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Sands · 01-05-2010, 04:39 AM

Depending on your budget and resources, there's a wide array of resources available to deliver streaming video. I'll outline some of them below. This is not an exhaustive list, but just some of the solutions I've encountered.

1) HTTP pseudo-streaming - You can accomplish this using either LightTPD or Apache servers, and the main advantage is allowing the viewer to seek ahead in the video without having the entire video file loading. This provides both convenience for your visitors as they're unlikely to watch a video from start to finish and will instead skip around, and will also save you bandwidth costs. The downside of this approach, though, is that it's harder to protect your content from downloading. Since this is HTTP-based streaming, there are many, many programs out there that will allow anyone to download those videos from your server. However, if you use LightTPD, you can take advantage of the mod_sec_download module to eliminate unwarranted downloading. If you're using Apache, you will have to find a comparable module that will accomplish the same task.

2) RTMP streaming - Software such as Flash Media Server or Wowza Media Server will allow you to stream your videos via the RTMP protocol which circumvents the aforementioned cons of HTTP pseudo-streaming. Though, you will have to pay for server licenses to use these products and, if you're not experienced with programming or server administration, you will have to hire someone who is to help you get setup.

As for Flash Video players, the most popular choices seem to be the jwplayer and flowplayer. Both of these players can provide HTTP pseudo-streaming and I'm believe (though I'm not 100% sure) that they are usable with the aforementioned RTMP streaming programs.

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01-05-2010, 04:39 AM
Sands Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 418194907 Posts: 3,134	Depending on your budget and resources, there's a wide array of resources available to deliver streaming video. I'll outline some of them below. This is not an exhaustive list, but just some of the solutions I've encountered. 1) HTTP pseudo-streaming - You can accomplish this using either LightTPD or Apache servers, and the main advantage is allowing the viewer to seek ahead in the video without having the entire video file loading. This provides both convenience for your visitors as they're unlikely to watch a video from start to finish and will instead skip around, and will also save you bandwidth costs. The downside of this approach, though, is that it's harder to protect your content from downloading. Since this is HTTP-based streaming, there are many, many programs out there that will allow anyone to download those videos from your server. However, if you use LightTPD, you can take advantage of the mod_sec_download module to eliminate unwarranted downloading. If you're using Apache, you will have to find a comparable module that will accomplish the same task. 2) RTMP streaming - Software such as Flash Media Server or Wowza Media Server will allow you to stream your videos via the RTMP protocol which circumvents the aforementioned cons of HTTP pseudo-streaming. Though, you will have to pay for server licenses to use these products and, if you're not experienced with programming or server administration, you will have to hire someone who is to help you get setup. As for Flash Video players, the most popular choices seem to be the jwplayer and flowplayer. Both of these players can provide HTTP pseudo-streaming and I'm believe (though I'm not 100% sure) that they are usable with the aforementioned RTMP streaming programs. I hope you find this information useful, and as a representative of Dedico.com, I'd like to invite you to host with us when you work out the specifications of this project. If you'd like to know more about hosting with Dedico, or would like a quote, feel free to get in touch with me: 418194907 or [email protected]. Good luck!