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The document provides an overview of audio and video streaming. It discusses audio streaming concepts, advantages, applications and formats. It also discusses video streaming objectives, architecture, compression techniques and major products. The presentation includes demonstrations of audio streaming software like Windows Media Encoder and RealProducer to encode and play audio files. It also discusses video streaming and codecs used in popular formats like ASF and RealMedia.

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Audio and Video Streamingppt3357

The document provides an overview of audio and video streaming. It discusses audio streaming concepts, advantages, applications and formats. It also discusses video streaming objectives, architecture, compression techniques and major products. The presentation includes demonstrations of audio streaming software like Windows Media Encoder and RealProducer to encode and play audio files. It also discusses video streaming and codecs used in popular formats like ASF and RealMedia.

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Audio and Video Streaming

Presented by: Thanh Ly


Liqin Zhang
Ronald Togelang
Hector Frausto
AGENDA

• Introduction
- D:\Introduction.avi
• Audio Streaming Overview
• Video Streaming Overview
• Audio Streaming Demonstration
• Video Streaming Demonstration
• Questions and Answers
AUDIO STREAMING
OVERVIEW

 Audio File Features


 Audio Streaming Concept
 Audio Streaming Advantages
 Audio Streaming Applications
 Audio Streaming Format
 Audio Streaming Products
Audio File Features

 Audio file is a record of captured sound that can


be played back
– e.g. .WAV File
 Audio files are compressed for storage or faster
transmission
 Requires high bandwidth to transfer across the
network
Audio Streaming Concept

 PC
LAN, Intranet,
Internet
 PC
Audio Format Windows Media
Streaming
.WAV Software .ASF
Live Broadcast
Real Producer
Windows Media Encoder .RM
Real Producer 7.0
Audio Streaming Concept

 Analog-to-Digital modulation
 Streaming audio technologies relies on:
Sound sequences
Compression schemes
 Compression schemes (encoding) decreases the
audio’s bandwidth requirements:
Lowering the audio’s sampling rate
Filtering high frequencies
Performing other waveform
Audio Streaming Advantages

 Real time audio content.


 Low bandwidth media used.
 No waiting for downloading audio file.
 Internet users can enjoy a live online program.
Audio Streaming Applications

 Long-distance or automated training


 Seminars
 Concerts
 Speeches
 Music samples
 Online corporate messages
 Hear the news / Radio
Audio Formats
 Microsoft Windows Media Formats
– .avi, .asf, .asx, .rmi, .wav
 Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)
– .mp3
 Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
– .mid, .rmi
 Apple Quick Time, Macintosh AIFF Resource
– .qt, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .mov
 UNIX Formats
– .au, .snd
Audio Streaming Products

 Window Media Technologies (Microsoft)


 RealSystem G2 (RealNetworks)
 Shockwave Streaming Audio (Macromedia)
 IBM Bamba (IBM)
 Streamworks (Xing Technology)
 Media Player (Netscape)
Windows Media Technologies
by Microsoft
 Leading digital media platform.
 Windows Media Technologies consist of :
– Windows Media Player
– Windows Media Services
– Windows Media Tools
– Windows Media SDK
 Free download at http://www.microsoft
.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Windows Media Technologies

 Windows Media Audio codec provides FM-radio-


quality sound at half the bit rate of MP3
 Integration with other Microsoft products
(Windows NT Server, Microsoft Site Server,
Microsoft BackOffice)
 Digital rights management
 Advanced Compression Technology Broadcasting
WMT Advantages

 Wide bandwidth range


 Intelligent streaming
 Multiple bit rate encoding
 High scalability
 Built-in multicast service
 Seamless stream switching
 Easy Internet Radio Distribution
Real Networks

 High quality streaming audio at all bandwidths on


both the Internet and corporate Intranets.
 Support realtime and on-demand, all sounds
(stereo and mono)
 Take advantage of key features of Window 2000
(load balancing, clustering, stability)
 Operating systems as Window NT, Linux, Sun
Solaris
Real System G2 Products &
Advantages

 RealPlayer 7
– Over 150 live radio stations built-in, superb
audio
 RealProducer 7
– Streaming Software; Efficient encoding; Reach
the widest possible audience; choice of
operating systems
 RealPresenter G2
– Live/recorded capability; Presentation Manager
RealSystem G2 Products &
Advantages

 RealSlideshow 2
– Combine pictures with music or speech,
customize the layout of presentation
 RealServer 7
– 60 simultaneous sessions of live or on-demand
streaming; Near CD quality Internet audio
 Free download at:
– http://www.realnetworks.com/products/
Video Streaming
 Video Streaming Objective
 Streaming Advantages
 Video Streaming Architecture
 Compression and Decompression-codec
 MPEG 1-4 Introduction
 Major Products and Features Comparison
Video Streaming Objective

 The object is to overcome the negative effects of


physical distance and network technology
limitation.
Streaming Advantages

 Reduce setup time


 Reduction in client storage requirement
 Video can be viewed in real time
 Transmission signals over low bandwidth facilities
Video Streaming Architecture
 Content Creation/Capture
 Content Management
 Content Formatting (Compression)
 Delivery
 Distribution
 Presentation (Viewing)
 View Control
Video Capture

