Clipstream™ Audio 3 files require an embedded Clipstream™ Audio applet in a web page that then requests a set of common files and the encoded files. The encoded files themselves cannot be executed without an applet requesting them. When the user requests the audio by clicking on the playbutton (or it autoplays) from the web page, the data is streamed directly from the hosted server.

1. Assemble the required files
2. FTP or copy over the files
3. Upload generated page or embed a custom applet in an existing page
4. Add licensing link or adjust key as needed
5. Test

What kind of server is needed?
Any Linux or Windows-based server with http.

Do I need to upload all the files each time I add a clip?
No. You can reference the same common files (made by the same Encoder version) from different applets. All you have to do is edit the applet code to reference the same files. Once you do that, the only files you need to upload are the the separate applets and audio files. This is called codebasing.

What are the required common files that I need to upload the first time?
Any custom graphic buttonset, the clipstreamaudio.zip, any .cab or .class files. Basically, anything that the Encoder generates the first time and saves to the output folder. More about what files are needed and what they do in this page.

How do I get the applet that requests these files?
The applet is a few lines of Java web code that is generated by the Encoder (if you have that option selected when you encode). As this is just text you can cut and paste it into any web page or you can use the default generated page. If you make changes to the web code's parameters to make a custom implementation, you can copy and paste that into any page on your server. This page tells you how to edit the applet code.

Do my files need to be on the same server as my web pages?
Yes, and no. You can codebase off a different server than the web pages if you have the proper authorization. Since the licensing is set per server, you can request special licensing and receive a key that authorizes all of specified domains. With only basic licensing you are authorizing only one server.