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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 persistent (and thus...

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...

By default, Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Server 2008 creates playlists in WPL format (files with .wpl file name extensions). This article describes how to create copies of the playlist files in ASX format (files with .asx file name...

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...

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 may apply): Deliver a live presentation to users Deliver a...

IIS Live Smooth Streaming is an extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 that delivers compelling, uninterrupted live video streams that instantly adjust quality (bit rate) to match changing network and CPU conditions at the client...

One of the advantages to using IIS Media Services is how well it integrates with the rest of the IIS Web platform. Edge caching using Application Request Routing is a great example of how the robust capabilities of IIS allow you to increase...

The Smooth Streaming extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 allows you to set up a Web server as a Smooth Streaming server with a default Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 client implementation. This document covers the following scenarios...

The Smooth Streaming extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 allows you to set up a Web server as a Smooth Streaming server with a default Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 client implementation. This document covers the following scenarios...

The Smooth Streaming extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 allows you to set up a Web server as a Smooth Streaming server with a default Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 client implementation and sample content, and to manage your content...

You can serve media assets referenced in Web playlist files (files with .isx file name extensions), provided that the files are stored in folders on the Web server computer that can be accessed by the Web Playlists feature. By default, these...

You can use Microsoft Windows Media Services 2008 and Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 on the same computer for digital content delivery. For example, you may want to use Windows Media Services to stream a live broadcast to clients and use...

Web Playlists for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 supports Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) style sheets that filter or customize the XML data in the Web Playlists HTTP response to clients. For example, you can create...

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...

Web Playlists allows you to extend its default behavior by writing custom providers. It provides a COM interface that can be implemented in either a .NET-based or native custom provider. This document contains the following sections: Writing...

This topic describes the steps to add Windows Media Services ® 2008, the Streaming Media Services role for Windows Server ® 2008, to a server that already has IIS 7.0 installed. Click here to see the article on Microsoft TechNet.

This article describes how various clients can interact with Web Playlists to display the playlist content. Web Playlists works with the clients mentioned in this article; however, any client that supports ASX natively or through extensions can...

Web Playlists for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 provides the ability to control media delivery to clients and limit a client’s ability to seek or skip individual entries in the playlist. This article provides information about the...

Web Playlists for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 provides the ability to control media delivery to clients and limit a client’s ability to seek or skip individual entries in the playlist. Server administrators can enable or disable...

Bit Rate Throttling for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 provides the ability to throttle progressive downloads of media files (in which audio/video playback starts as soon as sufficient data has been buffered on the client) based on the...

The Bit Rate Throttling extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 provides the ability to throttle progressive downloads of media files (in which audio/video playback starts as soon as sufficient data has been buffered on the client...