ubuntu 20.04

I think it has been known for a good while that Amazon Prime Video is SD only on system running anything other than Windows and MAC: https://www.primevideo.com/help?nodeId=GUX9FYHU5D8LC9EJ Is there a way to work around this limit? It'd be a shame…
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Is it possible to stream one's desktop to Youtube live event?

The goal is to run the Live event, but not from one's webcam, but rather streaming the contents of the desktop. How would i go about doing that under Ubuntu GNU/Linux?
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How can I play .camrec files made in Camtasia?

i have some educational videos which made by Camtasia Program do this program save its videos in *.camrec extension so the problem is that there is no version for Linux so how can i play these videos with that extension in Ubuntu 12.04
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How can I set the live stream from ISS HD Earth View as my desktop background?

I would like to display the High Definition Earth-Viewing System (HDEV) Live stream from International Space Station as a desktop background on Ubuntu 15.04 Related questions: How can I set the live video feed from the ISS as my…
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Vimeo video not playing in firefox

Videos on vimeo don't play in firefox (nor embedded, nor directly on vimeo site). They load. I can see and move the player to see different pictures but the player does not start. Firefox 46 / Ubuntu 14.04 Video plays when using a new profile and no…
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How to download all the vidoes in a youtube playlist in linux?

Can I use youtube-dl for that? I've downloaded youtube videos with the help of youtube-dl but one by one. I mean to say is there any command by which I can download all the vidoes in a particular playlist?
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