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Streaming Media - Video On Demand
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Intelligent Video Streaming - Range Media utilizes a specialised Microsoft Media Server to deliver Video On Demand to our clients. This enables our server to detect the user's connection speed and adjust the video stream to suit - this gives the best viewing experience possible based on the user's connection.

Streaming Media Clips
Hosting Your Video for Your Website

Range Media can host your video on our Media Server (based in Brisbane, Australia) and have it play within your website. The user will have a seamless experience within your site without the knowledge that the video is playing from our server - this saves you the cost and technical expertise of setting up a specialised media server.

Streaming Media - What's The Difference?

You may wonder what the difference is between streaming video and simply playing a video over the internet - in simple terms, most video you view on the internet are video files that are downloaded to your computer and plays when enough has downloaded - the files are stored on a normal http server. Streaming video is delivered differently - it does not download at all - the viewer is in total control of what section of video they want to view. The Streaming server acts like a play-back machine and instantly plays what the viewer prompts for - if the viewer scrolls half way through a video and hits play, the server will instantly play from that point without downloading the whole program. Also, a streaming server can adjust for the user's connection speed and deliver the video at different qualities as can be received by the user - this is what is meant by intelligent streaming, rather than just copying files across the internet.