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An Introduction To Streaming Media...

Streaming, also known as Webcasting, is a term that describes the transmission of specially encoded digital multimedia content, either audio, video, animation, graphics, photo images, and/or text over the Internet to end users. Streaming files begin to play immediately and are discarded after playback, so no permanent storage is necessary on the computers of those watching the stream.

Streaming can be done in two ways: live and on-demand.

* Live streaming is the broadcast of an event in real time over the Internet. 

* On-demand streaming is the playback of an archived file that is accessed via a link imbedded on a Web page. With on-demand streaming, a Website visitor can access a streaming file at any time, and amount of times.

Here’s a look at how streaming is done.

1. A. Video, from videotape, electronic file, or transmission via cable or satellite, is delivered to AISO.Net’s network operations center where it is converted to streaming media files through a process known as encoding.

1. A. B. The encoded video files are then transferred to our streaming media servers.

1. B. How 99% of our customers do on-demand webcasting:
The customers pre-encoded video files are transferred to our streaming media servers via FTP from their computer.

2. A link to the encoded files is placed on the customer’s Web site.

3. When an end user clicks on the link, the streamed video is played directly to their computer providing seamless, non-branded access to the content.

1. Live footage is filmed with a video camera from a boardroom, or concert hall.

2. Video signal is fed from the camera to an on-site server or PC, which is connected to the Internet (ideally via a high-speed connection such as a T-1 or DSL line).

3. Live feed is transmitted to AISO.Net’s network operation center

4. Feed is relayed to users via AISO.Net's high-speed network.