Wowza Media Server Provides Multi-bitrate Video On Demand Streaming for iPhone

Posted by Derrick on July 28, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wowza Media Server 2 Provides Multi-bitrate Video On Demand Streaming for iPhone.  This is just another item that can be added to this streaming server’s repertoire.  Whether iPhone users are using Edge or 3G the appropriate datarate streaming video can be delivered to the end users.  In addition, the switch between various datarates, if needed, happens very smoothly.  Today, many content providers are really pushing for some type of dynamic streaming or multi-bitrate option, which is a great thing.  There’s also an increased desire to delivery video to the iPhone. With the Apple iPhone being the ‘Killer App’, providing better experiences to this device will benefit many media outlets and content providers targeting streaming video for mobile devices

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.

Fox Latin American Channels Launches Online VOD Service with Brightcove

Posted by Derrick on September 21, 2009 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Brightcove Inc., the leading online video platform, announced that Fox Latin American Channels has chosen to build its online VOD service on the Brightcove platform. Brightcove is enabling Fox Latin American Channels to deliver more than 800 hours of premium, advertising-supported, long-form video content in Spanish and Portuguese from some of the network’s most popular shows through its Mundo Fox portal (http://mundofox.com/la and http://mundofox.com.br/br). In the short time since launching the new online VOD initiative on June 16th, Fox Latin American Channels has already generated 1.5 million unique users and 2.5 million page views for Mundo Fox.

“We’re proud to expand our online video offering to include premium and long-form content particularly as demand from consumers and advertisers grows throughout Latin America,” said Pablo Silva, vice president of global online publishing of Fox International Channels. “This is not about just publishing videos online,” added Silva. “Our long-term goal is to become one of the most popular and profitable video destinations in our markets, propelled by our flagship TV properties and brands as well as platforms such as Brightcove.”

Brightcove’s long-form delivery capabilities enable Fox Latin American Channels to deliver up to HD-quality full episodes and clips of popular series like 24, Family Guy and Burn Notice from a range of channels and properties, including 20th Century Fox, Fox, FX and National Geographic. Brightcove also provides the best user experience possible by optimizing video delivery for any end user network condition.

“We’re excited to work with Fox Latin American Channels as they continue to expand their long-form on-demand offerings, which include some of the most highly sought after entertainment programming on the Web,” said Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove’s chairman and chief executive officer.

“Fox Latin American Channels continues to be at the forefront of innovation when it comes to online video and on-demand viewing, and we’re proud that the Brightcove online video platform has been chosen to support their ongoing efforts in Latin America and around the world.”

Fox Latin American Channel runs and operates channels, websites, original production and monetization for a variety of network brands in Latin America, including Fox, FX, Fox Life, Fox Sports, Fox News, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Music, Universal Channel, Hallmark Channel, Utilísima, SPEED Channel, Baby TV Channel, Fox Networks, BienSimple, Fox Toma 1 and Fox Telecolombia. Fox Latin American Channels and Fox International Channels are wholly owned by The News Corporation Limited.

Working with Videos in Sorenson 360

Posted by Derrick on September 12, 2009 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Today we’ll be discussing working with videos in Sorenson 360. Now if you thought Sorenson Squeeze was an amazing compression tool, wait until you get a load of his big brother for video delivery Sorenson 360. When looking at the available features of this tool since its May release it boasts a lot of excitement right out of the box.  Many times individuals and organizations that want to host videos on-line have to set-up a server for the video delivery but Sorenson 360 takes that job off your plate because it is a Video Delivery Network.

Let’s now look at the Video section in 360.

After logging into Sorenson 360 you can click on the Video tab to access your videos.

On the main page of the Video section you can get a quick snapshot of the Video Title, Description, Format, Upload Date, and Number of Views.  You can also sort through the videos that are Live, Retired and in the Trash. Sorting by Upload Date, Title and Number of Views is another option.

Now, let’s look a little bit further into the features in the Video section of Sorenson 360.

If you click on one of your videos you’ll get access to many other items.   You can choose a Player Style, Player Size, copy Embed Code and copy a Permalink. In this area you also have the option to Edit Title, Edit Description and Password Protect videos.  If you want to make a video Live, Retire it or Trash it this is where you’ll do it. Lastly, this area will give you quick access to video metrics and settings used during encoding. Wow, and that’s only the Video section of Sorenson 360.

To get more hands-on instruction on using Sorenson 360 attend one of our 2-Day Video Streaming and Compression classes.  It’ll be featured in Day 2 of the Authoring track.