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Why should I bother putting
my content on a Windows Media server? What's the benefit for all that
expense
and
hard work?
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The file now streams from a server on a dedicated stream
via mms://
as
opposed to bits and pieces via http://
Much
better
delivery
and
performance.
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You have more control over what the player itself looks and acts
like, change information in the asx file and you change the look of the
player; open a new window at a
certain
time;
add
a
logo;
not the content itself.
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Increased security since you are only pointing towards a stream
and not a file that can be downloaded and saved.
Can
I capture an asx file?
I get
alot
of
hits
from
the
search
engines
from
people
looking
to
"convert
"asx
to
mp3",
etc....;
You
have
to
realize
that
this
can
never
happen
since
you
are
only
copying
a
text
file
-
a
simple
set
of
instructions
-
which
just
happens
to
have
the
file
location
of
your
content, hidden
from
the
outside
world.
This
does
not
mean
that
you
could
not
set
up
a video recorder and
record
the
file;
or
even
via specialized
software
from
your video card
output;
but
that's
another
story.....
Something
to
keep in mind
when
you
are
doing
streaming
is
your
bandwidth
requirements. This
is
not
typically
something
you
can
do
from
home;
depending
on
the
number
of
visitors. The more people who are downloading
files
from
your
server, the more it will cost in
transfer;
or
bytes
sent
across
the
network.
If you are doing
significant amounts of
broadcasting you may
want to consider your
own server. We do
offer dedicated and
co-located servers for
streaming media; send
us an email for a
quotation...
Dedicated servers are
owned and maintained by
the ISP; with colocation
you provide the hardware
and we provide the
bandwidth and IP
addresses.
Keeping
it all straight
After
awhile having 2 separate
files for each piece of
content can be
confusing. I
suggest creating a
directory for each file
type; Example:
WMContent and WMStubs
and match the file name
to the content.
This is less confusing
and easier to work with
than a directory with
100 items sorted by file
type....
How to create Titles,
playlists, ad insertion and all sorts of other neat effects using Windows Media
.asx files.
Click
here
to
read
the
article
and
find
out
more
about
asx
files.
Other
Areas: Calculating
Bandwidth
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