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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...
This is another blog post that has been long due. I’ve written a lot about Live Smooth Streaming in my past blog posts but so far very few on On-Demand Smooth Streaming. Well, partially because getting On-Demand Smooth Streaming to work is quite simple. You just need to copy your content to the server and then everything should just work. For low volume usage, that’s pretty much all you need to care about. But if you are doing serious production systems with a large content library and significant client traffic, you would want to tune the system to its best performance in which case this blog post should be helpful to you. 1. Overview First let’s take a quick look at what’s the typical server logic when serving On-Demand Smooth Streaming requests: Figure 1. On-Demand Smooth Streaming Server Data Flow Client issues a request to get the client manifest (.ISMC file in the diagram). From the manifest file, client figures out which bitrate and timestamp it wants to request from the server....
We just released IIS Media Services 4.1 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. Read more from here . 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...
The newly released Microsoft Media Platform Content Manager pulls together an end-to-end video workflow that allows you to create live streaming events, transcode on-demand content, manage and publish video, edit video, and insert mid-roll advertisements. This open-source release can be used by enterprises, educational institutions, and broadcasting companies to manage their video assets using a lightweight and highly-customizable solution built on Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Media Platform (MMP) technologies, including Silverlight 4, IIS Media Services 4.0, and Expression Encoder 4. The MMP Content Manager is one of four MMP frameworks optimized around IIS Smooth Streaming and its open-specification adaptive streaming file format, known as PIFF (the Protected Interoperable File Format , adopted by the likes of Ultraviolet and Netflix ). It greatly simplifies the workflow for complex video streaming events, such as PDC 2010 and the types shown on the IIS Media Case Studies page...
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...
Today is the start of the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference (PDC) 2010, and you can view it now – live or on-demand – at www.microsoftpdc.com . Powering the streaming at PDC is IIS Smooth Streaming, part of IIS Media Services . As usual, there will be plenty of big announcements at PDC, including new information about Windows Phone 7 and Windows Azure. Two announcements, made by Bob Muglia during the keynote (see http://bit.ly/VMonAzure and http://bit.ly/IISonAzure , respectively), affect IIS Media Services: Windows Azure will soon support a VM role so you can run a full Windows Server 2008 R2 image Full IIS and IIS Smooth Streaming support will soon be enabled natively on Azure! With this year's event, we have taken the media experience up another level. Not only are we providing live Smooth Streaming of the keynotes, but also concurrent live streaming of all sessions. All of this content will be available for on-demand viewing after the live event ends. The player experience...
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...
IIS Smooth Streaming , part of IIS Media Services , is one of the unifying themes in the "Digital Marketing & Experiences" section of the Microsoft exhibit at IBC this year. Held each September at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre in Amsterdam, IBC is billed as "the premier annual conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and media content worldwide." Over 1,300 companies exhibit at the show, and over 45,000 attendees are expected during the event, which runs September 9 th – 14 th . In today's media-rich society, bringing high quality media experiences to people when, where, and how they want vital. Microsoft delivers an end-to-end media platform, making it easier for content owners and broadcasters to reach consumers across devices and operating systems. Smooth Streaming is a key part of this platform and integrated throughout the Microsoft platform and partner ecosystem. The Microsoft...
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