Smooth Streaming
IIS Smooth Streaming Format SDK Readme
Created Jun 23, 2011 by dmnelson
June 2010 These release notes are for the Beta 2 release of the IIS Smooth Streaming Format Software Development Kit 1.0. This release is provided under the IIS Smooth Streaming Format SDK license terms that accompany this package. The package...
IIS Smooth Streaming Client Readme
Created Jun 23, 2011 by dmnelson
Last Updated: September 2, 2011 Applies To: IIS Smooth Streaming Client 1.1 RTW IIS Smooth Streaming Client 1.5 RTW Note IIS Smooth Streaming Client 1.5 was updated on September 2, 2011. Be sure to install this version to get the latest bug fixes...
IIS Media Services Readme
Created Jun 23, 2011 by dmnelson
Applies To: IIS Media Services 4 (IIS Media Services 4.1 and IIS Media Services 4.0), IIS Media Services 3 Last Updated: November 8, 2011 IIS Media Services integrates with Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 to provide a secure, scalable, and...
IIS Media Services Content Map
Created Feb 9, 2011 by dmnelson
IIS Media Services is a set of extensions for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 that deliver and manage media content. It is part of a complete technology platform for deploying a highly available, highly scalable, media delivery environment...
IIS Media Services 3.0 Overview
Created Sep 7, 2010 by chriskno
The IIS Media Services 3.0 Overview describes the current set of IIS media extensions, the scenarios they address, and the business value you can achieve with their use. Table of Contents: Introduction IIS Media Services 3.0 Media Delivery...
Smooth Streaming Primer
Created Aug 16, 2010 by dmnelson
Last Updated: August 2010 IIS Media Services , an integrated HTTP-based media delivery platform, delivers true HD (720p+) live and on-demand streaming, DVR functionality, and real-time analytics support to computers, TVs, and mobile devices. By...
Amazon EC2: Microsoft Web Platform Images - Media Server
Created Apr 9, 2010 by thomad
Introduction - One thing we often hear from Web developers and administrators, especially those who offer Web site design and consulting services, is the need to get a Web site up quickly, which runs fast and gives them total control of the server...
Adaptive Streaming Comparison
Created Jan 28, 2010 by chriskno
.style1 { FONT-SIZE: small } .style2 { TEXT-ALIGN: center } .style3 { TEXT-ALIGN: left } .style4 { TEXT-ALIGN: center } .style5 { FONT-WEIGHT: normal } IIS Smooth Streaming provides users with a truly compelling way to watch the...
Smooth Streaming Deployment Guide
Created Oct 8, 2009 by dmnelson
Last Updated: August 16, 2010 Smooth Streaming is the Microsoft implementation of adaptive streaming technology, which is a form of Web-based media content delivery that uses standard HTTP. Instead of delivering media as full-file downloads, or as...
Syndicating Live Smooth Streams between Servers
Created Oct 8, 2009 by jboch
This walkthrough describes how to configure Live Smooth Streaming server-to-server syndication. Requirements Usage Scenario Security Best Practices Configuring the Upstream Publishing Point Securing the Upstream Publishing Point Configuring...
Smooth Streaming Transport Protocol
Created Sep 8, 2009 by chriskno
IIS Smooth Streaming , part of IIS Media Services , is Microsoft's adaptive streaming technology, based on the HTTP and MP4 file format standards. It delivers the highest quality, reliable online video experience for both on-demand content and...
Protected Interoperable File Format
Created Sep 8, 2009 by chriskno
The Protected Interoperable File Format (PIFF) specification defines a standard multimedia file format for delivery and playback of multimedia content. It includes the audio-video container, stream encryption, and metadata to support content...
Smooth Streaming Technical Overview
Created Mar 31, 2009 by chriskno
The Smooth Streaming extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 dynamically detects local bandwidth and CPU conditions and seamlessly switches, in near real time, the video quality of a media file that a player receives. Consumers with...
Creating and Managing Live Smooth Streaming Publishing Points
Created Mar 20, 2009 by jboch
Applies To: IIS Media Services 4 When you create Live Smooth Streaming publishing points in IIS Manager, you can choose from different options to support the following live media delivery scenarios (multiple scenarios can apply): Deliver a live...
Getting Started with IIS Live Smooth Streaming
Created Mar 18, 2009 by dmnelson
Applies To: IIS Media Services 4 The IIS Live Smooth Streaming extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 allows you to set up a web server as a Live Smooth Streaming server that delivers compelling, uninterrupted live video streams that...
Exploring Bit Rate Changes
Created Feb 23, 2009 by dmnelson
Applies To: IIS Media Services 4.0, IIS Media Services 3.0 To create Smooth Streaming presentations, source content is encoded at several quality levels (bit rates) using Microsoft Expression Encoder or a compression tool from one of our many...
Getting Started with IIS Smooth Streaming
Created Feb 23, 2009 by dmnelson
Applies To: IIS Media Services 4 The IIS Smooth Streaming extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 allows you to set up a Web server as a Smooth Streaming server with a default Microsoft Silverlight client implementation. This...
Managing On-Demand Presentations
Created Feb 23, 2009 by dmnelson
Applies To: IIS Media Services 4.0 You can clone your on-demand Smooth Streaming presentations in order to make different sets of bit rates available to your audience. For example, if you want to save bandwidth costs, you can remove the highest...
Windows Media Server or Web Server?
Created May 15, 2008 by dmnelson
You can deliver digital media audio and video files and live streams either from a Windows Media server (a server that is running Windows Media Services) or from a Web server (a server that is running Internet Information Services (IIS) 7...