best live video streaming technology
by j21099
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May 22, 2007 at 5:05:07 pm
Folks,
How many of you have ever used the very popular Flash video streaming technology to do live video streaming for real? I guess very few. Do you know what the best live video streaming technology is today? This could be an expensive question because, once you have invested in a wrong technology, chances are you will stick to it. As a result, you will pay a big price later in many senses.
Live video streaming is widely used in distance education, Web conferencing, online movie delivery, broadcast and so on. Knowing the answer to this question is important to streaming video producers and their companies, schools, government agencies, or organizations. Unfortunately, the answer to this question is not available.
Right now, we are conducting a study to compare eight popular or not-so-popular live video streaming technologies. Please help us help you get the answer. It
Re: best live video streaming technology by mike velte on May 22, 2007 at 7:36:10 pm
Why a survey about live streaming and then using VOD (video on demand) as the samples? Further, your sample is not representative of typical content. Video for the web is often prepared with the peculiar challenges in mind that the web offers.
Comparing the quality of various formats might be a reasonable goal, but that is only one small aspect of your goal. Further, in my opinion, considering the quality of popular formats is so close, this should be the least important.
Who is your target audience?
Are they willing to install goofy players that invade the user's OS with crap (Real Player comes to mind)?
Is your live streaming host able to deliver to all of your audience at once?
How many targets do you anticipate? If a small number (>12), might Microsoft's Live Meeting be a better bet? Especially if you are wanting audience interactivity.
