Category Archives: Smooth Streaming

Extending Smooth Streaming Reach

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Alex Zambelli

Smooth Streaming has been a pivotal technology of the Microsoft Media Platform since its introduction in IIS Media Services 2.0 in 2009. And though it’s been commonly associated with Silverlight over the years, those familiar with Smooth Streaming architecture and … Continue reading →

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Silverlight and Its Role In the Future of Microsoft Media

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Alex Zambelli

“The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” – Mark Twain* It’s been two months since version 5 of Microsoft Silverlight was released to the web. If you haven’t installed it already, you can get the latest version here. For the first … Continue reading →

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H2 2011 Product Update Roundup

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Alex Zambelli

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 … Continue reading →

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Transcoding 101 Roundtable, MIX 2011 and NAB 2011

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Alex Zambelli

A bit of shameless promotion: On Thursday, March 24th, I’ll be participating in a roundtable web event titled “Transcoding Methodology 101” hosted by Streaming Media. Joining me will be Kevin Louden (Telestream), Charlie Good (Wowza) and Jon Robbins (Rhozet). The … Continue reading →

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IIS Media How-To Resources

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Alex Zambelli

If you are new to IIS Media Services and Smooth Streaming, IIS.net/media is the website for you. However, finding relevant technology and deployment information on IIS.net can be somewhat cumbersome since it’s a wiki-styled site and a lot of 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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NASCAR Racing in 3D on Your PC!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Alex Zambelli

On July 3rd at 7:30 pm ET, you will be able to experience for the first time a live streaming event in 3D using just Silverlight and NVIDIA 3D Vision! We have teamed up with Turner Sports, NVIDIA and iStreamPlanet to bring … Continue reading →

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Now available: Expression Encoder 4, IIS Media Services 4.0 Beta, SSME 1.0, SMF 2.0 RC1, Olympics case studies

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Alex Zambelli

While most of the world is on a collective vacation watching the World Cup, media teams at Microsoft have been busy at work. And watching the World Cup. 🙂 Released this month: Expression Studio 4, which of course includes Expression … Continue reading →

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Smooth Streaming 3D concept previewed at NAB

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Alex Zambelli

NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show 2010 wrapped up yesterday in Las Vegas. Among the Silverlight and Smooth Streaming announcements and demos at this year’s NAB were: Silverlight availability on Broadcom and Intel systems-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions, which will enable set-top-box … Continue reading →

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