Comments on: How to: Smooth Streaming and Windows Azure Storage http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/ Just another blog from a Developer Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: joongs14's me2DAY http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-24 joongs14's me2DAY Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:38:50 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-24 <strong>중스의 생각...</strong> Silverlight Smooth Streaming 을 Windows Azure에서 서비스하기... 중스의 생각…

Silverlight Smooth Streaming 을 Windows Azure에서 서비스하기…

]]> By: ramaraobobby http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-23 ramaraobobby Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:55:59 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-23 nice how to post.. I don't know much about Windows Azure Storage prior to reading this post but I like the way you have explained it step-by-step. Will have to try it myself and see how it works.. anyways thanks for the tutorial nice how to post.. I don’t know much about Windows Azure Storage prior to reading this post but I like the way you have explained it step-by-step. Will have to try it myself and see how it works.. anyways thanks for the tutorial

]]> By: Roeland http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-22 Roeland Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:16:59 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-22 <a href="#comment-65" rel="nofollow">@zack </a> Thx zack, I'll have a look at it @zack
Thx zack, I’ll have a look at it

]]> By: zack http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-21 zack Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:41:26 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-21 Try Gladinet Cloud Desktop, it support map a network drive letter to Azure Blob Storage. $root support is there. Free download at http://www.gladinet.com Try Gladinet Cloud Desktop, it support map a network drive letter to Azure Blob Storage. $root support is there. Free download at http://www.gladinet.com

]]> By: Alden Torres http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-20 Alden Torres Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:47:41 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-20 <a href="#comment-33" rel="nofollow">@Roeland</a> You are right, I'm only storing the the video files, but even more, all the chunks separately in a manner that the Silverlight client heuristic can retrieve all of them. @Roeland
You are right, I’m only storing the the video files, but even more, all the chunks separately in a manner that the Silverlight client heuristic can retrieve all of them.

]]> By: Alden Torres http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-19 Alden Torres Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:42:18 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-19 <a href="#comment-29" rel="nofollow">@Anonymous</a> I'm sure about call this Smooth Streaming, since it's a Microsoft's technology easily ported to another platforms. The convenience of using <a href="http://www.iis.net/overview/IntegratedMediaPlatform" rel="nofollow">IIS Media Extensions</a> on IIS is that you don't need to deal with a lot of tiny chunks in the server, but at the end you will have all the chunks in your cache proxy and over all the CDN network. It's even smart precalculate the chunk's offsets for the simple non-live VOD case. Similar to Apple's HTTP Live Streaming, it doesn't matter what it's in the server side, as long as you have the right client operating the actual heuristic. Windows Azure Storage doesn't have native support for Smooth Streaming but the current implementation is very close. Of course, this is my opinion. What do you think about <a href="http://blogs.iis.net/chriskno/archive/2009/12/01/faqs-on-using-iis-smooth-streaming-with-the-apple-iphone.aspx" rel="nofollow">Smooth Streaming on the iPhone</a>? (read the comments). @Anonymous
I’m sure about call this Smooth Streaming, since it’s a Microsoft’s technology easily ported to another platforms. The convenience of using IIS Media Extensions on IIS is that you don’t need to deal with a lot of tiny chunks in the server, but at the end you will have all the chunks in your cache proxy and over all the CDN network. It’s even smart precalculate the chunk’s offsets for the simple non-live VOD case.

Similar to Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming, it doesn’t matter what it’s in the server side, as long as you have the right client operating the actual heuristic.

Windows Azure Storage doesn’t have native support for Smooth Streaming but the current implementation is very close.

Of course, this is my opinion. What do you think about Smooth Streaming on the iPhone? (read the comments).

]]> By: Roeland http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-18 Roeland Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:46:48 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-18 Nice post. I am assuming you are only using Azure for the storage of your video files. As far as I know you can’t host IIS Smooth Streaming on Azure today. Please let us know how you are serving the videos. Nice post. I am assuming you are only using Azure for the storage of your video files.
As far as I know you can’t host IIS Smooth Streaming on Azure today. Please let us know how you are serving the videos.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-17 uberVU - social comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:50:13 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-17 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by aldenml: Smooth Streaming with Azure Storage How to http://bit.ly/7E0fCE #azure #streaming #video... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Anonymous http://aldenml.com/blog/2009/12/11/how-to-smooth-streaming-and-windows-azure-storage/#comment-16 Anonymous Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:14:40 +0000 http://aldenml.com/blog/?p=12#comment-16 Are you sure this is smooth streaming? It sounds to me like you broke the file into chunks and simply let them be downloaded sequentially using same progressive download. I get it you have 7 quality levels, but then so would any other progressive download with 7 files of different sizes. Also, Smooth Streaming (with capital case) is a feature name of IIS and is not enabled in Azure web role yet, and hence couldn't possibly be used in this solution. Are you sure this is smooth streaming? It sounds to me like you broke the file into chunks and simply let them be downloaded sequentially using same progressive download. I get it you have 7 quality levels, but then so would any other progressive download with 7 files of different sizes. Also, Smooth Streaming (with capital case) is a feature name of IIS and is not enabled in Azure web role yet, and hence couldn’t possibly be used in this solution.

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