Can't broadcast - error -3285

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Can't broadcast - error -3285

I have a Darwin streaming server running under OSX 10.2. The server runs well and I'm really pleased with the quality of the H264 movies its serving.

The issue is that I cannot broadcast to it from a 10.4 powerbook.
I have broadcaster 1.5.1 and when I try to connect, I am asked to authenticate. I enter the ID and PW (if i get this wrong, it asks again) and then it comes back pretty quickly after saying Prerolling with Broadcaster Error -3285.

I can't find any reference to this error in the scant documentation I can find and Its really bugging me. Any ideas??

Andy

PowerBook 17 Mac OS X (10.4.4) Airport Extreme

Posted on Jan 17, 2006 11:21 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 3, 2006 9:42 AM in response to andy blackham

I don't have a broadcast server, but am trying to broadcast from a PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz using Quicktime Broadcaster. It sees the camera fine, after prerolling it bombs out with error -3285. What is that? Do I have to have a server? I thought I could do a single Unicast from a single Mac. Ideas?

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Answer 2

SDMacuser

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Feb 19, 2006 10:06 PM in response to Daniel Juarez

Not sure what the error code means. You may want to search apple's knowledge base.

However, in reply to your question, no you do not need a server to broadcast from one computer to another single computer.

QTSS or DSS is required when you need to broadcast to an audience / large number of clients.

The following links may help:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/streamingserver/tutorials.html

http://mlearning.rave.ac.uk/mlearning/how_to/qtss.htm

http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/

SDMacuser

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Answer 3

Mar 9, 2006 6:31 PM in response to Daniel Juarez

getting the exact same problem. the documentation or searching here on the apple site isn't too helpful. the best i found so far is that it is related to Open Transport in some way.

i'm on a MacBook and was thinking it was perhaps an unnnoticed intel incompatibility since it works perfect with identical settings on both a G5 tower and G5 iMac. but since people are seeing it on non-Intels too... i guess not.

any one get this solved yet?

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