Right, as long as you have a Windows 2000 or 2003 server, it (Windows Media Server) is an included part of the OS.
The tools to encode the video are also free, and there are SDKs to make the Server, Player and Encoder do whatever you might need it to do. And these are all free. Bandwidth is your biggest concern. Different video/audio codecs compress the same content in different ways, with different emphasis on different components of the content. For instance, one codec may emphasize voice, while another emphasizes music quality. But this is only on the compression side of things. You may not even need streaming, just a (progressive) download of the content to the embedded player, whether it be WMP, Real, QT, or Flash. Anyway, you can find out more about Windows Media Streaming at http://Microsoft.com/WindowsMedia - Matt Small -----Original Message----- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:27 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: streaming media comparison Microsoft Media Services = virtually free -----Original Message----- From: Phill B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:22 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: streaming media comparison We are going to start streaming video from one of our sites. I want to use the communication server but my boss needs me to show him the pros and cons for all the choices out there. Can some one point me in the right direction? I've tried the Macromedia site but I couldn't find any comparisons to windows media, real video or quick time. I've searched google but all i can find are comparison between the players and not the streaming aspects of the players. Did that make sense? :-\ Thanks -- Phillip B. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203018 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
