TORREVIEJA.com - Interactive website of the city of Torrevieja, in Alicante, Spain.: Streaming Video Streaming Video and Copyright ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:42:00 Any kind of video material can be made into a streaming video. This might tempt some to use video footage which does not belong to them. Video which is not in the public domain, however, is subject to copyright, which means that written permission must be obtained before it can be used by a third party. Your Own Internet TV Show ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:38:00 Thanks to video streaming technology, anyone can produce a live Internet TV show from the comfort of their own home. All that is needed is a computer, a camcorder with microphone and a broadband Internet connection. SMIL – Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language ================================================================================ Redacción on 06 May, 2008 01:38:00 There are alternative ways to present streaming video on the Internet. A relatively new protocol called SMIL (pronounced 'smile') allows text, video, music, images and graphics to be integrated in a web page while providing control over timing and positioning. Creating a Video Stream – Step One ================================================================================ Redacción on 06 May, 2008 01:26:00 Now you have all the hardware and software – let's make our first streaming video! Video Streaming Nitty Gritty ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:17:00 There are many types of files available for download from the Internet. Some are simple text files and others are programs such as word-processors or games. Most of these files have to be completely downloaded to your PC before you can use them. Why can't you view a partial text file? Well, theoretically you can, but by the nature of Internet downloads a partially downloaded text file is likely to be scrambled and unreadable. The Uses and Benefits of Video Streaming ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:12:00 Video streaming has the potential of being one of the most useful Internet technologies. Currently the most practical video streaming application is Video On Demand (VOD) that allows viewers to access streaming video files from their web browser, but the potential uses of video streaming include interactive virtual classrooms and even remote surgery. Live Video Conferencing and Broadcasting – Setup ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:14:00 There are many ways to set up a live webcast or web conference. It can be as simple as an inexpensive webcam on an individual computer or as complex as a professional television studio. Video Streaming Software ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:12:00 The software requirements for streaming video are quite simple – a video editing program and an encoder to save the video in a streaming format. You will also need a FTP program to upload the video file to your streaming server. Google Video ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:11:00 One thing that prevents many people from posting video content on their website is the bandwidth and storage space required. Small websites with limited capacity can quickly overshoot that capacity if video content is added. Video Basics Part Two – Compression and Bandwidth ================================================================================ Redacción on 05 May, 2008 10:09:00 Once you've decided on a particular video format (Windows Media, Apple Quicktime etc.) you must decide how large the video file should be. The size of the file will affect the quality of the video and the transmission speed necessary to stream the file.