1 Hour On-line Training Modules

Posted by Derrick on September 1, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

1 hour On-line Training Modules are now available at Freeman Compression Inc.  Many individuals have streaming and compression projects that they’re working on a need some assistance.  These short sessions save time and allow you to get your projects going quicker without sitting in on one of our full day training classes.

Just purchase the 1 hour training that you’re interested in and we’ll contact you to schedule your session.  For your training session we’ll provide an instructor that will walk you through the training module you purchase.  We’ll use GoToMeeting and Skype for the training session.   GoToMeeting will be used for screen sharing and Skype will be used for communicating by voice.   Make sure you have a USB Headset before your training session.  All training session are with a Live instructor.

Here are the 1 hour On-line Training Modules available:

Looping Playlist Set-up using JW Player and Wowza Media Server 2 (1 hour session)

Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up a client-side playlist using JW Player for Flash and Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll learn how to include your desired videos in your playlist, set-up your .XML file and and author your HTML web page.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Wowza Media Server 2 and JW Player for Flash

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Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming Set-up for iPhone (1 hour session)

Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming for the iPhone using Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll learn what you need to do for encoding your videos for Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming, how to set-up your playlist and where to upload your streaming videos.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Wowza Media Server 2 and an iPhone

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On-demand Streaming Set-up with Amazon Cloudfront and Amazon S3 (1 hour session)

Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up On-demand Streaming using Amazon Cloudfront and Amazon S3.  This learning module will teach you how to set-up your streaming on Cloudfront and connect it with your S3 bucket for On-demand Streaming.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Amazon Cloudfront and Amazon S3

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Publishing Videos to Amazon Web Services with Sorenson Squeeze 6 (1 hour session)

Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to encode your videos and then have them publish to your Amazon Web Services account. This session will teach you what you need to get content uploaded to your Amazon S3 bucket after encoding.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Amazon S3 and Sorenson Squeeze 6 Amazon Web Services Edition

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Longtail Ad Solution Set-up for Delivery with JW Player for Flash (1 hour session)

Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up your Longtail Ad Solution account for serving video ads with JW Player.  You’ll learn how to set up your channel, specify videos ads and embed your plug-in within your JW Player HTML code. You’ll also learn about proper sizing for video ads using Ad Solution.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Longtail Ad Solution and JW Player for Flash

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Sorenson Squeeze Overview (1 hour session)

Training Overview: This 1 hour training session will provide you with a good overview of Sorenson Squeeze.  Your instructor will describe the various items within Squeeze and show you how to set-up Batch Encoding and Watch Folder Encoding.  This is a good training module to get you going quickly with Sorenson Squeeze.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Sorenson Squeeze version 4.5.6, 5 or 6

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Sawmill Professional Overview (1 hour session)

Training Overview: This 1 hour training session will provide you with a good overview of Sawmill Professional.  Your instructor will describe the various items within Sawmill Professional and get you familiar with processing log files. This is a good training module to get you up and running with Sawmill Professional.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Sawmill Professional

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iPhone Streaming Set-up with Wowza Media Server 2 (1 hour session)

Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up iPhone Streaming with Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll learn how to set-up your iPhone Streaming application, encode your videos and create a link for delivering video to the iPhone.

Cost: $150

Items needed: Wowza Media Server 2 and an iPhone

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Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com to register for a session.  Individuals from any country can attend our On-line training sessions.

Embed Code for Flash Streaming with Drupal

Posted by Derrick on July 5, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Here’s some Embed Code for Flash Streaming with the Drupal Content Management System.  This code will help you get up and running quicker without having to figure out how to create Embed code for working with the CMS.  We’ve provided two options one for single bitrate videos and one for dynamic streaming.

