Posted by Derrick on September 25, 2011 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
Setting Up Flash Media Server 4.5 is much easier than it was in back in 2006. This is great for those that need to get familiar with Flash Streaming and would like to use Adobe’s platform. This will benefit many users that are familiar with streaming on Wowza Media Server. If you can create applications with Wowza Media Server then you’ll be able to them on Flash Media Server 4.5.
For basic set-up of Live Streaming and On-demand Streaming with a graphical user interface Flash Media Server 4.5 will great for users. More advanced concepts will be more challenging and will take more testing. I’ll be sharing my experiences as I get acclimated with Flash Media Server 4.5. This will be helpful for many, so stayed tuned.
Posted by Derrick on April 29, 2011 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Accordent Presenter Pro is a great solution for Syncing Slides in Webcasts. This webcast solution is a great route to go with if you have a large budget available and want to be finished once the webcast is over. Webcasting with Presenter Pro supports three flavors of streaming: Flash, Real Media and Windows Media.
Here are some things to keep in mind if you move forward with Syncing Slides in Webcasts with Presenter Pro:
- You’ll convert your PowerPoint Slides prior to your webcast
- A yearly support contract will be needed for Accordent Presenter Pro tech support
- There is a little post clean up work that might be needed after the webcast
- Someone will need to advanced through the slides to perform the Syncing.
Overall, budget and post webcast work will determine whether you’ll take the Accordent Presenter Pro approach.
Posted by Derrick on March 21, 2011 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Windows Media Encoder Handy for Compressing to WMV. Even though this compression tool has been around for a while it’s free and might prove helpful for compressing .AVI files to .WMV files. With Windows Media Encoder you can do a custom encode of source files for the compression. The encoding time will be based on how long your video files are. Creating .WMV files could be really useful if you’d like to import videos into a PowerPoint presentation.
Tags: compressing .AVI files, compressing .AVI files to .WMV files, Compressing to WMV, Compression, compression tool, Creating .WMV files, custom encode, custom encode of a source files, encoding, import videos into PowerPoint presentation, video files, Windows Media Encoder
Posted by Derrick on February 26, 2011 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Another Flash Media Player that Supports Wowza Media Server is HD Web Player. This player also supports the following:
- HTTP Streaming
- RTMP and Live Streaming
- YouTube Streaming
- XML Playlists
- Skinning
- Autoplay
- Skin Mode
More detail on HD Web Player Features can be found on the company’s website. The player also supports other servers as well.
Tags: autoplay, Flash Media Player, HD Web Player., HTTP Streaming, Live Streaming, RTMP, Skin Mode, Skinning, Wowza Media Server, XML Playlists, YouTube Streaming
Posted by Derrick on February 16, 2011 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Flash Media Live Encoder and Wirecast Popular for Live Streaming. These are two of the main encoders that many organizations are using. Many organizations are starting out with Flash Media Live Encoder because it’s free and often upgrade to Wirecast. The upgrade is to take advantage of Wirecast features such as the ability to implement videos, PowerPoint, .PDF files, lower thirds and other items. The latest implementation of Wirecast 4 and Wirecast 4 Pro holds many additional features. You can learn more about Wirecast by attending one of our Wirecast Training classes.
Give us a call about signing up to attend one of our Wirecast Live Streaming Trainings in Orlando or On-line. Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com. Individuals from any country can attend our On-line training classes.
