VIDEO TUTORIAL

video tutorial here

Prerequisites

Java

JDK1.5 or greater is required. If you have OSX, you already have it. For Linux or Windows get it from java.com. (you might have it and not even know it... just try the Web Start links)

ffmpeg

this will be required if you want to use the YouTube bits of CastCluster (or you want to convert directories of video), if you only want Google Video or RSS feed merging, you don't need it.

find detailed notes here.

Installing

• Install your prerequisites

• Click here to launch with Java Web Start. TRY THIS FIRST! It should work for most people. (skip down to the "Download Installation" if you can't use Web Start).

• Depending on your browser and OS, CastCluster should either just start right up, or your browser will ask you if you want to open the file with Java Web Start, or save the file... You want to open it with Web Start... If it asks you if you trust the application, click the "Trust" button

• go to http://localhost:8080/castcluster/

• you should see something like this:

• click the question mark next to each item to get more detail...

• fill everything in to fit your system... (you should really only need to set your ffmpeg path)

• hit save.

• now your system is configured and you can move on to HowToUse

Download Installation

• download the lastest CastCluster dist file.

• unzip your download, you should now have a "castcluster" dir

• run the castcluster.sh script on OS X or linux... run the castcluster.bat on windows. (If you don't understand this step, you should REALLY try and use the Web Start Launcher)

• castcluster is now running on it's embedded web server.

• go to http://localhost:8080/castcluster/

• you should see something like this:

• click the question mark next to each item to get more detail...

• fill everything in to fit your system... (you should really only need to set your ffmpeg path)

• hit save.

• now your system is configured and you can move on to HowToUse

From SVN

NOTE: this option is mostly for developers...

• you must have ANT insalled

• follow the checkout directions

• in the root of your checkout, run: "ant run"

• if ant is installed, and the build isn't broken (it shouldn't be!) a full dist will be build and run.. just ctrl-c to stop it.

• if you need help, go to the google group