Monthly Archives: March 2009

Smooth Streaming White Paper

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

I know that many of you have been reading my blog for information about IIS Smooth Streaming. I’ve posted a series of posts on that topic, but sometimes blog posts can be difficult to aggregate. So if you’re looking for … Continue reading →

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MediaStreamSource Takes On a New Life

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

When the Silverlight team originally designed the MediaStreamSource API, its main purpose was to allow asynchronous reading of compressed video/audio samples from formats other than ASF. We took full advantage of this API to implement Smooth Streaming support in Silverlight … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed MIX…

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Alex Zambelli

If you were unable to attend MIX 2009, you’ll be pleased to know that the videos of sessions are already appearing online: https://content.visitmix.com/2009/sessions/. Here are the links to the videos of sessions I had previously mentioned: What’s New in Microsoft … 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 →

Posted in H.264, Internet Information Services, Olympics, Silverlight, Smooth Streaming | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

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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