- Choose Wisely: Selecting An Online Video Platform [streamingmedia.com]
Today, if streaming video is at all integral to your enterprise, and if you're currently hosting your own videos or posting them to user-generated content (UGC)...
- The Flash Guru: Testing RTMP Streams, Synchronizing Slides, and More [streamingmedia.com]
In this installment of The Flash Guru, Stefan Richter tackles questions about testing RTMP Flash streams, adding synchronized slides and QA, and recording in one...
- How to Choose an Encoding Solution [streamingmedia.com]
Increases in CPU power and the advent of portable appliances mean there are more encoding options than ever before.
- Choosing an Enterprise Webcasting Solution [streamingmedia.com]
Overcoming internal barriers to adoption can be as difficult as selecting the features you need.
- Choosing a Camera for Online Video Production [streamingmedia.com]
High-quality video starts at the source, and today's camcorders offer more options than ever to help you capture a first-class image. But with choices comes...
- Streaming Media Podcast #23: Making Video Simple
- The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ: Updates [emedialive.com]
- The Ultimate Guide to Creating Online Video Content That Works, Part 2 [streamingmedia.com]
- The Ultimate Guide to Creating Online Video Content That Works, Part 1 [streamingmedia.com]
- Back to Basics: HTTP Streaming [streamingmedia.com]
The term "HTTP streaming" got tossed around quite a bit at last week's Streaming Media Europe as a way to get through corporate firewalls. But not all "HTTP...
- Verifying Blu-ray Disc [emedialive]
Nothing hurts the adoption of new media formats more than when consumers hit play and the discs don't work. And nothing hurts the wallet of Blu-ray authors and...
- The Internet TV Book - How to set up and run your own interent tv station -profitably [streamingmedia.com]
A unique book, written from 9 years of experience with video on the internet, that pulls together all the information you need, from equipment and tapeless...
- Blu-ray Disc Licensing for Small Publishers [emedialive]
Whether we acknowledge, like, or even understand them, we all have obligations. Traditionally, legal responsibilities for videographers, photographers, filmmakers,...
- The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ: Updates
- The DVD Download Business, Part 2: Potholes of a Bumpy Road [emedialive]
Why has the road to online movie downloading been so pothole-strewn?
- How to Execute a Successful Webcast [streamingmedia.com]
A primer on selecting the right equipment, making the right production decisions, and establishing a solid webcasting plan.
- Understanding video file formats [webuser.co.uk]
With the rising popularity of video on the web and sites like YouTube, there is an increased need to understand the different types of video file format and what...
- The Moving Picture: Core Performance [eventdv.net]
These days, this is how edit-bay economics shakes out: You can get a dual-processor, 3GHz quad-core Dell Precision 690 for $5,510 or save about $1,700 bucks and...
- A Crash Course in Flash Video [streamingmedia.com]
If you're not using Flash Video, chances are you soon will be. Here's an overview of what Flash Video is, what it can and cannot do, and why you'd want to choose...
- H.264 and Video Compression [ddj.com]
The two series of video codec nomenclature H.26x and MPEG-x overlap. MPEG-2 is named H.262 in the H.26x scheme. Likewise, another popular codec, H.264, is a subset...
- The Authoritative HD DVD FAQ: Updates [emedialive]
EMedialive announces updates to The Authoritative HD DVD FAQ
- How to Choose a Video Capture Card [streamingmedia.com]
For both live and on-demand content, proper capture is key to successful delivery. Here are the questions you need to ask in order to select the right one for your...
- Best Practices for Windows Media Encoding
A comprehensive look at how you can get the most out of the various flavors of Windows Media Audio and Video.
- How to Shop for Video Hosting [streamingmedia.com]
Today, every organization is a media company whether they realize it or not. When it comes to video, most companies already produce and distribute a wide range of...
- Authoring and Burning HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc [emedialive]
...this article discusses three ways to produce high-definition video for viewing on either HD DVD or Blu-ray players...
- The (Small) Business of Streaming Media [streamingmedia.com]
When small businesses decide to enter the world of streaming media, the questions are the same as for large businesses: Should I outsource? Do everything in house?...
- Studies in Flash Video: Best Practices from Real-World Producers [streamingmedia.com]
These three video production companies take very different approaches to delivering Flash Video for clients. But each one maximizes the format’s capabilities while...
- 11 Steps to Building a Successful Global Content Business Utilizing Streaming [streamingmedia.com]
While every organization is different, these guiding principles can help prepare for potential growth and scaling of a content business.
- Hot Spot Video Interactivity with MPEG-4 - Part 1 [geniusdv.com]
Hot Spot Video Interactivity is starting to gain interest in the Streaming Media space and hopefully this interest will start more development of tools for MPEG-4...
- Understanding Liability Issues For Streaming Media and VoIP [streamingmedia.com]
Because of the Internet's wide reach and litigants' desire to go after "deep pockets," streaming video publishers need to be especially concerned about legal...
