Telestream Gives the Gift of Wirecast for Live Streaming

Posted by Derrick on December 25, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Read the First Comment

Telestream gives the gift of Wirecast for Live Streaming.  When Wirecast came on the scene two years ago it was truly a present for those looking to launch into the Webcasting space. Since bursting on the scene after the acquisition of Vara Software, Wirecast has satisfied the appetite of many content providers, churches, television stations and educational institutions desiring to delivery Live Streaming with PowerPoint, PDFs, screen displays, videos, commercials, lower thirds, and multiple cameras. This year’s newest gift of Wirecast 4 actually came before Christmas and instead of just one gift it was two.  Telestream’s early gift this year was Wirecast 4 along with big brother Wirecast Pro 4.  To learn more about the newest gifts given by Telestream, in the form of Wirecast 4 and Wirecast Pro 4, visit the Telestream website for more details.  There’s just too much information about these two products to list in one blog post.  Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the gift of Wirecast 4 or Wirecast Pro 4 by purchasing one of these Live Streaming tools.

Use Google Analytics To Track Visitors

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

Use Google Analytics To Track Visitors.  The great element about Google Analytics Tracking is it’s free.  Just go to the Google Analytics site and set up an account. You need to do a little set-up and add some code to your website or blog but it’s pretty straightforward.  On a basic level you can easily view all types of details about your visitors.

Once you get your Google Analytics account going you can use it to also track the streaming videos that viewers are watching.  JW Player has a plug-in for Google Analytics that allows you to track Videos Played, Percentage Played and Seconds Played.  There’s a cost associated with the plug-in but it’s a very nice feature of Google Analytics tracking.  Tracking your video analytics with Google Analytics and the JW Player Plug-in is a great way to track Commercials and Video Ads too.  Being able to tell your Advertisers what Percentage of their video advertisement played is invaluable.  Having the Seconds Played information is just ‘icing on the cake’.  If you need helping implementing tracking of your videos with Google Analyics and JW Player just give us a call or send us an E-mail.  We provide consulting and training on those items.  Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com for more information.

$100 Off Sorenson Squeeze Trainings for August

Posted by Derrick on July 3, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Take $100 off Sorenson Squeeze Trainings for August 2010. If you’re interested in taking one of the 1-Day On-line Sorenson Squeeze Trainings for August you can get a $100 discount. Just call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 or contact us by E-mail at info@freemancompression.com and mention this blog post. The discount is only for the On-line trainings.

If you need to compress videos for Download Streaming, Real-time Streaming or Dynamic Streaming then Sorenson Squeeze can help you by providing a superior workflow. View the Overview for the Sorenson Squeeze 6 Training.

Students will learn the following:

* Encoding for QuickTime, Real Media, Flash, Windows Media and H.264
* How to encode Real-time, Downloadable, & Dynamic streaming videos
* The process for encoding numerous videos using Watch Folders
* How to FTP output files to a Streaming Server or a Web Server
* How to upload encoded videos to a Sorenson 360 account
* The process for capturing video within Sorenson Squeeze 6
* How to set-up filters for SD and HD encoding projects
* How to encode Flash linked .FLV and .SWF files and much much more

Free Wirecast and Episode Encoder Pro Training in Las Vegas

Posted by Derrick on March 29, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Read the First Comment

Free Wirecast and Episode Encoder Pro Training takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday, April 10, 2010. The training will take place at the Courtyard Las Vegas Convention Center. If you’re going to be in Las Vegas before NAB starts and need to get familiar with video streaming and compression, then make sure you attend the Free Episode Encoder Pro and Wirecast Training. The training will get you up to speed with video encoding using Telestream’s Episode Encoder and webcasting with Telestream’s Wirecast. Attendees will learn how to encode videos for downloadable streaming and real-time streaming and also learn about 1-pass and 2-pass encoding as well as many other technical items related to video compression. The training day also includes Instructor and Video Streaming and Compression Consultant, Derrick Freeman, teaching attendees how to set up Windows Media and Flash Live Streaming using Telestream’s Wirecast. You can Click Here to Register for the Event in Las Vegas.

Apple QuickTime Streaming Server Great for Streaming to Mobile Devices

Posted by Derrick on March 21, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Apple QuickTime Streaming Server is great for streaming to mobile devices.  When it comes to Real-time Streaming using the RTSP protocol this streaming server is a great choice.  Since you can stream on HTTP Port 80 this makes the playback much easier on most smartphones that support streaming video.  With the QuickTime Streaming Server you can call .3gp or .3g2 videos up via an RTSP URL.  Just add a hyperlink when you’re authoring your web pages to throw the video you want to the appropriate media player. An added benefit of using Apple’s QuickTime Streaming Server is you can create 24/7 channels for streaming as well.