Category Archives: H.264

H.265/HEVC Ratification and 4K Video Streaming

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Alex Zambelli

OK, so maybe it was a shorter break from blogging than I expected. As it turns out the world does not stop when I change jobs. ;) The media world today is abuzz with news of H.265/HEVC approval by the … Continue reading →

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Announcing Expression Encoder 4 SP1

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Alex Zambelli

Just received this news… Service Pack 1 for Expression Encoder 4 will be released on January 31, 2011. The encoder update will be available for download at: http://www.microsoft.com/Expression/service-packs/Encoder.aspx This is a significant update to EE4, boasting an impressive list of … Continue reading →

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IIS Media 4.0, SMF 2.3, RCE 1.0 SP1 and More

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Alex Zambelli

It’s been too long since my last post, so I thought I’d get warmed up and back into blogging form by posting something about recent releases on the Microsoft media platform. After PDC 2010 in November which focused on new … Continue reading →

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Silverlight 3, IIS Media Services 3.0, Olympics 2010 – Wow, It Truly Is March Madness!

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

Though blogging in Las Vegas might sound like a party foul, this has been an amazing week for Silverlight media – so much that I feel a sudden urge to report on it right now, right here. Silverlight 3 Beta … Continue reading →

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Come Join Us at MIX 2009!

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

MIX, Microsoft’s annual conference for Web 2.0 designers and developers – is upon  us. This year it will take place March 18-20 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. If you’re interested in the world of online video streaming (and I guess you … Continue reading →

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Smooth Streaming FAQ

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

The contents of this post have been moved to a new permanent location: http://alexzambelli.com/blog/smooth-streaming-faq/

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Smooth Streaming Architecture

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

As described in the previous two posts, Smooth Streaming is Microsoft’s implementation of HTTP-based adaptive streaming, which is a hybrid media delivery method. It acts like streaming, but is in fact based on HTTP progressive download. The HTTP downloads are performed … Continue reading →

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H.264 and AAC support coming in Silverlight v.Next

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Alex Zambelli

I’m on a mini pre-IBC vacation this week so I was caught a little off-guard when I noticed that the big IBC announcement that we had been working on for months now – went out this morning. I didn’t expect … Continue reading →

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