LifeSize Communications Chooses Wowza for Video Streaming Solution

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

Wowza Media Systems, the media server company, announced that LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech, has licensed the Wowza Media Server 2 software to support the delivery of streaming video via LifeSize Video Center.

Organizations are increasingly using video communications to share knowledge and communicate critical information. The unified streaming capabilities of Wowza Media Server 2 provide an effective solution to broadly extend the high definition video experience to desktop and mobile participants.

“Wowza shares our vision to make HD video communications accessible to anyone, anywhere,” said Rafi Anuar, product manager, LifeSize Communications. “The integration of Wowza software helps us give customers a cost-efficient video delivery architecture while expanding the type of devices they reach.”

Wowza software is part of LifeSize Video Center, the industry’s first solution to enable an unprecedented 20 concurrent recordings in HD, 1000 simultaneous live streams and up to 350 simultaneous on-demand streams, all in crisp, 720p30 HD video.

“Businesses who are serious about visual communications are looking for easy to use, highly efficient and integrated solutions that don’t limit them to specific client technologies or devices,” said Dave Stubenvoll, CEO and co-founder, Wowza Media Systems. “Placing our unified media server software as a component in LifeSize products takes immersive video to a new level of performance, cost effectiveness and simplicity.”

Wowza Media Server 2 is the first in the industry to offer a single software platform capable of simultaneously delivering video from a single encoded source to multiple clients and devices, including Adobe’s Flash player, Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Microsoft’s Silverlight and others. First to democratize media streaming, Wowza Media Server is recognized as the Streaming Media Readers’ Choice for Best Innovation of 2009.

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
• Dreamweaver

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 Wowz 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. Video Formats Supported on Amazon EC2 Wowza Server

This portion of the class will teach you about the video formats that are supported on the Amazon EC2 Wowza Server.  This training module will help you make sure you’re delivering the right video content from your Streaming Server.

8. Tools for Encoding Videos for Amazon EC2 Wowza Server

Learn about the tools you’ll use for encoding video content for your Amazon EC2 Wowza Server. This part of the training will teach you about valuable free compression tools as well as compression tools that have a licensing fee associated with their use.

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 2 Log files with Sawmill Professional

Students will learn how to analyze log files from Wowza Media Server Pro. Also, learn where to locate the log files on Wowza Media Server Pro. 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 2 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.  Contact us about training times for your country if you are an international student.

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.

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.

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 folks towards Wowza (that and a host of other reasons).

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

• Live Streaming events can be scheduled in broadcasts

• On-demand videos can be scheduled in broadcasts

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

• Live Webcasts can be scheduled to override other Channel playback

• Playlists can be created to playback multiple videos in order

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

• 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.