- Download Free Streaming Media Whitepapers - Vital Stream
Hands On: How to Deliver a Successful Webcast. Stream High Quality Flash 8 Video. Plus Many More Tutorials and White Papers...
- The DVD Writer: HD Camcorders--Writable Blu-ray Disc vs. HD DVD [emedialive]
We all know that writable Blu-ray Discs (BD) store a lot more information than HD DVDs. But does it really matter? When it comes to employing them in...
- Industry Perspectives: The Transformation of Television on the Internet [streamingmedia.com]
Between television’s fragmentation, the adoption of new digital platforms, and the sweeping force of Internet adoption and technology innovation, we’re now at a...
- Successful Webcast Ingredients [streamingmedia.com]
Ready for live Webcasting? Here, a streaming media leader walks you through the steps.
- Expanding Your Streaming Infrastructure [streamingmedia.com]
Establishing video communications is one thing; keeping up with demand is another. Is your enterprise in a “stream-ready” state?
- Expanding Your Streaming Infrastructure [streamingmedia.com]
Establishing video communications is one thing; keeping up with demand is another. Is your enterprise in a “stream-ready” state?
- Ten Tips for Choosing a Streaming Server [streamingmedia.com]
Don’t. Make. Users. Sit. Through. Streaming. Media. That. Doesn’t. Really. Stream.
- Tools Give Video Freaks the Power [wired.com]
Chris Neumann and his two buddies work together to produce a half-hour television show featuring amusing how-to tips like "How to Send a Girl a Drink," "How to...
- Streaming on the Go [streamingmedia.com]
The mobile space could prove to be streaming’s hottest market, but it’s still in its infancy. Here, industry leaders take a look at the technological and content...
- Industry Perspectives: Finding the Bitrate Sweet Spot [By Paul Reeves]
When using MPEG formats in business communications, the biggest challenge can be arriving at the best compromise between compression and quality.
- VideoLAN's Piece de Resistance [By Geoff Daily]
An open-source streaming server and client, rolled into one...
- Streaming Media West 2004 Highlights [streamingmedia.com]
From the infrastructure to the handheld, this year’s show was all about collaboration.
Collaboration was the buzzword at this year’s Streaming Media West, held...
- Meetings love technology [tampabay.bizjournals.com]
With an eye toward the company travel budget, you decide to eliminate those costly meetings and training sessions at headquarters and instead use technology to...
- Streaming for Videographers [emedialive.com]
Article - With a few tweaks on the shoot and in the edit bay, plus a basic knowledge of streaming codecs, video pros can take the next logical step in reaching new...
- Tools for Schools: Streaming Helps Teachers Reach More Students [streamingmedia.com]
When it comes to the task of revitalizing public education, the power of streaming media is already proving to be more than just hype. Take for example, Los...
- Local Heroes: Solutions for LAN- and WAN-based Streaming (Part 2) [streamingmedia.com]
In the second of a two-part article, we dig deeper three different solutions—from Certeon, Kontiki, and Network Appliance—and provide questions you should ask...
- Local Heroes: Solutions for LAN- and WAN-based Streaming (Part 1) [streamingmedia.com]
In the first of a two-part article, we take a look at three different solutions—from Certeon, Kontiki, and Network Appliance—to offer a sense of the options...
- Article: Convincing Your Boss You Need Streaming Media [streamingmedia.com]
You may firmly believe that streaming media is the best thing since sliced bread, but your boss may need some education.
- Creating Windows Media Download Packages [streamingmedia.com]
Windows Media download packages bundle up an entire playlist, a collection of media files, and a custom border into one downloadable file. With a single click, the...
- Shooting DV For Broadcast [dv.com]
It wasn't that long ago that some of the best documentary producers I worked with at Frontline (www.pbs.org/frontline) wouldn't abandon shooting on film because...
- Levels for MPEG-4 Visual Profiles [Pereira & Nunes]
The MPEG-4 Visual standard defines (by October 2001) 18 visual object types and 19 visual profiles. Nine visual profiles have been defined in MPEG-4 Visual Version...
- Levels for MPEG-4 Audio Profiles [Pereira]
This document includes the profiles and levels specified in MPEG-4 Audio both in Version 1 as well as in Version 2 [MPEG4-3]. The MPEG-4 Audio standard defines (by...
- List of tools for MPEG-4 Visual Profiles [Haighton]
The following table lists some of the more popular visual profiles and the tools that can be used in each profile. The table was compiled from the documents:...
- An overview of Visual Tools and Object Types [streamcrest]
- Apple's MPEG-4 fact sheet (PDF) [Apple]
- Apple's MPEG-4 web pages [Apple]
- MPEG-4 Audio presentations and documentations [MPEG Audio Group]
- MPEG-4, why use it? [By Leonardo Chiariglione]
- MPEG-4 Overview: online HTML version
- MPEG-4 - Multimedia for our time [By Rob Koenen]