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Video Over IP
An
Alternative to Sending Video
The concept of Video over IP is not really new. But it can be
a confusing subject.
To understand the concept better, let's break it down into two parts:
video and IP.
IP stands for
Internet
Protocol
- It is the way or the method to
transmit data over
internet.
- We can’t put the data (or video) on the
internet in its original form.
- It must be converted into the
structure that will be understood
by the computer and internet.
- The conversion method of data into
internet language is known as Internet protocol.
Now that we know that IP is the "how" of Video through IP, let's look
at the "what"...Video
Today,
communication involves text, audio and video. And the
Internet acts as the platform to transmit the text, audio
or video data from one user to another.
Technical
Details of Video Over IP works
- The video is converted into bit stream.
- The video is broken down into small portions of
video and pack them in various packets.
The bit stream is transformed into small bits and binary
form.
- The stream of these bits is encapsulated in the
IP packets.
- The IP network carries these packets from your
computer to the
internet. From the internet it can be viewed by various users around
the world.
Advantages of
Video over IP
- One of the fastest ways to transmit video.
- Entertainment
companies often use the video over Internet Protocol technology for
broadcasting the
video clips.
- You can use the Internet
video technology to forward your
favorite video clip to your friend.
- The video is uploaded in the form
that is compatible with internet.
- The downloading or viewing of
the video becomes easy.
Disadvantages
of Video over IP
- Though video over Internet Protocol seems to be
the most
convenient way to transmit video clips, it can possess a few problems.
- As mentioned above, the video clip is converted
into bits and these
bits are encapsulated in several packets. These packets travel from
source to destination.
- During this journey, some of the packets may
get
lost or they may be received in some other form than original.
- This can result in missing pieces of video.
The video may have long pauses or appear choppy.
- If you have a slow connection, loading
extremely large videos can take a long time.
Many of these problems can be eliminated
with a high speed internet connection. Sometimes, the network offers
the buffering option. In this, if the internet speed is slow, it will
buffer the video.
Until the buffering is complete, you would not
be able to view it. After some time, you can watch complete
video without any
discontinuation.
Besides these few minor problems, video over IP can be a
convenient option for putting the video on internet.
For
additional video e-mail
concepts, such as the video
over
IP section here, please check
out the related
sections VMDirect,
video
email software, video
blogging, Hello
world, video
e-mail marketing, broadcast
live video, video
podcast and video chat.
If you are looking for a little more
hands-on
type information, take a peek at the streaming media player,
media
streaming, video
webcasting, how
to stream video,
how to
stream audio and
video
streaming information areas.
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