Streaming Media

Types of Streaming Media

• Flash
• MPEG-4
• Quicktime
• RealVideo
• Windows Media Video

Sources of Streaming Servers

Commercial

• Adobe - Flash Media Server 2 (Flash)
• Apple - Quicktime Streaming Server (Quicktime, MP3, and MPEG4)
• Real Networks - Helix Server (All formats)
• Microsoft - Windows 2003 Media Services (WMV)

Free (Open Source)

• Apple - Darwin Streaming Server (Quicktime, MP3, and MPEG4)
• Real Networks - Helix DNA server (Real Media and MP3)
• OSFlash - Red5 Open Source Flash Server (Flash and MP3)
• Kaltura - Open Source Video Platform is highly integrated with Moodle 1.9 and 2.x.

Lecture Delivery Systems

• Accordnet (commercial) - Media Management System (Sits on top of Helix server) Demos
• FlashVideo activity module (Sits on top of Open Source Products) More Info
• WebClass activity module (Sits on top of Open Source Products) More Info
• Tools for synchronous teaching

Other Resources

• Darwin Installation

• Demo on Installing Red5 with WebClass and FlashVideo