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>Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 09:11:12 -0400
>From: Frank Keller <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7506.1 Video on the web (!)
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There is another option also. Windows Media Server does a good job of
streaming audio and video, in the WMA or WMV formats. There is one other
major option, a Real Server, which streams Real format files. The
problem with Real is the clients. Getting Real Player to get along with
anything else on a computer is a major pain, plus it is adware.
Personally, I use redundant Apple Quicktime Streaming servers on the
Homewood campus hooked up to Micronet RAID 5 storage, and a Dell Windows
2000 Server with built in RAID 5 controller using Windows Media Server
for the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Both platforms work well.

Frank Keller
Microcomputer Support Specialist II
Language Lab, SAIS QT Streaming
and Political Science Dept.
506 Krieger Hall
Johns Hopkins University
410-516-6767
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>Subject: RE: #7506 Video on the web
>Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 16:07:44 -0500
>Thread-Topic: #7506 Video on the web
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>From: "Cantu, Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"
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Hello Janis,

I highly recommend streaming video over web serving.  It requires less
bandwidth.  There is also no limit to the movie length.  I stream videos
that
are nearly 3 hours long with no problems.

You can download the Darwin streaming server from the Apple website for
free.
There are Mac, Solaris, RedHat Linux, and Windows 2000/2003 Server
versions
available at http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/streaming/.  (I
think
you will need to sign up as an Apple developer but this is free as
well.)  Of
course, they will need to be in either QuickTime or Mpeg-4 format to
stream.
There is also a progressive download feature that will help deter
hiccups in the
playback.

Your primary concerns will be bandwidth and bit rate.  Simply, the
higher the
bit rate, the more bandwidth is required. A 56K modem connection is
difficult to
stream to.  You will need to encode the video at a very low bit rate for
these
types of connections.  Cable modems are much easier.  Encoding tools
like
Cleaner 6 (Mac)/ Cleaner XL (windows) have preset settings for both of
these
types of connections.  Cleaner is a decent tool but a little pricey.
For the
ultra cheap solution, QuickTime Pro has editing and encoding
capabilities for
the ultra cheap price of $30.00.

As far as PowerPoint and Presenter, I think you can just put the files
in your
web folder and let them be downloaded.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.

Thank you,

Christopher Cantu
Technology Support Specialist
Language Acquisition Center
College of Arts & Sciences Technology Center
Baylor University
T:  254 - 710 - 4286
F:  254 - 710 - 3799

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>From: Janis Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Video on the web
>Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 13:49:21 -0400


Does anyone have advise about deployment of video over the web????  What
format??? What is the maximum length of time for a 56K modem user, cable
modem user?????  I don't have access to a streaming server, so I will be
uploading the videos to a web page.  What about PowerPoint (with audio
and video) or Presenter on the web- to create a learning module???
Thanks for your input.


Janis Smith
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
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