Live broadcasting on the Web is a method that enables the websurfer to get audio and/or video content in real time without any wait. No more heavy files to download on your hard drive, whatever type of connections in being used (cable, 2ISDN, or telephone line).
The purpose is to be able to view audio-video content in real time. Live broadcast on the Web gives the possibility to transmit via internet a flow of images and sounds to computers connected to servers.
Before streaming came along video broadcasting on the web automatically meant complete downloading of a file for a viewing to take place and this was,generally speaking, quite long. Thanks to this technology video and audio content is being delivered in a steady flow without downloading time and without wait.
Media streaming is a broadcast technique enabling a continuous flow of pictures and sound on the Web. It makes it possible for the surfer to watch a video without having to download the complete file first.
The video drive uses this technology through which the first packets of video information is stored through buffering. Video broadcasting starts as soon as the memory is full which means the user has just a few seconds to wait.
Streaming consists in reading or watching an audio or video file just as if you were at the movies. This system ignores the size of the file and the technology makes broadcasting of video and audio content in real time possible. Upon any user's request the digital data is sent on TCP/IP networks such as Internet, Extranet and LAN.
This media has a unique advantage. Audiovisual programs can be broadcasted worldwide without any constraint or space or time whatsoever. The audience may be scattered all over the world and still access a program simultaneously.
The audiovisual content can be broadcasted via a secured access with a password and login and is meant for a selected audience that was identified beforehand.
The videos are available for all the surfers to watch whether they're using a low or high speed connection. The interactivity that is being proposed is unparalleled : choice of program, live contact with the participants. And the reading softwares are free.
Whenever you're transfering a video by way of a traditional method on the web you are required to download a file completely before preview. This operation may take a few minutes or a few hours depending on the size of the video file being downloaded. Through streaming the video and audio content is delivered in a steady flow without downloading delay and without wait however heavy the file may be.
Streaming makes it possible to broadcast live video content or pre-recorded material just as any audio-visual standard media would do. However this method gives the user unparalleled flexibility and comfort as it delivers the content upon request.
