Comments for Alex Zambelli's Microsoft Media Blog http://alexzambelli.com/blog Microsoft Media Platform, streaming video, Silverlight, VC-1, H.264, Smooth Streaming, Windows Media Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:50:11 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Extending Smooth Streaming Reach by Alex Zambelli http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/04/10/extending-smooth-streaming-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-43915 Alex Zambelli Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:50:11 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=287#comment-43915 Sure, here's the licensing info: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mediaplatform/sspk.aspx Sure, here’s the licensing info:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mediaplatform/sspk.aspx

]]> Comment on Extending Smooth Streaming Reach by Marc-André http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/04/10/extending-smooth-streaming-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-43910 Marc-André Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:05:09 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=287#comment-43910 Could you give a link to the Smooth Streaming Client Porting Kit? thanks Could you give a link to the Smooth Streaming Client Porting Kit? thanks

]]> Comment on Silverlight and Its Role In the Future of Microsoft Media by Alex Zambelli http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/02/09/silverlight-and-its-role-in-the-future-of-microsoft-media/comment-page-1/#comment-43906 Alex Zambelli Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:38:37 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=241#comment-43906 Hi Andrew, Besides HTTP, I don't know what other methods there might be available. Silverlight 4 did introduce support for UDP sockets, so there might be some UDP-based solutions out there. Most of the ultrafast data transfer services out there, like Aspera or Signiant, run over UDP (with TCP as the control protocol). Hi Andrew,

Besides HTTP, I don’t know what other methods there might be available. Silverlight 4 did introduce support for UDP sockets, so there might be some UDP-based solutions out there. Most of the ultrafast data transfer services out there, like Aspera or Signiant, run over UDP (with TCP as the control protocol).

]]> Comment on Silverlight and Its Role In the Future of Microsoft Media by Dharmesh Sampat http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/02/09/silverlight-and-its-role-in-the-future-of-microsoft-media/comment-page-1/#comment-43904 Dharmesh Sampat Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:27:23 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=241#comment-43904 Thanks for this post. Most of what you explain does not come in as a big surprise to me, especially as someone developing media applications using Microsoft technologies. However, I think the way Microsoft has explained about Windows 8 and "Metro", seemed to disregard the world of media, especially in the light of IIS Media Services and Smooth Streaming. Silverlight is the only "native" client that can play back Smooth Streaming. Granted server side transmuxing supports Apple HLS. Video is consumed on a variety of devices. Mobile video is gaining popularity and per Cisco, mobile video traffic exceeded 50% of total mobile traffic in 2011. It is well accepted now that adaptive streaming provides the best experience when targeting multiple devices - phone to tablet to desktop. The announcement of Metro - a plugin free environment in isolation of media distribution and consumption - providing limited guidance on how how browsers and server side will adapt to streaming media in the Microsoft ecosystem seems to be a cause of a lot of confusion. I'd love to hear more about MPEG-DASH and the support planned in IE for it. Again, id there are plans for IE in the Metro mode to support Smooth Streaming, much like what Apple did with Safari for Apple HLS, I would like to know. Thanks for this post. Most of what you explain does not come in as a big surprise to me, especially as someone developing media applications using Microsoft technologies. However, I think the way Microsoft has explained about Windows 8 and “Metro”, seemed to disregard the world of media, especially in the light of IIS Media Services and Smooth Streaming. Silverlight is the only “native” client that can play back Smooth Streaming. Granted server side transmuxing supports Apple HLS.

Video is consumed on a variety of devices. Mobile video is gaining popularity and per Cisco, mobile video traffic exceeded 50% of total mobile traffic in 2011. It is well accepted now that adaptive streaming provides the best experience when targeting multiple devices – phone to tablet to desktop. The announcement of Metro – a plugin free environment in isolation of media distribution and consumption – providing limited guidance on how how browsers and server side will adapt to streaming media in the Microsoft ecosystem seems to be a cause of a lot of confusion.

I’d love to hear more about MPEG-DASH and the support planned in IE for it. Again, id there are plans for IE in the Metro mode to support Smooth Streaming, much like what Apple did with Safari for Apple HLS, I would like to know.

