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Revision as of 08:19, 23 June 2008

Parcel media

"Parcel media" is stuff you can play on your land parcel(s) in Second Life — like music, movies, webpages, etc. Once you learn how, it's easy to do.

We have a helpful selection of articles in our Knowledge Base detailing how you can play parcel media. In particular, see:

You can also watch video tutorials like this:

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What will play?

Any format that QuickTime supports should work inworld, as well as standard webpages. So a good general rule is to try to play URLs in QuickTime Player or your web browser.

Formats like Flash video and Windows Media aren't supported at this time.

Play media outside of Second Life

Media streams used inworld can also be played in external players, depending on what formats they support. The following are some popular options — if you're confused, start with QuickTime Player. Since these are 3rd-party programs, Linden Lab doesn't support them, but here's simple steps to enjoying media streams.

Once you have a media URL:

QuickTime Player

Runs on Windows and Mac. Second Life movie playback is based on QuickTime, so if it plays in QuickTime, it'll play inworld (and vice-versa, with the exception of some media types like HTML and Ogg Vorbis). For a live video stream, try Metaverse TV: rtsp://198.64.249.22:554/mbc.sdp

  • Use File menu > Open URL.
  • Paste the URL and click OK.
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iTunes

Runs on Windows and Mac. Good for most Internet radio stations and plays QuickTime movies. It can't play RTSP/RTP, but QuickTime Player can.

  • Use Advanced menu > Open Stream.
  • Paste the URL and click OK.
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Winamp

Only runs on Windows. It's a popular player for Internet radio stations (like MP3-based ones) but doesn't play QuickTime video.

  • Use File menu > Play URL.
  • Paste the URL and click Open.
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VLC

Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It plays a vast variety of formats, but isn't the most elegant to use and has some quirks (e.g., it doesn't play all RTSP/RTP streams).

  • Use File menu > Network stream.
  • From the Network tab, select an appropriate option, paste the URL, and click OK.
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Related resources

  • Streaming Music - Learn how to broadcast your own audio stream into SL, and more.