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Streaming Media: Creating, Publishing, & Viewing
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Streaming Media Publishing Requirements

Video Window Size

When creating a streaming video for the web, you want to ensure that you use the appropriate output video window size. This is the size of the window you see when watching the video. Below are the required video window size for recording a streaming video.

Connection Type
Window Size
Purpose
Dialup
(56K Modem)
160 x 120
Ideal Use: Lectures, talking head, or slideshow.
Cable/DSL
On Campus
320 x 240
Ideal Use: Lectures, talking head, course module, slideshow, pre-recorded video, film, or a telecourse.
Cable/DSL
On Campus
640 x 480
Ideal Use: Course modules, illustrations, close-up details. Use this only if the 320 x 240 is too small for the intended use.

Cable/DSL
On Campus

800 x 600
Reserved For: Computer screen or software tutorials and training.

Bandwidth Setting

To ensure that a streaming video file plays successfully on the web, it is important to target the viewer’s connection bandwidth.  Viewers don’t like to wait for playback to begin once they click on a link.  If the video clip buffers or sputters to long, the viewer is not likely to stay tuned.  Below are the required bandwidth setting for recording a streaming video.

Connection Type
Connection Speed (Max Bit Rate)
Frames Per Second (fps)
Dialup
(56K Modem)
43 Kbps
15 fps
Cable/DSL
On Campus
384 Kbps
30 fps

Video Codecs

The following video codecs load by default when you use the default setting or profile that come with the encoding software (see list below). If you create a custom profile or use a third party encoding software, then use the video codec listed below.   Below are the required video codec for recording a streaming video.

Software
Video Codecs
Helix Producer Plus 11
RealVideo 10
RealAudio 10
RealAudio G2 or better
Windows Media Encoder 9
Windows Media Video 9
Windows Media Video 9.1

 

Need Help?

If you are not sure what setting to use, please contact an Instructional Technology Technician (ITT) in the Media Center or an Instructional Design Specialist at any ACC campus.

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