Live Video Streaming Using VideoPhill Recorder
This tutorial covers the different types of video streaming on the internet and introduces the two main methods of streaming video: Streaming servers (true streaming) and HTTP streaming. This tutorial is suitable for people who are familiar with basic digital video concepts, and who understand how websites work.
When creating streaming video, there are two things you need to understand: The video file format and thestreaming method.
There are many video file formats to choose from when creating video streams. The most common formats are:
- Windows Media
- RealMedia
- Quicktime
- MPEG (in particular MPEG-4)
- Adobe Flash
Streaming media works a bit differently from downloading — the end user can start watching the file or transmission almost as soon as it begins downloading. In effect, the file is sent to the user in a (more or less) constant stream, and the user watches it as it arrives. The obvious advantage with this method is that no waiting is involved. Streaming media has additional advantages such as being able to broadcast live events (sometimes referred to as a webcast or netcast).
True streaming video must be delivered from a specialized streaming server.