Looping Video Playlists Possible With JW Player and Wowza Media Server

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

Looping video playlists are possible with JW Player and Wowza Media Server.  With the JW Player you can refer to the videos in your playlist that sit on your Wowza Media Server.  You can set the video playlist to autoplay and repeat the playback of your videos.  The videos that playback in your looping video playlist  can be either in the Flash .FLV, F4V flavor or as H.264 .mp4, .M4v video files.  Both JW Player and Wowza have some amazing capabilities and the ‘looping video playlists’ is another one to add to the list.

Creating TV Channel Style Live Streaming Using Wowza Media Server 2

Posted by Derrick on May 11, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Creating TV Channel style Live Streaming using Wowza Media Server 2 is something that many will likely implement in the future.  Wowza Media System’s Wowza Media Server 2 has already brought a lot of excitement to the Streaming Server landscape. Now, with the ability to create TV Channel style Live Streaming it’s another benefit that’s pushing content delivery networks and others towards Wowza.

Here are some benefits of the TV Channel Style Live Streaming approach with Wowza Media Server 2:

• Live Streaming events can be scheduled in webcasts

• On-demand videos can be scheduled in webcasts

• Users can create a complete playback schedule for the day, week, or month

• On-demand Videos and Live Streaming events can be scheduled in a Channel

• Playlists can be created to playback multiple videos in order

• Users can designate a length for on-demand video playback

• Various events can be scheduled without interrupting channel programming

• You can create multiple channels for your website viewers

• Content can be looped for repeat playback

Attend one of our 1-Day Wowza Media Server 2 Trainings to learn more about TV Channel Style Live Streaming with Wowza Media Server 2.  Freeman Compression Inc. also provides consulting for this set-up. Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com.

Also read how More Churches Should Take Advantage of Streaming Media.  This information is valuable for Churches looking to provide On-line Streaming Content.

Authoring Playlists with the JW Player for H.264 and Flash Downloadable and Real-time Streaming Videos

Posted by Derrick on January 17, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Authoring playlists with the JW Player for H.264 and Flash downloadable and real-time streaming videos is an approach that many should consider.  Creating playlists with the JW Player is tricky but once you’ve creatied your first playlist you can easily deliver H.264 and Flash downloadable streaming videos from your web server or CDN.  You can also deliver real-time streaming videos in the Flash and H.264 flavors from a Flash Streaming Server such as the Wowza Media Server Pro.

What’s nice about the delivery of your videos is viewers will not know if your videos are downloadable or real-time streaming.  The delivery works for both PC and Mac platforms. Viewers also can’t tell if content is in the H.264 or Flash format.  Another great feature about playlists is you can set-up them up and then have them updated by novices not as well versed in authoring streaming video content.  With the xspf playlists, for example, you can stack your videos to play and then whenever you have new video content you can just add a new reference and upload the new .XML file to the web server.

To learn more about authoring Playlists with the JW Player attend one of the 2-Day Video Streaming and Compression Training classes.  You can take the class on-line, on-site or in Orlando, Florida.