Web Media Technologies

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Revision as of 20:38, 8 November 2007

The Web Media Matrix is an attempt to summarize the information about the currently available media distribution technologies for the web, and to provide a visual way of understanding how these technologies relate to each other.

Contents

Overview

Media Delivery Technologies

  • Flash (Adobe)
  • Windows Media (Microsoft)
  • Silverlight (Microsoft)

Server Platforms

  • Unix/Linux
  • Windows Server (Microsoft)

Desktop Platforms

  • Mac OS (Apple)
  • Windows (Microsoft)
  • Unix/Linux

Browsers

  • IE (Windows)
  • Mozilla Firefox (Windows, Unix/Linux)
  • Opera (Windows, Unix/Linux)
  • Safary (Mac OS)

The Web Media Matrix

The table below illustrates how the web media technologies inegrate into the multi-platform ecosystem.

Client/Server Windows Unix/Linux
Windows (IE, Firefox) Silverlight, Flash, Quicktime Silverlight, Flash
Mac (Firefox, Safari) Silverlight, Flash, Quicktime Silverlight, Flash
Unix/Linux Silverlight, Flash Silverlight, Flash

Architecture Approaches

  • Use a limited number of Windows-based servers for encoding or other processing tasks.
  • Use high-load UNIX-based servers for giving away content for end users.

See Also

External Links