]]> Comment on Silverlight and Its Role In the Future of Microsoft Media by Andrew http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/02/09/silverlight-and-its-role-in-the-future-of-microsoft-media/comment-page-1/#comment-43903 Andrew Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:43:36 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=241#comment-43903 Hi Alex, I apologize for the off-topic, this question really belongs to your older post but comments are closed there (http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-birth-of-smooth-streaming/) I need to be able to efficiently transfer (both upload and download) gigabytes of binary, non-media data between Silverlight client and (IIS) server. What would be my best option? The question seems trivial, but you'd be surprised how confusing this issue is if you try to find answers on the web. The best answer I found so far is WCF streaming provider (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astoriateam/archive/2010/08/04/data-services-streaming-provider-series-implementing-a-streaming-provider-part-1.aspx), but what bothers me is the need to create dummy data services and entities, I feel like there should be a more straightforward way of doing that. Regards, Andrew Hi Alex,

I apologize for the off-topic, this question really belongs to your older post but comments are closed there (http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-birth-of-smooth-streaming/)

I need to be able to efficiently transfer (both upload and download) gigabytes of binary, non-media data between Silverlight client and (IIS) server. What would be my best option? The question seems trivial, but you’d be surprised how confusing this issue is if you try to find answers on the web.

The best answer I found so far is WCF streaming provider (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astoriateam/archive/2010/08/04/data-services-streaming-provider-series-implementing-a-streaming-provider-part-1.aspx), but what bothers me is the need to create dummy data services and entities, I feel like there should be a more straightforward way of doing that.

Regards,
Andrew

]]> Comment on H2 2011 Product Update Roundup by Alex Zambelli http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2011/12/05/h2-2011-product-update-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-43900 Alex Zambelli Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:42:29 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=236#comment-43900 Which Smooth Streaming player are you referring to? MMP Player Framework handles multiple types of captions. I recommend checking out the documentation and forums on http://smf.codeplex.com. Which Smooth Streaming player are you referring to? MMP Player Framework handles multiple types of captions. I recommend checking out the documentation and forums on http://smf.codeplex.com.

]]> Comment on Silverlight and Its Role In the Future of Microsoft Media by Alex Zambelli http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/02/09/silverlight-and-its-role-in-the-future-of-microsoft-media/comment-page-1/#comment-43899 Alex Zambelli Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:39:53 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=241#comment-43899 Hi Robert, I will follow up with you by e-mail. Hi Robert,
I will follow up with you by e-mail.

]]> Comment on Silverlight and Its Role In the Future of Microsoft Media by Robert Phillips http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2012/02/09/silverlight-and-its-role-in-the-future-of-microsoft-media/comment-page-1/#comment-43898 Robert Phillips Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:40:18 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=241#comment-43898 I've been trying to find a solution to a problem with captions. We are using the Expression Encoder 4 SDK to create our encoding app to support live streaming and to create archives of encoded data. We have a LOT of textual data that needs to go along with the AV data (detailed engineering values to show with video of tests). We're writing each segment of data as a JSON string that is 64-bit encoded. We can ship those off as captions during live streaming. But when we play back previously encoded data, all of the caption data is embedded in the Client Manifest. It's enough to produce as much as five minutes delay loading the page to load the client manifest. Is there a way to encode that doesn't put the textual data into the client manifest, but embeds it in the video or some such so that it is loaded incrementally rather than upfront? Hopefully a solution that works for live encoding as well... I’ve been trying to find a solution to a problem with captions. We are using the Expression Encoder 4 SDK to create our encoding app to support live streaming and to create archives of encoded data. We have a LOT of textual data that needs to go along with the AV data (detailed engineering values to show with video of tests). We’re writing each segment of data as a JSON string that is 64-bit encoded. We can ship those off as captions during live streaming. But when we play back previously encoded data, all of the caption data is embedded in the Client Manifest. It’s enough to produce as much as five minutes delay loading the page to load the client manifest. Is there a way to encode that doesn’t put the textual data into the client manifest, but embeds it in the video or some such so that it is loaded incrementally rather than upfront? Hopefully a solution that works for live encoding as well…

]]> Comment on H2 2011 Product Update Roundup by Marc Oliver http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2011/12/05/h2-2011-product-update-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-43888 Marc Oliver Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:55:03 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=236#comment-43888 Hello Alex, Along the same lines,, It's been a while since the last one. BTW great blogpost Hello Alex,
Along the same lines,, It’s been a while since the last one.
BTW great blogpost

]]> Comment on H2 2011 Product Update Roundup by Mani L http://alexzambelli.com/blog/2011/12/05/h2-2011-product-update-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-43887 Mani L Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:54:44 +0000 http://alexzambelli.com/blog/?p=236#comment-43887 Hi Alex, Much helpful posts! Thanks. Do you have any recommendation on media players to have closed caption enabled? I try to play Smooth Streming contents with ISMT created using Transform Manager (using .SCC as source). When tried playing on SmoothStreaming player, not able to see CC texts. Thanks Again. Mani L Hi Alex,
Much helpful posts! Thanks.
Do you have any recommendation on media players to have closed caption enabled? I try to play Smooth Streming contents with ISMT created using Transform Manager (using .SCC as source). When tried playing on SmoothStreaming player, not able to see CC texts.

Thanks Again.
Mani L

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