Ever asked yourself when will video calling or even voice calling become something prevalent over the internet? I am afraid that the answer is “not so soon”. For this to happen, there are two distinct technologies that come to play: HTML5 (which is still in its early days) and Flash (which is installed on most web browsers worldwide). HTML5 It seems like the two missing pieces to get video calling going in a browser is having the ability to receive
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | July 5th, 2010 | Filed under Technology
Yesterday was a joyous day here in Israel. TED came here to our small province in the embodiment of TEDxTelAviv. If there’s anything to say about this event right now is that while Sagee (my colleague from Video Over Enterprise) was there in the flesh, I WASN’T INVITED! So you should definitely expect a rant post. With such a predicament, I had to tap into this event over the internet in a streaming session set up by the TEDxTelAviv gods.
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | April 27th, 2010 | Filed under Technology
Video over the IP usage is growing these days – it ranges from watching video clips (streaming), to uploading video content (to UGC websites) and to video calling. All this is done mostly over the Internet, which is a “best effort” network. This means that there is no guarantee that that which is sent will be received in real time, this of course includes video. This means that any video being sent over the Internet has to be protected for
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | August 10th, 2009 | Filed under Technology
[The world is moving to video, so if you're dealing with VoIP communications and video is on your radar, there are some terms you probably need to know. I have asked Amit Klir, who is one of our video experts to compile a short list of the most essential terms in video coding.] As video over IP is becoming commonplace, more and more people are becoming involved with video applications development, integration, deployment and administration. As complicated as video
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By guest | December 11th, 2008 | Filed under Interoperability, Technology
People often use the term “real-time video”, but it could me different things to different people. Some regard real-time video as the kind you stream, others as the kind you use for visual communication. The difference may seem insignificant, but it’s all that is needed to botch a real- time video project. The Kind You Stream The streaming kind is uni-directional – the video in this case flows from a single source to one or more destinations. As the delay
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | November 20th, 2008 | Filed under Technology
RTSP is a must for IPTV today. It is what makes VOD (Video on Demand) work. As a protocol, RTSP is quite simple: you open an HTTP connection and send messages over it that are similar to the physical remote control for video (play, pause, etc.). But will it do? Does IPTV really sum up to a smart web VCR? I already described my future TV, which requires more than that. Can SIP, our Swiss Army Knife, take the
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | September 25th, 2008 | Filed under IPTV, Standardization
