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Cutting edge
Cloud-based high quality live streaming application
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Web-based plugin –
Runs in web browser (not desktop application)
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Globally renowned &
trusted Amazon Cloud servers for efficiency, speed, security and
reliability
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User-friendly and
consumer-driven encoder interface (most competitor applications are
for technical users)
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Recording and storage
of all live streams for later playback and management
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Flash-based & easily
embeddable player
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Real-time text chat
between viewers and performer
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Operator commands:
Mute, Ban, Unban, Add/Remove Operator Status
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Logo watermark
integration allows for white-labeling
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.com domain name and
all third party licenses secured. Trademarks pending.
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Substantial third
party licensing potential as simple affordable live streaming
solution.
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H.264 Video and HE-AAC
Audio encoding for high quality broadcasts
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Video bitrate: Up to
1600 Kbps
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Audio bitrate: Up to
1500 Kbps
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Up to 30
Frames-per-second
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Standard and HD video
resolutions supported, limited only by performer’s camera and/or
viewer bandwidth
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Recorded videos as MP4
and streamed as video on demand (VOD)
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Encoder integrated
directly into web page as a browser plugin – all major browsers
supported
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Adaptive bitrate
encoding for constant optimal performance based on connection
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Live server data
control module to analyse usage and handle server allocation
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Core components coded
in Node.js and MongoDB
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Ability to store the
encoding application for third party users and host potentially
thousands of generic and organised live broadcasts for users to view
and surf.
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Highly advanced
scaling algorithm for managing a cluster of streaming servers (see
sw-core.png)
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Fully automated
scaling based on actual demand; number of viewers in a show is not
limited
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Distributed operation
across multiple geographically distributed datacenters, ensuring
low-latency, high-bandwidth and low-cost operation
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Each datacenter
operated by a single Controller instance, controllers communicate
with each other using a real-time protocol
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Detailed monitoring
console with data collected from all regions; doubles as simulator
test bed for development environment
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High security of all
APIs based on timed SHA256 secret key signatures; each client app
has a different secret key
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Clients are assigned
to datacenters based on a real-time bandwidth measurement (see
swcore-loadbalance.png attached)
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Streaming based on
industry-leading Wowza 3 technology
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Scaling consists of
launching, monitoring and terminating Wowza instances
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Two-tiered streaming
architecture for the best stability - Origin and Edge tiers
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Automated down-scaling
when capacity demand drops, to save costs
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Cloud-based -
minimised costs - only pay for used bandwidth and server running
time
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Cloud-based - reliable
- in case of a hardware failure, a new instance is simply allocated
from the Cloud and started
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Currently running on
the Amazon cloud (Amazon Web Services), but easy to extend to any
other cloud provider or datacenter
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Shows are recorded
into Amazon S3 for later VOD streaming via Amazon CloudFront; also
easy to implement our own VOD CDN via the Wowza technology
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PHP library for
maximum ease of white-label embedding into existing websites; stream
watermark dynamically loaded over HTTP
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Protocols used: HTTPS,
RTMP, and WebSocket with a Flash-Socket fallback
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Base encoder
integrated directly into web page as a browser plugin; Flash Media
Live Encoder as a high-end option
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In the near future:
HTTP live streaming, WebRTC encoding, and WebSocket streaming
powered by Node.js (no Wowza licensing needed)
