Overview of the technology
Vividas technology enables playing video over the internet with an experience which is much closer to TV than to the traditional internet video which we are all used to today:
- Instant Full Screen(also embedded format)
- No player required: a small player (260k) is distributed within the video signal each time video is played allowing the optimization it for each hardware configuration.
- Better video quality: this results in a 20%-30% upper quality with the same bandwidth.
- No waiting: speed of delivery, taking less than three seconds to start playback.
- Compatible with all major hardware and software configurations. (Windows, Mac (Mac/Intel in June), Linux (wine), Explorer, Firefox..)
- No streaming servers required, any more than a simple web server.
- Digital Rights Management: DRM capability.
- The only video technology in the world that can be cached even on live streaming (reducing server and bandwidth costs)
- Works on any home & office PC with no need to reconfigure firewalls or proxies.
- High Definition available. 720p HD with only 1,2 Mbps.
Overview Encoding workflow
"On demand" content workflow description
- One on demand encoder can encode video files for different web servers.
- Almost any video format is valid as input file for the encoding process, but final quality depends directly on input quality.
- The encoder generates .viv format files that can be FTP'ed to any web server or content delivery network (CDN).
- User downloads the player on-the-fly from Vividas (260Kb) and plays the file directly form the web server, CDN or ISP cache.
- Web server set up is made in minutes (using Java Script code to launch the file)
- File is transferred as a normal web file, using port 80 and passing trough any firewall or network configuration, including corporate PC.
- Optionally, the content can be protected with DRM
Overview Encoding workflow
"Live" content workflow description
- Only one live server is required for each live channel/event, independently of the number of estimated users. A 2nd one is recommended as a backup if high availability is needed.
- Most common analog/digital video signal formats are valid as input for the live encoding process.
- The encoder generates 8 seconds length .viv files (chunks) that are constantly uploaded to the web server. After the predefined number of chunks is reached, the older ones are overwritten (like a "circular" file).
- The chunks can be propagated over a cache system or a CDN allowing thousands of connections to the same signal with only one live server and limited bandwidth at the serving point.
- User downloads the player "on the fly" from Vividas (260kb).
Some reference customers
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