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streaming_desktop [2016/08/11 05:50] admin [Streaming your computer's desktop] |
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====== Streaming your computer's desktop ====== | ====== Streaming your computer's desktop ====== | ||
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- | Note: Streaming the desktop only works when running the server as a Console Process, when running as a service the video will show only a black screen. | ||
Using the **Add Capture Device** dialog, you can stream whatever video is playing on your PC to devices in your home. | Using the **Add Capture Device** dialog, you can stream whatever video is playing on your PC to devices in your home. | ||
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- Click **OK** and you will have a new video item added into your Mezzmo library. You can find it under **Video -> Recently Added**. | - Click **OK** and you will have a new video item added into your Mezzmo library. You can find it under **Video -> Recently Added**. | ||
- Connect to Mezzmo server from your device or web browser and select the new video item. You will see whatever is playing on your PC. | - Connect to Mezzmo server from your device or web browser and select the new video item. You will see whatever is playing on your PC. | ||
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+ | **Important:** Streaming the desktop only works when running Mezzmo server as a Console Application. When running Mezzmo server as a Window service, the streamed video will show only as a black screen. Go to the **Media Server Settings dialog** to set Mezzmo server to run as a Console Application. | ||
===== If screen-capture-recorder is not listed: ===== | ===== If screen-capture-recorder is not listed: ===== |