Not really. Virus updates, roll log files, reboot once per month, that
type of thing. Note that they have to have a decent UPS.
Yes, you need a static IP address for the encoder. Dynamic DNS will
not work.
You can do one channel per encoder with a standard computer. Use
Windows XP Pro or better for the encoder.
Viewers will go to the TV Station or network that they want to view,
and click on the link at that station.
You may download OPlayer HD Lite to play your Windows Media Streams on
iPad.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oplayerhd-lite/id385896088?mt=8 [1]
Links:
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[1] http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oplayerhd-lite/id385896088?mt=8
It is a function included with Windows software.
It is a function included with Windows software.
TotalStream will 'pull' the signal from the encoder (above) to the
streaming servers. Depending on the location of the foreign country,
TotalStream make require an intermediate relay server.
To connect to the encoder you must tell TotalStream the static...
The furthest that TotalStream has pulled a signal is from Bangalore,
India to San Jose, CA; and from Reykavik, Iceland to Dallas, TX. We
prefer not to do that, as latency and packet loss increases with
distance; resulting in lower stream quality to the vi...
The TV station is responsible for publishing the program viewing and
time. Most stations provide this in GMT with cross-references to east
coast and west coast time zones.
Yes -- At each TV station install a workstation, to be used as the
encoder. Basic box such as a Dell 420 with a 2 ghz CPU, 512 MB ram,
NIC, running Windows XP Pro. The workstation will need a good video
encoder card that is connected to the A/V cables fro...
Yes, we do that all the time. You will need to install PCanywhere or
Remote Desktop on the computer at the TV station.
Yes. It is easy to manage and operate.
You will need to provide multiple encoder streams. This can be done
by:
1. utilizing a video card that has three outputs
2. utilizing an encoder specifically designed for this. (Extremely
expensive)
3. utilizing three different computers with three...
You will need to obtain licensing from the TV stations to broadcast
the content outside of the foreign country. Also, you will need to
conform with the DMCA compliance requirements, copyrights, etc.
The next step is to determine how to get the signal to ...
They can watch on their computers with no issue. There are several
devices out there now for connecting to their TV.
TotalStream can easily handle that. Your company will only need enough
bandwidth for the encoder - TotalStream will handle the bandwidth for
the viewers from the streaming servers.
* Lack of bandwidth, due to a poor connection to the ISP,
occasionally due to employees downloading files on the same network.
* Employees using the encoder computer as a workstation, to play
games, etc.
* Network cabling being disconnected.
* N...
If you are in a foreign country, you want to connect to the Internet
as close as possible to the main connection for that country to
minimize routing issues, packet loss, and latency. (These three
factors negatively impact your encoder signal, thus hav...
We recommend following specification for Live Streaming.
Container - mp4
Video Codec - H.264
Profile - Main
Method - CBR
4:3 Aspect Ratio
640x480 - 29.97 fps @ 650kbps
1024x768 - 29.97 fps @ 800 kbps
16:9 Aspect Ratio
640x360 - 480p - 29.97 fps @ ...
If you are certain that you have a solid internet connection, that the
video card is operating correctly, and that there is not a cpu or
memory issue with the encoder, the next thing would be to increase the
encoder bit rate.
Many customers are no longer...
The quality of the stream to the viewer is largely dependent on the
quality of the stream from the encoder. Cheap DSL connections result
in very poor viewer quality. Business class, dedicated DSL is the
minimum requirement for video streaming. It is stron...