The possibilities and problems of live video streaming

1. The possibilities and problems of live video streaming

2. Businesses worldwide are quickly adopting live video streaming for their ventures. Diverse applications explain why: from classic video conferencing and webcasting tools, TV Broadcast-like applications for sports and e-sports streaming, or collaboration applications like doctor’s appointments via a tablet to social media streaming apps for user generated content (UGC). Live video makes content more accessible and communication simpler. This recent Apps World post lists Periscope, the #1 live video streaming app, as one of the 11 social media apps to “break out in 2016”. And Facebook Live has followed the trend, sparking success among celebrities and media organizations.

3. So – how can you enter the game and use live streaming in your own app, for your own brand? Live Video is hard. How can you roll out live video services successfully, across multiple platforms—desktop, mobile, and browser? Here are different key challenges you might face: • Live encoding: how to obtain a perfect camera signal and send it to the internet, even in unstable networks? • Live streaming and delivery: how to achieve a stable stream transport under all conditions? How avoid complicated server setup, installation and maintenance processes? • Scalability: how to scale your live streaming experience to a wide audience or user base • Playback: how to achieve the best possible user experience for your communication partner or live audience? How can I deliver to any possible end-user device, no matter which format it supports? • Latency: how can I keep end-to-end latency low to be able to support communication applications?

4. Different standard and formats enable live video streaming, depending on operating systems, platforms, and browsers. Find out which format works best for your use case and consider these challenges that might come up in the process: Set Up: Setting up the live stream and maintaining good quality delivery requires know-how around server installation and maintenance. Stable Streams: Your stream and camera signal needs to stay stable even in unstable network conditions for playback on a global level. This requires a high quality adaptive bitrates algorithm and quick reconnect workflows Cross-platform Playback: Check for playback quality on various platforms and devices. Your playback software should allow you to share multiple streams of the same event, or have a large worldwide audience.

5. There is a lot to consider if you decide to integrate live streaming into your brand’s application. But these challenges in live video encoding, streaming, and playback can be overcome if your chosen live streaming software guarantees the following aspects: • Compatibility with several encoding devices, like professional broadcasting cameras, phones and tablets, or even cameras for outdoor activities, like the GoPro devices. • The software has to guarantee a smooth stream, with low latency and stability in all network environments.

6. Streaming through a secure server, or have the possibility to run the stream through your own server for complete control of the process. Complete solutions from encoding to playback with a server included are applicable to various use cases.

7. Make sure playback is enabled on any device and that the software supports portrait and landscape video. This way anyone can connect to your streams, with no restrictions due to different devices. • If you use live streaming app for events, sharing several streams of the same event on one screen is a great feature. Choose software that lets you tag streams and display them in groups.

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