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It’s been a while since I updated the blog, so I will take this opportunity to bring everyone up to speed on the more recent Microsoft Media Platform product updates: November 9, 2011 Player Framework version 1.0 for HTML5 is released to Codeplex. Download it here . This new player framework implements basic video playback functionality using the HTML5 Video tag, and features JavaScript API and control UI consistent with the Silverlight version of the Player Framework. For a complete list of...( read more ) Read More...
A new release of IIS Media Services is available that adds support for REST services API's for management of publishing points as well as performance improvements for both on demand and live scenarios. Full details on how to take advantage of the performance improvements will be detailed in a later blog post. Capabilities supported via the REST services include the following: Creation & deletion of publishing points Enumeration of all web site publishing points Querying and updating publishing point settings and state Querying publishing point statistics See MSDN for full documentation on these API's. Expression Encoder 4 SP2 which was just released last week makes use of the REST API's supported in IIS Media Services 4.1 so that one can easily manage publishing points directly from within Expression Encoder. From a Live Broadcasting Project you can now: Create a new publishing point When the name for a new publishing point is specified, Expression Encoder now provides a...
Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Expression Encoder 4 was released today, and comes with some great updates. For example, SP2 adds the ability to do GPU encoding with Intel Sandy Bridge processors, and there are new multi-channel audio options including AAC and SRS support. For live scenarios, you can now control IIS Smooth Streaming publishing points from Expression Encoder. There have also been improvements in screen capture encoding, the built-in player templates, and new SDK samples to help you get started faster with building encoding applications. There are over 300 improvements and fixes in SP2. Get more detailed information on the Expression Encoder team blog. Read More...
The long-awaited Beta release of IIS Transform Manager is now available! With this release, we’ve incorporated some great feature requests from a large number of customers who have been running the Alpha release in commercial production for months. In addition to the previous ability to almost instantly convert Smooth Streaming content for use on Apple iOS devices, Transform Manager now also enables you to convert segmented .mp4 files to Smooth Streaming presentations and then apply DRM encryption. Add to this the new ability to scale out across multi-core HPC clusters, plus improved monitoring and management controls, and you have one very high-performance media transform engine at a very low price point. Features Here is a quick list of some of the major feature changes: Capability Status Apply Digital Rights Management New! Apply fine-grained logging controls & log rollover New! Auditing of all file movements and copies New! Configure auto-cleanup of Watch Folders New! Manage credentials...
At the Streaming Media East show next week, we are holding two half-day workshops on Monday, May 9 th , entitled " Upgrading From Windows Media to The Next Generation Microsoft Media Platform " and " Using SharePoint for Video Delivery and Content Management ". These workshops normally cost $245 to attend, but we have a few seats to fill, so are giving away five free passes to attendees who work at enterprise companies and are tasked with deploying video. Some of the topics that will be covered include: Learn how to easily upgrade your Windows Media infrastructure to the next-generation Microsoft Media Platform , which includes Silverlight, Expression Encoder, and IIS Media Services. See how to easily deliver your existing audio and video content (including Windows Media, MP3, Flash, QuickTime, and other formats) and learn how to create new content at higher quality and with smaller file sizes. Learn how to deliver video adaptively, cross-platform and cross-device, at...
On Thursday, September 16, StreamingMedia.com is sponsoring an online workshop on Encoding Best Practices and Strategies that will include Allan Poore from the Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 Pro team. Delivery technologies such as IIS Smooth Streaming really improve the playback experience, but they assume that you start with high-quality video. The focus of the workshop will be a discussion on the latest tips, tricks, and technologies for making your video look the best it can. In this workshop, you will learn more about how to effectively balance issues such as format, codec, bit rate, and aspect ratio to get the best solution. You also need your encoding and transcoding processes to be efficient and cost-effective, and you will learn more about new technology options that can help. Planned topics include: Choosing video and audio formats Optimizing bitrate for bandwidth Transcoding content for multiple device delivery: PC, mobile, and TV Encoding and transcoding best practices Industry...
While most of the world is on a collective vacation watching the World Cup, media teams at Microsoft have been busy at work. And watching the World Cup. Released this month: Expression Studio 4 , which of course includes Expression Encoder 4 . IIS Media Services 4.0 Beta Smooth Streaming Format SDK 1.0 Beta 2 IIS Smooth Streaming Client 1.0 , also known as Smooth Streaming Media Element (SSME), formerly known as IIS Smooth Streaming Player Development Kit Silverlight Media Framework 2.0 RC1 Before...( read more ) Read More...
The IIS Media team has been plugging away for many months at new server and client technologies, and we are ready to start sharing some of them today! The Beta of IIS Media Services 4.0, which allows you to encode once and deliver to three screens across multiple file formats and protocols, is now available for download and testing. What's New in IIS Media Services 4.0 Beta? First used in the 2008 Summer Olympics, IIS Smooth Streaming (part of IIS Media Services ) has become the primary HTTP adaptive streaming technology for delivering content online. The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) and Netflix have both adopted the published Protected Interoperable File Format (PIFF) and Microsoft PlayReady for content protection. Broadcasters worldwide have used it to deliver live events such as Sunday Night Football, the UEFA Super Cup, the Tour de France, and the 2010 Winter Olympics. We had a great response to the release of IIS Media Services 3.0 last year, and received lots...
Expression Encoder 4, released this week, includes encoding for IIS Live Smooth Streaming! This was first demonstrated at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in April. There, we had a single Intel Xeon Processor X5680 (code name Westmere-EP) server running Expression Encoder 4 and IIS Media Services to deliver 10 IIS Live Smooth Streaming quality levels, ranging from 200 kbps to a top quality of 1080p at 6 Mbps, plus three more streams for iPhone. Support for IIS Live Smooth Streaming, including support for H.264, VC-1, and PlayReady DRM, is part of Expression Encoder Pro , which is available today with Expression Studio 4 Ultimate . You can also download the free version of Expression Encoder 4 today, which includes support for creating on-demand IIS Smooth Streaming content using the VC-1 video codec. The standalone version of Expression Encoder 4 Pro will be available soon for $49. Happy encoding! Read More...
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show 2010 wrapped up yesterday in Las Vegas. Among the Silverlight and Smooth Streaming announcements and demos at this year’s NAB were: Silverlight availability on Broadcom and Intel systems-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions, which will enable set-top-box manufacturers to run Silverlight applications on their devices IIS Media Services 4.0 with support for Smooth Streaming over multicast networks, transmuxing support for similar HTTP-based adaptive streaming...( read more ) Read More...
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