StreamUK CEO Duncan Burbidge announced the latest in a string of developments for the video management platform StreamMP, in an interview by TV Bay magazine at BVE North last month.
The latest development enables StreamMP users to time capture significant moments within live and on-demand video content. Becoming increasingly relevant to the sports industry, the new feature promises to increase user engagement whilst simultaneously enhancing share options for consumers.
The new StreamMP feature was recently utilised by Madrid’s BBVA benefit race, a marathon in which 12,000 runners were able to capture the moment they crossed the finished line and find that moment on-demand when watching it back online. The new development is also a great benefit for football fans and content owners when tracking goals and other events time specifically.
YouTube; one of the most recognisable brands for uploading and sharing of streaming video content is about to be given a run for its money. YouTube users now have a very good reason to defect to Stream UK and it is called Video Management System (VMS) 2.1. Below is what you are currently missing with YouTube.
Support for video formats
Stream UK’s VMS 2.1 accepts most popular and audio file formats including: WMV, MPG, MOV, FLV, AVI MP3, WAV, AIFF. YouTube only lets you upload videos in standard formats (Windows AVI, MOV or MPEG) and then transcodes them all to Flash which degrades the quality. With Stream UK’s VMS 2.1, users can also watch videos in the original, uploaded format, ensuring the quality of the video.
Limitations on Video File Sizes
Stream UK’s VMS 2.1 has no limitation on file size nor video length, so you can stop worrying about YouTube’s 10 minute or 1000 MB restriction on file sizes. No more chopping up video clips and uploading sepearate segments. The Stream UK player and delivery networks are designed to deliver long files as smoothly as short files unlike YouTube.
Detailed Site Statistics
Stream UK’s VMS 2.1 statistics package provides information on files, visitors, user agents, referrer and protocol status. All assets will be displayed in file information which you can order by date ranges or media type (i.e. Flash). You can also search assets by title using the search function. You can view the hits, bandwidth and storage for each file which is displayed both numerically and visually.
Details include the user’s geographic location (countries, cities and IPs), agent information or referrer data. File protocol-rtmp or http and status, which displays if the content was served correctly (code 200) means successful and code 404 means the page was not found).
YouTube statistics are extremely limited showing only current rating, how many times the videos were played and which sites are linking or sending viewers to your video which leaves you wondering who is looking at your content and how people are using it.
Video Quality
Videos uploaded on YouTube are automatically compressed and resized to the 320×24 format. Stream UK’s VMS 2.1 maintains the original quality of the video and does not resize your video clips. Your quality control decisions remain in place.
If you are interested in Stream UK’s VMS 2.1 please contact us on 0207 419 1820
For those who have always dreamed of driving into a car wash and have beautiful women clean their car, last Tuesday was the day their dreams came true, when Stream ES collaborated with Way To Blue to deliver the refreshing promo for Sex Drive, this year’s funniest movie.
The promo took place in a car wash just outside a hotel in Plaza de Cuzco, Madrid, where drivers could get their car washed, take pictures of the girls and have a light beverage.
Stream ES did a one camera shoot, filming the event and interviews and was in charge of the post-production.
Stream UK currently has a white paper published on the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) website. The article ‘Stream UK’s Guide to Quality Online Video’ assesses suitable source formats for online video, the relative optimum quality you can expect from various sources, advice on chooseing a codec (Flash, Windows Media etc) and their relative market penetration.
Also covered with the article is encoding to the right format, as defined by user connection speed, and types of video content.
Last week Stream UK released its new and improved video management system –Stream UK VMS 2.1 – maintaining the company’s position at the forefront of online content management and distribution. With web users spending more time than ever watching online video content, it has become a key business area for businesses of all shapes and size. Our product allows the user to get content online quickly, with its value retained in formats that can be seen by billions and delivered on a network that can cope with global demand.
At the heart of the product is the Media Manager which allows you to upload video or audio files in a range of formats from your desktop and immediately have them streamed. We’ve upgraded the inbuilt media players, which now include more media sharing features to encourage user distribution. The new Web TV package includes a sleek new player, and allows you to quickly create playlists or channels and present an intuitive and attractive interface to your viewers – at the most cost-effective price available in the current market.
The new statistics package has been expanded and re-designed to now offer the most accurate and intuitive reporting tool available. The integrated system allows you to immediately access all the key data you need to conduct analysis on your content and online strategy : you can see where your users have come from; what they’ve watched; when they’ve watched it; and what devices they’ve been using, as well as monitoring your ongoing storage and data delivery.
Finally, the upgrade of our transcoding farm offers, delivers against the all important speed-to-market concern. You can batch upload video and audio files in a variety of formats for automated transcoding to your desired output format ready for immediate streaming. The new system allows you to see minutes transcoded, the content queue, and an expanded code library.
Stream UK’s VMS system is used by a range of clients, from global corporations to leading digital agencies and niche content providers. Current users include BBC News, Ideal TV, The British Council, and Grey London.
