CHAPTER 7

Getting Ready to DistributeWindows Media Streams

Now you’re ready to take on the distribution of your newly encoded material over the Internet. Up to now, you’ve focused primarily on the client side of the equation, such as choosing the right codecs that will best reach your audience. In this chapter and the next, you’ll learn about the server side. This chapter discusses:

•    Whether or not you need to own/operate a streaming server

•    How to get ready to serve your streams

Do You Need a Streaming Server?

In some ways, serving streaming media is the biggest challenge facing a streaming producer. You will have to work closely with the people who manage your organization’s network resources, and they may have little or no experience ...

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