Mobile Streaming Training

Posted by Derrick on October 27, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Class Summary:

Our Mobile Streaming Training teaches students how to deliver On-demand Streaming and Live Streaming video content to iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android and other mobile devices. This training is a half day class designed to get you up and running quickly. You’ll learn the Streaming Server Set-up side of things with Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll also learn the video encoding processes for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android and other mobile devices.

Students will learn in this training:

• Set-up for On-demand Streaming for iPhone and iPod Touch
• Set-up for On-demand Streaming for iPad
• Set-up for Live Streaming for iPhone and iPod Touch
• Set-up for Live Streaming for iPad
• Multiple Bit Rate iPhone Streaming (On-demand)
• Set-up for On-demand Streaming for Mobile Devices
• Redirect Set-up for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Mobile Devices

Software Featured in Class

• Wowza Media Server
• Sorenson Squeeze

Class Overview

1. On-demand Streaming for iPhone and iPod Touch

Your instructor will walk you through the process of the set-up for the Wowza Media Server 3 for On-demand Streaming to iPhone and iPod Touch. This section of the class will cover server set-up and video compression for On-demand Streaming to your Apple devices.

2. On-demand Streaming for iPad

This portion of the hands-on training will walk you through the set-up of On-demand Streaming for the iPad with the Wowza Media Server 3. This section of the class will cover server set-up and video compression for On-demand Streaming to the iPad.

3. Live Streaming for iPhone and iPod Touch

Your instructor will guide you through the process of Live Streaming set-up with Wowza Media Server 3 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This portion of the training will teach you how to set up your Live Encoder for Live Streaming to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

4. Live Streaming for iPad

In this training module you’ll learn how to set up Live Streaming for the iPad.  You’ll learn about the Wowza Media Server set-up as well as how to configure your Live Encoder for Live Streaming. You instructor will provide hands-on instruction for video encoding to the iPad.

5. Multiple Bit Rate Streaming for iPhone (On-demand)

In this section of the training students will learn the set-up for On-demand Multiple Bit Rate Streaming for the iPhone.  This part of the training will teach you how to prepare the proper items server side with Wowza.  You’ll also learn how to encode various multiple data rate video files for iPhone delivery.

6. On-demand Streaming for Mobile Devices

This training module will teach you how to configure your Wowza Media Server for Real-time Streaming to Blackberry, Android and other mobile devices. Students will also learn how to encode their videos for On-demand Real-time Streaming to mobile devices.

7. Redirect Set-up for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Mobile Devices

This portion of the training will teach attendees how configure redirect to their particular mobile devices.  Configuring redirect is better than having links for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android and other devices.  You’ll actually learn how to provide a set-up that redirects your viewers to the appropriate device if they’re not viewing from a computer workstation.

Give us a call about signing up to attend one of our Mobile Streaming Trainings On-line or in Orlando.  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.

Mobile Streaming Consulting Available

Posted by Derrick on October 2, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Mobile Streaming Consulting is available at Freeman Compression Inc. For those that need to start delivering streaming video content to mobile devices.  This is an available service geared towards allowing you to implement your streaming project quicker.  We provide consulting for streaming to Blackberry, Android, iPhone as well as the following devices:

• Palm Pre
• Blackberry Curve 8530
• Blackberry Curve 8850
• Blackberry Bold 9650
• Blackberry Bold 9700
• HTC Hero
• HTC Evo
• Samsung Moment
• Samsung Intercept
• Motorola Backflip
• Sony Ericsson Xperia x10

Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com to get more information about our mobile streaming consulting services.

Russia’s CDNvideo Partners with Wowza to Launch Video Delivery Services

Posted by Derrick on August 2, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wowza Media Systems, the media server software company, announced that it has partnered with CDNvideo, a Moscow, Russia based content delivery services provider (CDN) that has deployed Wowza Media Server 2 platform to immediately offer a complete suite of video streaming services. The Wowza-based services include live streaming, as well as video-on-demand delivery of content such as movie trailers and full length movies to mobile and desktop users.

Wowza Media Servers are deployed in CDNvideo-owned points of presence spanning Russia, Ukraine and Western Europe, delivering services for small-to-medium size businesses and large enterprises with packages starting at 300 Rubles (app. €9 Euro). CDNvideo’s services benefit content owners with its high performance and the flexibility to monetize video via multiple self-administered channels, including paid SMS messages and embedded video advertisements.

“Our CDN was built with a goal of delivering a three-screen, secure, high-quality video experience, and as importantly, to offer economically attractive pricing to our clients” said Yaroslav Gorodetsky, Chief Executive Officer of CDNvideo. “Deploying Wowza technology enables us to accomplish these goals.”

Wowza Media Server, the unified media server, enables simultaneous streaming to any screen — the desktop, mobile and the living room — delivered to popular players and devices, including Flash, Silverlight, Apple iPhone/iPod, Android, Blackberry, IPTV set-tops and more

“Wowza Media Server has become the premier media server choice for service providers,” commented Alex Dobrushin, Chief Marketing Officer at Wowza. “Wowza-powered cross-platform services are in high demand and we are excited to bring its benefits to customers in Russia, CIS and beyond trough our partnership with CDNvideo.”

Three Screens Solution from Envivio is Key to Delivering 3G Mobile TV Across China

Posted by Derrick on March 23, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Envivio Inc. announced that its Three Screens solution based on the 4Caster C4 encoding system has been used to launch four new 3G-based Mobile TV implementations across China. These new multi-channel services, including deployments by China Unicom, Shanghai Mobile, Shanghai Telecom and Xin Huashe, offer live and video on demand TV options to millions of subscribers. Envivio will demonstrate its entire portfolio of solutions for Mobile, IPTV and Internet service delivery at CCBN 2010 (Hall 3, Stand 3401) in Beijing from March 23-25.

“Envivio’s flexible platform for Three Screens services enables operators to quickly deploy a solution that matches their specific service goals,” said Julien Signès, President and CEO at Envivio. “It enables them to easily bypass technical challenges and focus on developing compelling TV services that look great and serve to attract and retain subscribers.”

These latest deployments are built on the 4Caster C4 Three Screens encoder from Envivio, which supports high quality compression for H.264 and AVS, and an extensive array of network protocols including DTMB and CMMB. The flexible software design of the 4Caster C4 enables it to readily adapt to evolving standards and local requirement and as a result has been widely adopted in China where it supports delivery to all Three Screens.

Envivio 4Caster C4 provides mobile consumers with a smooth, first-rate viewing experience similar to what they expect from cable or satellite TV in the home. Using quality-enhancements such as Envivio Elite and Extreme codecs, 4Caster C4 optimizes video streams for each handset’s video resolution and aspect ratio, from budget 3G devices to the most advanced iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and other smartphones. Advanced QoS with new adaptive bitrate streaming technologies ensures continuous viewing even under changing Wi-Fi or 3G network conditions. The flexible Envivio software architecture enables the company to readily add support for new devices and ongoing quality enhancements.