Embed Code for On-demand Streaming (Single Video):

<object codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0″ classid=”clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000″ width=”480″ height=”360″><param value=”&amp;file=yourvideo.flv&amp;streamer=rtmp://ipaddresstostreamingserver/fastplay” name=”flashvars”><param value=”http://www.ipaddresstowebserver/player/player.swf” name=”src”><param value=”transparent” name=”wmode”><param value=”high” name=”quality”><embed flashvars=”&amp;file=yourvideo.flv&amp;streamer=rtmp://ipaddresstostreamingserver/fastplay” wmode=”transparent” quality=”high” src=”http://ipaddresstowebserver.com/player/player.swf” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”480″ height=”360″></object>

Embed Code for On-demand Dynamic Streaming:

<object classid=”clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000″ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0″ width=”480″ height=”360″><param name=”flashvars” value=”&amp;file=http://ipaddresstowebserver.com/xmlfile/bitrateswitching.xml&amp;plugins=qualitymonitor-2&amp;streamer=rtmp://ipaddresstostreamingserver/bwcheck”><param name=”src” value=”http://ipaddresstowebserver.com/player/player.swf”><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”><param name=”quality” value=”high”><embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://ipaddresstowebserver/player/player.swf” quality=”high” wmode=”transparent” flashvars=”&amp;file=http://ipaddresstowebserver/xmlfile/bitrateswitching.xml&amp;plugins=qualitymonitor-2&amp;streamer=rtmp://ipaddresstostreamingserver/bwcheck” width=”480″ height=”360″></object>

Attend Advanced 1 1/2 Day Wowza Media Server Training

Posted by Derrick on June 13, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Attend Advanced 1 1/2 Day Wowza Media Server 3 Training.  This training is a great way for users to get familiar Wowza Media Server 2 as well as learn advanced features.   The topics taught in this class include the items listed in our 1- Day Wowza Media Server 3 Training plus it covers the following advanced topics:

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Class Overview

1. Multiple Bit Rate On-demand Streaming for iPhone

Your instructor will teach you how to set up Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming for the iPhone using Wowza Media Server 3. You’ll learn what you need to do for encoding various videos for Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming, how to set-up your playlist and where to upload your streaming videos.

2. Secure Streaming Set-up

Learn how to set-up Secure Streaming with Wowza Media Server 3. Our instructor will teach you how to create an application that secures your streaming video content. In this training section students will learn how to install Secure Token and force a secure connection for viewing your streaming videos. To configure your Flash client for Secure Streaming you’ll need to have Flash Professional CS5 and Flex SDK installed.

3. Load Balancing Set-up for Multiple Servers

Students will learn how to set up multiple Wowza Servers for Load Balancing. This way viewers can be directed to the least loaded server when viewing streaming content. This training will teach you how to set up your Load Balancer, Edge Servers and your application for Load Balancing on the Wowza Media Server.

4.  Set-up for Recording Live Streams Server Side
In this training module you’ll learn how to record your Live Streams directly to your Wowza Media Server.  In many cases you can record Live Streams on the same workstation as your Live Encoder. However, with that workflow you still have to upload your files for on-demand viewing.  A better method is using Server Side Recording.  Learn how to improve you workflow with Server Side Recording of Live Streaming events.

Call Freeman Compression at 407.477.5837 for more information about this training class or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com.  Individuals from any country can attend our On-line training classes.

Wowza Media Server

Posted by Derrick on May 12, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wowza Media Server is one of the key tools that many organziations and CDNs are using to delivery Streaming for their clients.  One of the major benefits of the Wowza Server Set-up is users don’t have to know Flash.  You can take one of our Wowza Media Server Training classes to get familiar with Wowza and up and running quickly.  Whether you are setting up: Live Streaming, On-demand Streaming, Streaming to iPhone, SHOUTcast re-streaming, RTSP IP Camera Streaming, TV Channel Style Streaming, Secure Streaming, Streaming to Multiple Servers, Live Record Set-up Wowza Media Server is right for you. Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com.

Freeman Compression Available for Wowza EC2 Consulting

Posted by Derrick on January 24, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Freeman Compression Inc. is available for Wowza Server EC2 consulting.  Many organizations and companies are taking advantage of the Amazon Web Services.  Wowza Media System’s Flash Streaming Server, which is the Wowza Media Server Pro is available as an option within the EC2 services.  You can save money by going with the Wowza Server with the EC2 services because you don’t have to purchase a full license upfront.  You can pay for it as you go.  If you’re looking to take advantage of the Wowza Server for Live Streaming and On-demand Streaming and are not familiar with how to get the Wowza Server working with Amazon’s EC2, give us a call at 407.477.5837.