Live streaming costs is one of the topics we are most often asked to explain, so here’s my stab at outlining the factors involved from a PlanetStream point of view. Obviously you’ve also got to provide cameras, other hardware and an internet connection. Here goes: The hardest thing to figure out is how many viewers [...]
Decided it was time to top up my understanding of PlanetStream’s live streaming service and so spent some time with the fount of all such knowledge, PlanetStream’s very own Matt Pygram. He started off by explaining how you can simply reduce the process to three elements: A camera A computer An internet connection The camera [...]
RealMedia is the streaming format created by RealNetworks. For more information call us on 01527 571731 or email info@planetstream.net
RealFlash is a Flash presentation synchronised with a RealAudio soundtrack. For more information call us on 01527 571731 or email info@planetstream.net
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A Push is a connection initiated by an encoder to a streaming server to receive a broadcast for re-distribution across a network. This requires a username and password. For more information call us on 01527 571731 or email info@planetstream.net
A Pull is a connection initiated by a streaming server to receive a broadcast from a designated encoder for re-distribution across a network. For more information call us on 01527 571731 or email info@planetstream.net
