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Bandwidth Requirements
The final quality of Streaming Video depends on a large extent on how well it is encoded for the particular bandwidth at which it is to be viewed. The usual method of encoding streaming video for delivery over the Internet used to be at a minimum of 56K modem speed - however, these days it is not as much of a problem (especially in north America) since most home and business users have high speed connections. To digitize a video to stream at low speeds requires a high degree of compression to the video and audio tracks, which eliminates portions of the data, resulting in low display quality.
In the past it was advisable to also prepare multiple sets of video clips of higher and lower video and audio quality. When video is encoded for higher speed connections, less compression is used and a smaller amount data is lost. As a result, these high speed video files are larger in size and require a faster connection speed to streaming properly.
Users connected to the Internet using a high speed cable modem or DSL connections, can view any streaming video clip which has been encoded for transmission at their encoded connection speed or lower. However, a user who is connected to the Internet using an old 56k modem who tries to watch a streaming video which has been specifically digitized and encoded for high speed users, for example, will get choppy video which plays for a second or two and then freezes for several seconds until more video data packets are streamed to their PC.
Already more and more users are connecting to the Internet using high speed bandwidth technologies like ISDN, DSL, dedicated T-1 access and cable modems. The rapid growth of these high-speed connection technologies has almost made 28.8 and 56K modem connections a thing of the past. If you have a need for high resolution video for stand-alone presentations on of your PC or Mac, we advise digitizing your video as either AVI, QuickTime or MPEG formats and play them off your hard drive for laptop presentations or from disk (CD-ROM or DVD)
To gauge the file storage space needed when you encode your videos, here's a chart which details file sizes based on video that has been encoded at different bandwidth speeds. Although these are some of the more common alternatives, you can encode videos using any bandwidth settings you specify.
Should your video be encoded as Real Video, Windows Media, Flash or QuickTime? This can sometimes be a hard decision to make - though not so much any more. Often times these decisions were based on your personal preference, but these days, Flash Video (flv) is the out and out winner due to its ubiquitous nature on the Internet. Even though Real Video and Windows Media claim to have over 200 million of their viewer plug-ins already in use, the reality is that 98% of systems these days come pre-installed with Flash Players in all the browsers. In the past, some video producers used to solve their format dilemma by digitizing their videos in multiple formats. This is now a thing of the past and anyone using these techniques is obviously not up on the latest advances in streaming and compression technologies.
Streaming video which is to be transmitted over a corporate
Intranet can be encoded at even higher speeds as long as you're
not already suffering from internal bandwidth constraints on
your network. As mentioned before, the higher the speed one
encodes at, the higher the audio and video quality.
The single most important issue in encoding your video clips is how good they'll look to the majority of visitors on your web site. Different encoding companies used to use different hardware, software and encoding processes, but these days, even though various software are still used, the processes are becoming more and more standardized and similar. Encoding streaming video for balancing speed and quality is an art as much ast a science and you need to be extremely careful when comparing quality. Make sure that the quality you seek will be possible over the transmission speeds your viewers will be using.
Always remember that whenever a video clip is encoded at a higher bit rate per second, the quality improves dramatically but this could result in a choppy playback if the viewer's system cannot keep pace.
To add streaming video to your web site, you can send us your DVD, Mini-DV, Umatic, Beta, Hi-8, DVD, VHS or even S-VHS video clips using our submission form. We provide video encoding services for customers all across North America and can be reached toll free at 877-936-8377 or in Vancouver at 604-926-5805 - or e-mail us at info@mediastreams.ca
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