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March 16, 2010

DIGITAL STREAMING: Why Stream?


The goal is to provide industry professionals and corporations utilizing digital media technology with global real-time news, resources and information to help foster the adoption of streaming media technology and applications.


Streaming media technology enables the real time or on demand distribution of audio, video and multimedia on the Internet. Streaming media is the simultaneous transfer of digital media so that it is received as a continuous real-time stream; i.e. video, voice and data. Streamed data is transmitted by a server application and received and displayed in real-time by client applications. These applications can start displaying video or playing back audio as soon as enough data has been received and stored in the receiving station’s buffer.

All stream recorders (streaming video recorders, stream rippers) (freeware, shareware,...) [windows, linux, mac os] Recommended software is shown in bold. Protocols (separately for Windows Media, Real Video/Audio, QuickTime and Flash video streams). There are easy yet powerful softwares to use for recording and streaming audio and video. For best freeware or shareware stream recorder click here.

Here are major streaming media FORMATs:
  1. Flash video streams (Adobe Flash Player): .FLV, .MP4, .F4V
  2. Windows Media streams (Windows Media Player): .WMA, .WMV, .ASF, .ASX, .WAX, .WMX, .WVX, .SMIL
  3. Real Media, Real Video and Real Audio streams (RealPlayer, RealOne Player, Real Player Alternative): .RM, .RMJ, .RAM, .RA, .RMVB, .SMI, .SMIL, and .RPM
  4. QuickTime video streams (QuickTime Player, QuickTime Alternative): .MOV, .MP4, .SDP, .SMIL
  5. IceCast audio streams (SHOUTcast compatible): .MP3, .OGG, .AAC, .PLS
  6. Nullsoft audio and Nullsoft video (Winamp): .NSA, .NSV
  7. MoveNetworks MoveMedia video
  8. Silverlight
And these are popular streaming media PROTOCOLS:

  1. Flash audio and video: HTTP, RTMP,RTMPE
  2. Windows Media audio and video: HTTP, RTSP, MMS
  3. RealMedia audio and video: HTTP, RTSP, PNM
  4. QuickTime Video streams: HTTP, RTSP
  5. IceCast/ShoutCast audio streams: HTTP (ICY)
  6. Nullsoft audio and video: HTTP (UNSV)
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