The possibilities and problems of live video streaming

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The possibilities and problems of live video
streaming
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• 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 doctors 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.

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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
platformsdesktop, 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?

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• 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.

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There is a lot to consider if you decide to
integrate live streaming into your brands
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.

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• 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.

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• 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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Source https//apps-world.net/2016/07/20/the-poss
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