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Learning How To Go About It
Streaming media video is video being played in real time on the Internet or any network of computers. Invariable video has to be downloaded from the server and then stored on the machine it is being downloaded to then the video is played on a player that is designed for the purpose. Streaming media video is not the same. With streaming media video the video and sound is transmitted over the network by a server and is replayed on client machines as and when the video arrives on the system. There is no downloading to be done.
A lot of time is saved by streaming media video and the applications of the technology are many. Orange County has created many video productions that are used far and wide as marketing and management training videos. These videos are designed to deliver a crisp and clear message or lesson to the audience and the streaming media video technology used by the networks makes the use of this video even more beneficial for the companies that use it. It is not the video that is made with streaming technology but the transmission technology of the network.
There are two main types of streaming media video the true streaming hosted on streaming servers and HTTP streaming media video. While creating streaming media video for your site you must understand two things; the streaming method and the video file format. Though there are many video formats to choose from the main and most commonly used formats used for streaming media video are Windows Media, RealMedia, Quicktime MPEG (particularly MPEG-4) and Macromedia Flash. You must be aware that most users of streaming media video have a particular choice as far as formatting is concerned and you should allow for a choice between the most popular formats. Now in the real world allowing an option is never always possible so you might just have to make a call and choose the format you feel is the most popular - the belief is that MPEG is the going format on the Internet as almost every player can play this format.
Basically there are only two ways one can view video and audio on the Internet or any computer network. One way is by downloading the media and the other way is by streaming the media. When you download a file the entire file is saved on the computer, which is then opened and viewed. Now this has some advantages such as allowing the viewer to skip to different parts of the file. However the biggest disadvantage is having to wait for the whole file to download before being able to view it. The other method of streaming media video on the network allows for immediate viewing of the media. This saves a lot of time, however, one cannot skip parts of the media and has to go through the entire clip or production. Orange County are pioneers in streaming and interactive media technology for the Internet. They will be the right ones to provide the latest and updated information and advice on streaming media video for your site.
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