Yes, we have live video webcast plans. In addition to our archived on demand video hosting services, we have live video broadcasting with Windows Media. You can take a look at the live video plans here: http://www.gravlab.com/live.html

Instructions for creating the playlist file:

1. Open up a text editor such as Windows Notepad

3. Type in the FULL path to the Web Address (URL) of your MP3 or WMA music file.

If it’s an MP3 music file, type it in like this:

http://your_media_url/sample.mp3

Repeat for each mp3 you want to add
http://your_media_url/sample.mp3
http://your_media_url/sample.mp3
http://your_media_url/sample.mp3

Save this text file with an .m3u (universal playlist) extension.

Example: playlist.m3u  Read more... (200 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Here’s how to use Windows Media Encoder 9 to convert your AVI file into Windows Media video.

1. Double click the download, and install Windows Media Encoder on your system
2. After install, launch it.
3. Select “Convert a File” – Click “OK”
4. Browse and find your AVI in the “Source File” box
5. The “Output File” will automatically fill in with your file name, don’t change it
6. Click “NEXT”
7. Select “Windows Media server (streaming)”
8. Click Next
9. Select “Video – VHS Quality Video” and  “Audio – CD Quality Audio”
10. Select “400 kbps” uncheck 300kbps if it is checked
11. Type in your descriptions – Click next
12. Select “Begin converting when I click “Finish” – then click finish  Read more... (165 words, estimated 40 secs reading time)

You’ll probably want to convert your AVI file to Windows Media. It’s a much better streaming video than AVI when delivered over the web. Windows Media Encoder is a free utility from Microsoft that you can download here – http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
However, I don’t see any AVI file in your account. I don’t think you could have uploaded it last night while the account was locked. Remember, since you’re uploading video to our delivery network, it can take quite awhile for your file to finish uploading (it starts uploading when you drag it to the folder, but can take awhile). If you do use your AVI file on myspace, the link would look like this:

mms://media.gravlab.com/your-account-name/filename.avi

or

http://media.gravlab.com/your-account-name/filename.avi

We often are asked about custom embedding of audio files from your account into your website. We do have a Flash file that can automatically load an mp3 playlist into a flash player based on an XML file.

To see our audio player demo, take a look here.

GravityLab Multimedia offers MP3, Windows Media, and Quicktime Streaming services. Contact us today for a quote or choose from one of our audio hosting plans to embed audio into your web site.

Digital video files are usually stored to disk in movie files. These files often contain the sample data used by the movie as well. The Player API includes functions to store a movie, or a movie and all its associated sample data, to a file. By default, the movie data structure is stored at the beginning of the file, followed by any sample data, such as in Quicktime. By default, the sample data is interleaved, so that media samples that are displayed at the same time are stored close together, with the samples needed earliest stored first.  Read more... (768 words, estimated 3:04 mins reading time)

The GravityLab Multimedia content delivery network is comprised of best-of-breed streaming media servers located directly on the fiber optic North American internet backbone. What that means, basically, is that your media content is delivered on demand very quickly to a global audience using the best Internet path directly into their homes.

You are able to deliver all the major streaming media formats from one account. You simply FTP your video to your account, and then link to your video or audio assets from your web site. We try to make it as easy as possible for you to deliver streaming media to your audience.  Read more... (139 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)