video streaming software/server

[geokin]

Any suggestions on the best vieo streamer. to host video's and audo on a server for clients to download or play in their browser.

[genthall]

Anything but Real or QuickTime.
Real: crappy codecs, orca-fat-gigantic-bloated-I_wanna_run_your_computer-client. Oh! did I mentioned the servers are ridiculously expensives?
QuickTime: still-crappy codecs (apple not being bright enough to adopt sorenson), unjustified giant memory footprint client.

Now the free, the open and all like OOG stream filters, well you have to force your viewers to download/install a new thingy, witch they're extremely resistant to (IOW: *most* of them will walk away).

I hate to write that - and I sense the wrath of the pokopiko'like coming my way - but, ain't much left except microsoft windows media, witch - considering the client is on most machine already - is not bad at all - the codecs being the one ripped the make divx originally. The video codecs have matured a lot now (v9) and are really nice webcasting wise. Check Windows Media Services there:
h**p://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/

However, the audio part still suck donkey balls IMO.

[N.B.]

hmmz ...
I do not agree with you !
I got the Real Server Helix running here. Works really fine ..
and has even better performance then the Windows Media Player, EVEN on Windows media files, which is quite interessting !
Here is a link to the load test:
h**p://sun.sj.net.cn:8080/souxin/software/helixcomparativeload-souxin.pdf
You may get the full version of Real Media Server here:
h**p://www.souxin.com/en/

At least the license file, and the server itself, download the demo from real.com ! That is surely a good solution !

Real Server runs fast and stable, and this way you get it for free ...
one point is right, genthall, the Real stuff IS expensive !

So, personally, I would use Real Media Server, and stream Windows Media Files or Real Media Files.
Should give you the best performance ! If you are interessted, I could help you setting the real server up ... Especially if you own a linux box