1-Day Amazon EC2 Wowza Server Training

Posted by Derrick on June 7, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Class Summary:

The 1-Day Amazon EC2 Wowza Server Training teaches Flash On-demand and Live Streaming set-up and other items associated with streaming on a Amazon EC2 Wowza instance . This class covers the video formats supported on the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server and what tools can be used for encoding.  Learning to stream Live Flash video using Telestream’s Wirecast with the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server is a special topic covered  in this training class. Students will also learn how to author web pages for Flash Streaming and how to take advantage of the cross-platform, cross-browser video playback support that Flash supports.

Students will learn in this training:

• How to Set up their Amazon EC2 Wowza Server
• How to Configure Ports for Amazon EC2 Wowza Server
• How to Set up Flash On-demand streaming
• How to Set up Flash Live streaming
• Video Formats Supported on Amazon EC2 Wowza Server
• Live Streaming to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
• On-demand Streaming to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
• How to use Wirecast to Stream Live Flash Video to Amazon EC2 Wowza Server

Software Featured for Class

• Amazon EC2 Wowza Server
• Wirecast

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Class Overview

1. Streaming Server Set-up

Your instructor will walk you through set-up of the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server for Flash real-time streaming. This section of the class will cover install, port configuration and test procedures to make sure the Amazon EC2 Wowza instance is functioning properly.

2. Wowza Media Server Overview

This portion of class provides students with an overview of how the Wowza Media Server works.  In this training module the instructor teaches students about: Application.xml files, Vhost.xml files, Modules, Properties, Stream Types, AddOnPackages, HTTP Streamers, Live Streaming Packetizers and Content Storage.

3. Application Setup

This portion of the training teaches students how to utilize the available applications on the Wowza Media Server and how to customize their own applications for streaming.  The hands-on instruction shared in this portion of the training allows attendees to successfully navigate and use Wowza Media Server 2.

4. Configuring On-demand Streaming

In this section of training, students will learn to set-up on-demand streaming for On2VP6 and H.264 content. Students will learn where to place on-demand videos the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server and how to reference on-demand streaming folders.

5. Configuring Live Streaming

This training module will cover the procedure for setting up live streaming on the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server. Students will learn all of the necessary configurations required for getting live streaming to work on the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server. This section of the class will teach students how to set-up live streaming using Wirecast and Flash Media Live Encoder.

6. Authentication for Live Streaming

In this training module students will learn how to create an application for Live Streaming that requires Authentication from the Live Encoder.  This protects who can stream to your Wowza Media Server. In addition to creating your application, you will learn how to add users who have Live Streaming privileges.

7. Flash Encoding Using the On2 VP6 Codec

Learn how to encode Flash On2 VP6 content for real-time streaming for delivery from Wowza Media Server 2 on Amazon EC2. You will learn how to encode Flash On2 VP6 videos using Sorenson Squeeze 6. Your instructor will guide you through the different adjustments that need be made in the encoder and will teach you how to create great looking videos for streaming server delivery. Learn about key frame every, frames per second, frame sizes, audio codecs, and other compression adjustments in this portion of the training.

8. Flash Encoding Using the H.264 Codec

Learn how to encode Flash H.264 content for real-time streaming for delivery from Wowza Media Server 2 on Amazon EC2 . You will learn how to encode Flash H.264 videos using Sorenson Squeeze 6. Students will be guided through various adjustments that need to be made in the encoder and will learn how to create great looking videos for streaming server delivery. Learn about key frame every, frames per second, frame sizes, audio codecs, and other compression adjustments in this part of the training class.

9. Authoring Flash On-Demand Streaming Videos and Live Streaming Videos in Web pages

This portion of the training will teach students how to create web pages for Flash streaming videos. Many Video Editors and Multimedia professionals can encode their videos to the Flash video format, but don’t understand how to author their web pages to deliver Flash streaming videos. This class will teach you how. Students will learn how to author web pages for both Live Streaming and On-demand Streaming using the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server.

