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Vidiac Live
by Mark Shapiro
Vidiac Live
is the first true live streaming service
offered for free. Based on
Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Technology,
Vidiac is able to provide vastly improved
picture resolution, quality and frame rate
over typical webcam software.
Click Here to download Vidiac Live 1.0
Scenarios
The options
are almost limitless from simply
broadcasting your desktop computer to using
wireless ethernet to broadcast your next
party or large event. Vidiac Live allows you
to reach audiences far greater than
traditional webcam solutions which typically
only support a few dozen simultaneous users.
Expertise
Vidiac has
experience streaming over 2 million
videos/day across hundreds of partner sites.
Our extensive infrastructure allows us to
provide a constistent, reliable experience
for you and your viewers.
Vidiac Live
Features
Video
Quality
Video is
encoded at a user-selectable 100 or 200kbps
birate. The video resolution is 428x321 @ 15
fps (frames per second). Compared to typical
webcam software that is 320x240 @ 1 fps or
less.
Supported
Devices and Operating System
USB webcams
made by manufacturers such as Creative Labs
and Logitech are fully supported as are DV
camcorders connected via Firewire. Currently
Vidiac Live is fully supported by Windows XP
and requires Windows Media Encoder (included
in the install file) and Microsoft .NET 1.1.
User Mapping
Using IP
location tracking Vidiac is able to
anonymously determine the location of each
person watching your broadcast and show them
on a map.
Advertising
Vidiac
cover's our costs by inserting short 5-15
second long videos into the stream every 10
minutes. Though no one likes ads we provide
a countdown timer on the Vidiac Live
Broadcasting application so that you know
exactly when the next ad is going to be
shown to your viewers just like TV studios
use!
Myspace/Embed
Support
Vidiac Live
is fully supported by Myspace or anywhere
you can place an embed tag. Having your
friends see live video of you will take your
Myspace page to an all new level.
Screen
Capture
In addition
to selecting a webcam, DV camera and other
firewire devices you can also show your
friends an exactly what is on your screen.
If you need to show a PowerPoint or walk a
large group of people through a tutorial
there is no better option.
Vidiac
Portal Support
Vidiac Live
is fully integrated into Vidiac's Video
Portal service allowing features such as
user comments, ratings and moderation.
User
Comments
Users have
the ability to comment on individual
webcasts. Users' email addresses are
verified before any post is made and vulgar
language is automatically removed. All user
comments can be easily edited or deleted by
administrators.
User Ratings
Users can
rate a webcast with a thumbs up or thumbs
down and search for the most popular
webcasts.
Moderation
All
broadcasts are archived and reviewed by
Vidiac for nudity and vulgar behavior. For
users violating Vidiac's terms of service
their account will be disabled and the
Vidiac Live software will be remotely
deactived by administrators.
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