Streaming MediaForMobile Devices
STEMTechOctober 4, 2011
Established in 1970 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation Operated by Consortium of 31
Community Colleges Content Developer (Distance Learning)
Telecourses Online (HTML) Content Video on Demand (Since 2002)
About INTELECOM
Streaming Media For Mobile Devices
Subscription Videoon Demand Database
Launched in January 2008 Object-level Clips (3-5 minutes) Multiple Academic Disciplines Embeddable Video Players, URLs Hosted and Supported Correlated to Quality Matters Engaging Content (Persistence) Captions, MARC Records, Usage Statistics
Streaming Media For Mobile Devices
Online/Hybrid Courses F2F Instruction Content Authoring Virtual Classrooms PowerPoints Faculty Blogs Discussion Forums Word Documents
Campus Applications
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Laptops Netbooks Smartphones Tablets Gaming Devices
“By 2014, there will be 2.8 billion 3G subscribers. 3G refers to a third generation cellular network, which is capable of streaming video and other bandwidth-intensive applications wirelessly. Already, some providers are rolling out 4G services that promise even faster download speeds and more capabilities.”
– School Technology Action Report (September 1, 2011)
The Growth of Mobile
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Choice of Formats Windows Media, QuickTime, FLV, H.264
Bit Rates and Resolution 320kbps? 1.5mbps? 640x480?
Operating Systems iOS? Honeycomb? WebOS? Windows 8?
Implications for Video Streaming
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Flash not supported by Apple Flash and Flash The Switch to HTML5 … Just an Apple Thing? H.264 Video Format … More than Just an Apple Thing Rise of the Androids Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 … A Game Changer?
HTML5 or Flash?Neither? Both?
“I got a Pre.”
Streaming Media For Mobile Devices
FLV for Android 2.3 Devices, Desktops, Laptops 480x360, 400kbps
H.264 for iOS VBR up to 768kbps, 320x340 VBR up to 1.5mbps, 640x480 Utilizes Native iPad / iPhone Player (Full Screen)
Limitations Still Exist Memory, Processor, Bandwidth (e.g. WiFi)
Finding the Right Mobile Mix
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Desktops, Laptops, Netbooks
iPad, iPhone
Android 2.3 Devices
“Sniffer” 1. Determines Device 2. Pushes Optimum Stream
FLV
FLV
H.264
Supported
There is Support for Captioning on Many Devices
Not All Device Manufacturers Support Captions
Still in Development: Currently … xml, txt, scc, smi and six other caption formats Transcode and embed captions for H.264/mp4
Addressing Accessibility
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