FAQ for NASCAR/Motorsports streaming and viewing
A FAQ for NASCAR/Motorsports streaming (plagiarized from the NFL section):
1) Where can I find a schedule for the NASCAR?
MyP2P.eu :: Free Live Sports on your PC, Live Football, MLB, NBA, NHL and more...
2) Can I request a stream for a race that is not being streamed?
No. If it is streamed, then it is streamed. If it is not, its not. Believe me, if someone can stream the race, they will step up to the plate.
3) I'm watching a stream and the quality is not great, is there anyway to improve it?
No, there is nothing you, as a viewer can do. Everything related to the quality of the stream is controlled by the streamer - the resolution, the bitrate and the quality control.
4) Is there anything I can do to improve my viewing experience?
There are several things you can do to improve your performance:
-Turn off all other forms of Peer-2-Peer file sharing (Limewire, Cabos, BitTorrent, DirectConnect, etc.)
-Try to avoid all forms of downloading and uploading.
-Avoid watching two channels simultaneously on SopCast/TVUPlayer/TVants unless you have more than 1mbps of upstream bandwidth.
5) I see that a channel is listed for the race, but it is not working. What is wrong?
Nothing. All you have to do is ask yourself "what is time is it?" If the answer is not "a few minutes before the start of the game" then the stream probably will not work. Most streams will not start until the beginning of the game, so be patient.
6) The channel I am watching does buffer but it never gets high enough so that I can watch. What can I do?
In terms of watching it live - nothing. Either the streamer has to drop his quality down, which requires restarting the stream, or something with the streamer's upstream is problematic and will be resolved with time.
If you are one who does NOT mind watching a race immediately after it is complete, and you don't want to wait until a torrent appears, you can record the stream. See, even though your P2P program is buffering with a low buffer, the stream is still being downloaded (which is the key). If it is being downloaded, it can be recorded. All you have to do is get a copy of the free FlashGet (Best Download Manager - FlashGet) and tell it to download MyP2P Forum - Powered by vBulletin while SopCast is buffering. You will NOT be able to watch the stream as it is recording, however when you stop recording and watch the recorded video, it will seem like you never had buffering problems at all. Again, though, you wont be watching it live if you don't mind that.
7) How do I record a stream I am watching on SopCast?
One of two ways:
A) there is a button above the sopcast window, it is two concentric circles, a white circle inside of a blue circle. It is to the right of the zoom button. Just click this and SopCast will ask you to Open File, which is just asking you to specify a name and location for the file. Click OK and recording will start.
B) While watching the stream use FlashGet (free) to download the stream. In FlashGet, click NEW, and use the address MyP2P Forum - Powered by vBulletin as the URL, then click OK. The default download location is c:\downloads. To stop recording in FlashGet, highlight the entry in the upper right box which is the recording, click pause, and then click delete (this just deletes the job, not the recorded file). Then locate the recorded file, by default it will be in C:\Downloads. Remove the .jc! file extension. Now play the video in your favorite video player.
8) How do I record a stream I am watching on TVUPlayer? TVants?
For TVUplayer, the directions are the same as in 7B, except the address is MyP2P Forum - Powered by vBulletin.
For TVants, the directions are also the same as in 7B, except the address is MyP2P Forum - Powered by vBulletin.
9) Someone posts a last-minute stream, and says it's on SopCast channel XXXXX. Typing in the channel number by itself doesn't work. What do I do?
This URL is the universal URL for a SopCast channel: sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/XXXXX
Replace the X's with the channel number you are given, and copy/paste it into the address bar on the SopCast application.
10) What is this "VLC" thing people mention. Does it help clear any issues up?
All streams on Sopcast and Tvants can be viewed with VLC, though for a select few streams this is mandatory. Additionally, sometimes VLC can stream a few seconds or more ahead of what shows up in Sopcast itself, which can help reduce your lag between the stream's source and when you watch it.
To use VLC with Sopcast, download VLC at VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS! and install it , then start the Sopcast stream and let it buffer. Then open VLC, go to Open Network Stream, select HTTP option, and type in 127.0.0.1:8902 (if not working, try port 8912). You MUST leave Sopcast running; closing Sopcast closes the stream. If the stream gives sound in both VLC and Sopcast, mute the sound on Sopcast, or try to hit the refresh button so the Sopcast screen goes blank, but the VLC screen stays intact.
To use VLC with Tvants:
1. You have to open the link in tvants.
2. Once it's buffered you can right click on the picture > "copy" the .asf address
3. Then close the viewer and leave the tvants program running in backround or just in the taskbar. you must leave the tvants program and channel running for this to work.
4. Open VLC
5. Go to File > Open Network Stream
6. Check button HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/MMS
7. "Paste" the .asf address into URL box
8. Click OK
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