[esc76]

Does anyone know if Windows Media Encoder 9 can broadcast live to a Pocket PC 2002 device with Windows Media Player 8 (or 8.5)? I've tried with no luck.

I also tried using Encoder 7.1 instead, but when I try broadcasting live tv, I get an error message indicating its missing codecs.

[esc76]

Does anyone know if Windows Media Encoder 9 can broadcast live to a Pocket PC 2002 device with Windows Media Player 8 (or 8.5)? I've tried with no luck.

I also tried using Encoder 7.1 instead, but when I try broadcasting live tv, I get an error message indicating its missing codecs.

[Philip Colmer]

Originally Posted by esc76

Does anyone know if Windows Media Encoder 9 can broadcast live to a Pocket PC 2002 device with Windows Media Player 8 (or 8.5)? I've tried with no luck.

It can't broadcast, per se - you have to tell the Pocket PC to connect to the PC running the encoder software and pull the stream.

But if you mean can Encoder 9 produce data that is compatible with WMP8, the answer is yes. The settings that I've suggested in the article do work - I tested them exhaustively on a PPC 2002 device.

I also tried using Encoder 7.1 instead, but when I try broadcasting live tv, I get an error message indicating its missing codecs.

On which device? The PC or the Pocket PC? If the former, I would suggest uninstalling the Encoder software and trying again. If the latter, I would suggest that WMP is upset and needs a clean installation.

--Philip

[Costjim]

Hi

This works great but what I am looking for is the same thing but without using my laptop. I want to just use my Ipaq and stream directly to it. Is this possible?

Cheers

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Costjim

This works great but what I am looking for is the same thing but without using my laptop. I want to just use my Ipaq and stream directly to it. Is this possible?

But what would you be streaming? You need a piece of hardware to generate the stream...?

[Costjim]

Can the pocket pc do the streaming directly?

I have another program that allows me to listen to radio directly but the stations are limited.

I would love to have windows media for pocket pc stream directly using my wireless card.

I hope I am explaining myself.

Cheers, Jim

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Costjim

Can the pocket pc do the streaming directly?

Yes, it can, but you need a Web site to stream from. :-) This article was about making your own streams from your own video/audio...

[chief2tanka]

I followed the instructions on how to stream tv capture to a pocket pc using version 9. Even managed to see the preview on Media Encoder. The problem is windows media player on my axim gives me a "...cannot play this file" error. I tried streaming just audio but still gets the same error. I read earlier on this thread that no issues with encoder 9 and wmp 8.5 on ppc2002. So what's going on? Getting frustrated. :evil:

[Philip Colmer]

Originally Posted by chief2tanka

I followed the instructions on how to stream tv capture to a pocket pc using version 9. Even managed to see the preview on Media Encoder. The problem is windows media player on my axim gives me a "...cannot play this file" error. I tried streaming just audio but still gets the same error. I read earlier on this thread that no issues with encoder 9 and wmp 8.5 on ppc2002. So what's going on? Getting frustrated. :evil:

Try breaking the process down into a series of steps to see where it is going wrong. The following might help:

1. Encode audio to a file, copy that over to the PPC & play it.
2. Encode video & audio to a file, copy that over & play it.

If you get stuck with either of these two steps, please let me know and I'll try to help you figure out where the fault lies. The advantage of taking these steps is that you are isolating the encoding process from the streaming process. It also means that, if it is appropriate, you can send me the results of the encoding and I can try them on my PPC to see if they work here.

Once you've got encoding to work, the streaming aspect of it should also work because that is just a process of moving the encoded data. If you've managed to get the above two steps working but you still can't stream, let me know and I'll try to help further.

--Philip

[chief2tanka]

What I'm really trying to do is stream from my TV tuner card to my Axim. I assume that I don't need to encode to a file.

[Philip Colmer]

Originally Posted by chief2tanka

What I'm really trying to do is stream from my TV tuner card to my Axim. I assume that I don't need to encode to a file.

No, you don't need to encode to a file.

However, by splitting the problem into two parts, it might make it easier to find the cause.

--Philip