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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:20:46 +0000

[...] we showed at NAB back in April that Silverlight and Smooth Streaming could be used to deliver 3D video to anaglyph [...]

By: Alex Zambelli

Alex Zambelli — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:45:47 +0000

@Allan:
1. Silverlight natively supports Windows Media and MP4 file formats, and in addition to that the Silverlight Media Framework also supports Smooth Streaming. The full list of supported codecs and file formats can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc189080(VS.95).aspx.
2. No, there’s no proprietary media format specific to Silverlight. Furthermore, Silverlight has a low-level API called MediaStreamSource which provides codec and format extensibility, allowing developers to write custom decoders and file parsers. The only requirement is that they must be written in pure .NET (no C++ or interop). You can find an example here: http://www.cristiancivera.com/directshow4sl/
3. Windows Server 2008 already comes with IIS7, so you only need to install IIS MS. On your dev machine you can install IIS7/IISMS if you wish, but for example Expression Encoder can play back Smooth Streaming content even if IIS is not installed.

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Windows Client Developer Roundup for 6/14/2010 - Pete Brown's 10rem.net — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:07:10 +0000

[...] Smooth Streaming 3D Concept Previewed at NAB (Alex Zambelli) [...]

By: Allan

Allan — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:32:32 +0000

Hi Alex,

I am new to silverlight, and I have some questions when I have read the “Smooth Streaming FAQ”.

1.How many media formats does silverlight support? Does it support the .avi, .3gp file extention video?
2.Is there a proprietary format for silverlight likes .FLV format to Flash, so that we can broadcast all kinds of video even if the client users do not have codecs?
3.When I use smooth streaming, I must install IIS7.0 and IIS Media services 3.0 in the windows server 2008, install IIS media services 3.0 or Expression Encoder 3.0 in my development machine, is it right?

Thanks very much for the nice post!

By: Kellie Welborn

Kellie Welborn — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:16:39 +0000

Hi Alex,
I’m presenting a paper at the New Media Consortium conference regarding live, 3D video streaming and am interested in learning more about the Silverlight/SmoothStreaming model, its release, and potential price points.
Thank you,
Kellie

By: Pancrazio

Pancrazio — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:27:08 +0000

Hi Alex,

this is interesting, nice post.
We are developing a platform-independent SmoothStreaming client as a “source” in our middleware for over-the-top TV products.

It will be included in a “Connected DTT HD PVR” for a European brand that will launch it for the upcoming World Cup.
The client runs on embedded Linux, both on Broadcom and Sigma Designs SoC.

Ciao from Italy,
Pancrazio

By: NAB 2010 and IIS Media Services « John Deutscher

NAB 2010 and IIS Media Services « John Deutscher — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:25:29 +0000

[...] IIS Smooth Streaming in 3D – this demo was a crowd puller. It may be the colored 3D glasses but people loved watching 3D content in a browser and the same content was also demoed on a TV connected to a set top box running Silverlight. This demo was done working very closely with Level 3. Alex Zambelli, who put this demo together, has more details here. [...]

By: Alex Zambelli

Alex Zambelli — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:06:06 +0000

VideoNuze had some very nice things to say about our 3D demo:
http://www.videonuze.com/blogs/?2010-04-13/Seeing-3D-Streaming-Video-For-the-First-Time-at-NAB-Show/&id=2511