Video / Audio Encoding/Streaming
Web Services in NJ, NY and CT
What is Video and Audio Streaming for the web?
Streaming is a way to transfer multimedia files (such as video
clips and/or sound files) so that can be sent to
a user's
computer
as constant flow of information or data. Before the concept
of "streaming" was
invented, a web site visitor had to sit and wait for the WHOLE
file (vide or audio clip) to download
before they could even begin to view a video or start to listen
to an audio clip. Depending on the size of the file and the connection
speed, this full download could take as log as a couple of hours
or more in some cases!
Streaming makes it possible for the playback of a video to start
almost immediately as the download is continues to happen in
tech background.
Streaming
is important for web site owners who wish to make more of an
impression with their visitors because most users don't have
a connection fast enough to download large multimedia
files quickly. With
a web streaming service,
the
end user's
browser start displaying the data before the entire
file
has been transmitted.
Examples of Video Streaming Technology
The most popular formats for streaming multimedia content are:
Microsoft
Windows Media, Apple
Quicktime and Real Networks Real
Media
Click here to see examples of different Web Streaming Technologies
at work
How Does Video Streaming Work?
For streaming to work, a multimedia file needs to be encoded
(or translated) into a file format that supports video or audio
streaming. The files that will be streamed need to to be placed
on a specialized web server (sometimes known as a "streaming
server") to broadcast these file as a steady flow or "stream"
of data. Additional bandwidth will also need to be added to handle
the additional web traffic that streaming technology requires.
The process of encoding a single multimedia file is a one time
fee. Click here to
see our prices for encoding your video and audio files for
streaming broadcast on the web.
Other associated fees, such as the Streaming Service itself
as well as the additional required bandwidth, are usually ongoing
monthly fees. Contact
us for more detailed web video streaming and audio streaming
pricing.
Contact us for free
information. We can let you know of the best streaming options
available to you as well as offer alternatives to traditional
web streaming. Feel free to ask us about possible price discounts,
saving you hundreds of dollars! |
