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BROADCASTERCTL(1)                                                                          BROADCASTERCTL(1)



NAME
       broadcasterctl - controller for the QuickTime Broadcaster

SYNOPSIS
       broadcasterctl  [-b  broadcaster-path]  [-a  audiopreset]  [-v  videopreset]  [-n  networkpreset] [-t
       (audio|video|av)] [-r (record|norecord)] [-p recording-path]  [-f  settingsfile]  (config|status|pre-sets|launch|start|stop|restart|quit) (config|status|presets|launch|start|stop|restart|quit)
       sets|launch|start|stop|restart|quit)

DESCRIPTION
       broadcasterctl  is  a  command line tool for controlling the QuickTime Broadcaster application. Using
       broadcasterctl you can configure, launch, start, and stop a QuickTime streaming  broadcast  generated
       by the MacOS X QuickTime Broadcaster application.

       The QuickTime Broadcaster application must be accessable on the local host on which the terminal ses-sion session
       sion is exectuting in order to communicate with that application. (i.e. It will not control a network
       remote copy of the application.)

OPTIONS
       The following command line options can be invoked with broadcasterctl:

       config Sets  the  configuration  of the QuickTime Broadcaster application to be that of the currently
              specified settings file.

       status Returns the current status QuickTime Broadcaster application.

       presets
              Sets the presets of the QuickTime Broadcaster application to be that of the  currently  speci-fied specified
              fied preset values.

       launch Launches the QuickTime Broadcaster application.

       start  Tells the QuickTime Broadcaster application to begin the broadcast.

       stop   Tells the QuickTime Broadcaster application to stop the broadcast.

       restart
              Tells the QuickTime Broadcaster application to restart the broadcast.

       quit   Causes the QuickTime Broadcaster application to quit.

       -a audiopreset
              Specifies  the  the current audio preset configuration to be the name given in the audiopreset
              parameter.

       -b broadcaster-path
              Specifies the file path to the QuickTime Broadcaster application.

       -f settingsfile
              Specifies the file path to the broadcast settings file.

       -n networkpreset
              Specifies the the current network preset configuration to be the name given in the networkpre-set networkpreset
              set parameter.

       -p recording-path
              Specifies the file path to record the broadcast to.

       -r (record|norecord)
              Controls whether or not the QuickTime Broadcaster will record the broadcast to a file as it is
              broadcasting the stream. Specify record to record the broadcast and norecord  to  do  nothing.
              (The default is the norecord option.)

       -t (audio|video|av)
              Specifies  the type of broadcast to be originated. Specifiy audio for an audio-only broadcast,
              video for an video-only broadcast, or av for a combination audio/video broadcast.

       -v videopreset
              Specifies the the current video preset configuration to be the name given in  the  videopreset
              parameter.

SEE ALSO
       QuickTimeStreamingServer(1), ps(1), kill(1)

LIMITATIONS
       Only one audio, video, or audio/video session can be controlled per invokation of broadcasterctl.



Apple Computer, Inc.                           August 16, 2002                             BROADCASTERCTL(1)