10. Analyzing Wowza Media Server Log files with Sawmill Professional

Students will learn how to analyze log files from Wowza Media Server. Also, learn where to locate the log files on Wowza Media Server. In addition, class participants will learn how to gather information from log files such as: domain names, session paths, most popular videos viewed, most popular viewing days, most popular viewing months, video playback errors, viewer demographics and other information.

11. Streaming to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

One of the features of Wowza Media Server 3 is that it allows video content providers the ability to delivery On-demand and Live Streams to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.  This class will show you how to configure your Wowza Media Server for streaming to the iPhone. The class covers set-up of both On-demand and Live Streaming to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Give us a call about signing up to attend one of our Amazon Wowza EC2 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.

Digital Rapids Expanding Adaptive Bit Rate Support with Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming

Posted by Derrick on June 4, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Digital Rapids — the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and Web content to wider audiences –  announced that the company will incorporate direct support for the upcoming HTTP Dynamic Streaming technology from Adobe within Digital Rapids’ comprehensive range of studio encoding, transcoding and live streaming systems.

HTTP Dynamic Streaming is a new delivery method, enabling on-demand and live adaptive bit rate streaming of standards-based MP4 media over HTTP to Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR applications. This capability gives content creators, developers and publishers more choice in high quality media delivery while maintaining the reach of the Flash platform. While RTMP, the Adobe Flash Media Server protocol for streaming video, remains the protocol of choice for lowest latency, fastest start, dynamic buffering and stream encryption, HTTP Dynamic Streaming leverages existing HTTP Web infrastructure and cache technologies to help increase capacity and reduce delivery costs for large scale publishers. HTTP Dynamic Streaming’s adaptive bit rate capabilities will automatically switch between multiple streams at varying bit rates to provide consistent, uninterrupted viewing experiences up to HD quality even under dramatically changing network connectivity and playback conditions.

“Digital Rapids has a strong history with video on the Flash platform, and we’re excited to have their support for HTTP Dynamic Streaming,” said Scott Wellwood, Director of Business Development for Dynamic Media at Adobe. “Digital Rapids’ extensive range of solutions for live and on-demand content creation and transformation are used by some of the world’s top media organizations and service providers, and we look forward to working with Digital Rapids to bring HTTP Dynamic Streaming to their customers.”

In addition to compatibility with Adobe’s HTTP Dynamic Streaming tools, support for the creation of on-demand media for HTTP Dynamic Streaming delivery will be integrated directly into Digital Rapids’ award-winning StreamZ and StreamZHD encoding systems, and the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager enterprise-class, distributed transcoding software. Live HTTP Dynamic Streaming will be supported in StreamZ, StreamZHD and select models in the StreamZ Live family of dedicated live encoders, including the recently-announced StreamZHD Live ABR adaptive bit rate streaming system. (Please see our March 8 press release for more details about StreamZHD Live ABR).

“HTTP Dynamic Streaming will provide a robust new delivery option for content providers streaming to viewing experiences built on Adobe Flash technologies, and we’re pleased to be working with Adobe to support it,” said Darren Gallipeau, Product Manager at Digital Rapids. “The addition of HTTP Dynamic Streaming support alongside our existing RTMP-based capabilities for Adobe Flash technology will let our customers choose their preferred, optimal delivery method while leveraging the industry-leading quality, performance and flexibility of our solutions.”

JW Player Great Player for Flash Streaming

Posted by Derrick on May 20, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

JW Player is a great player for Flash Streaming.  When it comes to Flash Streaming LongTail Video provides an amazing player that has support for various streaming options.  What’s nice is the player is constantly being updated to support new features.  This makes delivering video streaming content so much fun.

Here are some of the items LongTail Video’s JW Player supports:

• Secure Token Media Security
• Flash  .FLV and H.264 playback
• Streaming Playlists
• Dynamic Streaming Bandwidth Detection
• HTTP Streaming
• RTMP Streaming
• and many more features.

To learn about more features of LongTail Video’s JW Player visit their website at http://www.longtailvideo.com/.  In addition to the JW Player these JW Player Plugins hold some really cool features.