Previously , I have written a blog about the WCF streaming (here) . I have got many responses on this blog entry and now I will further explore the streaming with Silverlight streaming and the IIS smooth streaming .
Silverlight streaming make use of Microsoft Expression encoder to package the media content with a silverlight media template . Microsoft Expression encoder is the application which comes with the expression suit applications from Microsoft. It lets you to adjust the bitrates and resolution of your media content and package it along with the silverlight media template to play it in. Microsoft expression encoder lets you to publish the media content to the silverlight services and azure cloud.
We can download the expression encoder from here download encoder . Hosting of media contents with silverlight services has been discontinued as it was in beta phase. Now we have option of hosting our media content on Azure.
These are the some links to get started with the silverlight streaming and azure media hosting using Microsoft Expression Encoder .
Silverlight Services hosting (Discontinued)
Apart for hosting our media on the Azure cloud , we can host the media on our web server and take the benefit of the IIS Smooth streaming feature . Here are some links that will get you started with configuring and using IIS Smooth streaming.
Getting started :- IIS Smooth streaming
IIS Smooth streaming sample application
Installing and configuring IIS Smooth streaming
There are many possibilities to build the media content delivery system on top of these streaming choices. Happy streaming…..
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