 Converting analog to video signals


– A special video capture card to convert the
analog signals to digital form and compresses
the data.
– Also digital video devices that can capture
images and transfer to a computer
Content Management

 Critical in video server


 The purpose including create, collect, catalog,
organize, store, and access to massive multimedia
information database
Video Input Formats

 AVI  MPEG
 ActiveMovie  QuickTime
 Cinepak  RealVideo
 Indeo  Video for Windows
 motion-JPEG  XGA
Video Formats
AVI & ASF

 Developed by Microsoft
 AVI (Audio Video Interleaved)
- limited to 320x240 resolution
- 30 frames per second
 ASF (Advanced Streaming Format)
- Has been submitted to ISO for standardization
- Expected to replace AVI format
Codec
(Compressor/Decompressor)
 Coding techniques to compress video data
 The newest codec change their sampling rate as
they run
 Choice of codec is the biggest factor to determine
the bandwidth needed to connect the server and
receive content
 Many of the codecs follow international standards
Content Compression
 MPEG (A working group of ISO)
- The most common standard for video
compression and file formats
- Generally produce better quality video than other
formats
- High compression rate
- MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4
MPEG-1

 MPEG-1 was designed for coding progressive


video at a transmission rate of about 1.5 million
bits per second.
 It was designed specifically for Video-CD and
CD-i media.
 MPEG-1 audio layer-3 (MP3) has also evolved
from early MPEG work.
MPEG-2
 MPEG-2 was designed for coding interlaced
images at transmission rates above 4 million bits
per second.
 MPEG-2 is used for digital TV broadcast and
DVD.
 An MPEG-2 player can handle MPEG-1 data as
well.
MPEG-3

 A proposed MPEG-3 standard, intended for High


Definition TV (HDTV), was merged with the
MPEG-2 standard when it became apparent that
the MPEG-2 standard met the HDTV
requirements.
MPEG-4

 An MPEG-4 standard is in the final stages of


development and release.
 It is a much more ambitious standard and
addresses speech and video synthesis, fractal
geometry, computer visualization, and an artificial
intelligence (AI) approach to reconstructing
images.
Major Products
 Microsoft Windows Media Technologies
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

 RealSystem G2
http://www.realnetwork.com
Comparison
WMT –vs- RealSystem G2
 Head to head comparison
Feature Comparison

 More Information http://www.microsoft


.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Comparison
WMT –vs- RealSystem G2
 Cost Analysis
- Prepared by Approach, Inc.,
 Key findings
- Both streaming products results in positive
returns on investment
- Microsoft solution is more economical than the
RealNetwork solution
 Download in Word format
Audio Streaming Architecture

 Creating Audio File


 Demonstration of Streaming Software
 Demo of Streaming Process
– Windows Media Encoder
– RealProducer 7 Basic
 Play the Audio File
Creating Audio File

 Record From File


– Audio files located in your hard drive
 Record Form Media Device
– Media device such as Microphone, CD Player,
PC Camera, etc.
 Live Broadcast
– Broadcast live media stream from your
computer
Installation of Streaming
Software

 Windows Media Tools


– Windows Media Encoder
 RealSystems G2
– RealProducer 7 Basic
Windows Media Technologies

Download Windows Media Tools


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
RealSystem G2
Download RealProducer

http://www.realnetworks.com/products/producer/
Playing Audio File

 Windows Media Player


 RealPlayer
Windows Media Player 6.4

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Download RealPlayer

http://www.real.com/player/index
Real Player 7.0 Basic
Video Streaming Presentation

• Active Streaming Format (ASF)


- MS Defacto standard for streaming video.
• Real Media (RM)
- Real’s standard for streaming video
Video Streaming
• Codec selections from Real Media.
Video Streaming
• Codec Selections from Windows Media.
Video Streaming

Streaming with Real Producer.

• Real Producer.
- C:\Program Files\REAL\RealProducer\realprod.exe
Video Streaming

Streaming with Windows Media Encoder .

• Windows Media.
- C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Tools\NsRex.exe
Video Streaming

• Using Windows Media Player.


- C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe
Video Streaming

• Streamed file size comparison.


- C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.SCF

• Unstreamed *.AVI file = 155,290 KB


• RealMedia Streamed file *.RM = 483 KB
• Windows Media Streamed file *.ASF = 1,283 KB
Video Streaming Statistics
Video Streaming Statistics
Video Streaming

• Live feed Video Capture.


- C:\Program Files\Logitech\Logitech QuickCam\QuickCam.exe

• Stream from live feed.


- C:\Program Files\REAL\RealProducer\realprod.exe
- C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Tools\NsRex.exe
Audio/Video Streaming Summary

 Capture Audio/Video
– Create your file
 Install the streaming software
– Windows Media Tools http://www.microsoft
.com/windows/windowsmedia/
– RealProducer 7 Basic http://www.realnetworks
.com/products/
Audio/Video Streaming Summary

 Play the Audio Stream File

– Windows Media Player 6.4

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

– RealPlayer 7 Basic
http://www.real.com/player/index
Questions and Answers

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