Streaming media over the Internet.ppt

Streaming media over the Internet A million channels and there is still nothing on! Why are we turning our computers into television sets ?  Answer: Because we can What is Streaming Video ? Streaming multimedia allows the user to begin viewing video clips without first completely downloading the entire file. After a brief initializing and buffering, the file begins to stream. Most streaming media requires that the viewer install a downloaded player on the viewing computer. What are the Current players? Real Player Apple QuickTime Windows Media Player History of Video Streaming Only Been around since 1995 Progressive Networks Now Real Networks What Does Streaming Media look so bad ? Your picture quality will be determined by your available bandwidth (download speed) and computer processor. Users with older 486 processors and slower modem connections will have more dropped frames and idealization. Servers Servers RTSP The Real Time Streaming Protocol, or RTSP, an application-level protocol for control over the delivery of data with real-time data, such as audio and video. Sources of data can include both live data feeds and stored clips. Media Cleaner Pro - Terran Adobe Products like Premiere Encoding Production Software Sound Forge - Sonic Solutions Multimedia Video Production Process Live Real Video = Windows NT Live QuickTime = Sorenson Broadcaster Live Video Encoding and Streaming Windows Media Encoder- Windows NT Multimedia Video Production Process Remember: In order to stream media you need a server that is configured with the right streaming software. * * By Samuel Shiffman Streaming Technologist Seton Hall University shiffmsa@shu.edu Question: Future Broadband convergence will allow for this. Cable, DSL, Satellite. MPEG2 Keep in Mind.. Biggest Market share. Most Used Player around. Goes to show that the spoils of war often go to whoever gets there first. Huge installed base via Video Editing programs. Multimedia artis