IIS Smooth Streaming Available Now

Smooth Streaming dynamically detects current network and local PC conditions, and seamlessly switches the video quality of a media file that a Silverlight player receives. Consumers with high-bandwidth connections and newer hardware can experience HD quality streaming, and others with lower bandwidth speeds or older hardware receive an appropriate stream for their conditions, allowing the audience to enjoy an uninterrupted streaming experience with the highest quality possible.

I first wrote about IIS Smooth Streaming back in October 2008.

Last week we reached our next milestone by releasing a beta of the smooth streaming IIS extension https://www.iis.net/extensions/smoothstreaming

There will be a number of talks on all aspects of Smooth Streaming at MIX.

James Clarke has blogged a bunch of additional links on the technology:

John Bocharov

I’ve seen the future and the future is… Smooth!

Smooth Streaming Questions- We’ve Got Answers!

Chris Knowlton

Smooth Streaming – What, Why, When, Where, and How

Alex Zambelli

Smooth Streaming Architecture

The Birth of Smooth Streaming

A Brief History of Multi-Bitrate Streaming

SmoothMBRCalc

Ben Waggoner

Behind the Scenes at SmoothHD.com- Encoding Big Buck Bunny

Expression Encoder 2 Service Pack 1 – Intro and Multibitrate Encoding

James Clarke

Inside Expression Encoder’s MediaPlayer control part 2: Debugging IIS Smooth Streaming client code

Inside Expression Encoder’s MediaPlayer control part 1

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