and playback on Silverlight, iPhone and Flash 10.1.
Advantages & features:
* It's HTTP-based, so no problems with firewalls.
* It's cache/proxy friendly, so you can use generic HTTP caches/proxies.
* It's cheap, there is no need for additional media streaming
services offered by hosting providers.
* The end user will appreciate the fast starting and seeking
anywhere in the video.
* The video dynamically adapts to network conditions.
* It uses the industry standard MPEG4 file format.
* Use your favourite open source software (X264) to encode your videos.
* Encoded content is compatible with both Smooth Streaming for Silverlight
as well as for HTTP Streaming to the iPhone.
WWW: http://smoothstreaming.code-shop.com/trac/wiki/Mod-Smooth-Streaming-Apache
PR: ports/146967
Submitted by: Marcus Hermansson <bmhermansson at gmail.com>
