Darwin/QuickTime Streaming Server 3: Requirements for Skip Protection

QuickTime 5 client software includes skip protection. To take advantage of skip protection, a QuickTime 5 client must connect to a server that is using QuickTime Streaming Server 3 or Darwin Streaming Server 3 software. The server must also be configured properly for skip protection.

QuickTime users can view content normally when these conditions are not met, but without skip protection.

Requirements for Skip Protection

• QuickTime 5.0 or later (client)
  QuickTime Streaming Server 3.0 or later or Darwin Streaming Server 3.0 or later
• QuickTime 5 must be set to use UDP for streaming transport.
  Note: Skip Protection is only available via UDP. HTTP streaming transport does not accommodate this feature.
• QuickTime Streaming Server 3 must be set up by the server admin for media location. This is set in the server's XML preference file by the parameter reliable_udp_dirs.