Hello, I'm relatively new to this list (been lurking for a couple months) and have have found the discussions on streaming media really useful. I was wondering if some of you would care to comment on the quality of the streamed images. Our library is testing out some of the sites mentioned and I found the low-res streams to be watchable - especially for short-form content on a small device (phone, ipod etc.) - but the full-screen views I've tried so far are uniformly terrible. We don't have a bandwidth problem here, the stream itself is steady, so I'm inclined to think it's on the vendor side. The image is consistently blurry/fuzzy/cloudy, full of compression artifacts. I've tried looking at different types of content from different vendors and while there are slight variances there isn't one that I would watch in full-screen mode. But that's how I would *want *to watch it. Is it just me? How are people viewing streaming media and what do you or your users think about the quality of the image(s)?
My apologies if this is something that has been discussed recently. Cheers, Carolyn -- Carolyn Faber Film and Media Technician Flaxman Library School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Chicago, Il 60603 312-629-1341 16mm Film Study Collection <http://libraryguides.saic.edu/16mm> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Mandel, Debra <d.man...@neu.edu> wrote: > Hi- > Thanks, I enjoyed looking at the New Day site, which I wasn't as familiar > with for digital streaming. > > Here's the latest list, which Cameron Cox of Intelecom sent me. Folks, if > you know of vendors not on this list for the fourth category (Digital > Delivery Options), please let me know. > > Thanks! > > Debra > > From: Jo Ann Reynolds <jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu> > Reply-To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:06:42 -0500 > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Streaming media vendor list > > We get hosted streams from**** > > Films on Demand, www.films.com**** > > Swank, http://college.swankmp.com/digitalcampus/search.asp**** > > Alexander Street Press – both the Theatre in Video and the Ethnographic > Video Collections, http://alexanderstreet.com/products/video.htm **** > > And**** > > New Day Digital, http://www.newdaydigital.com/**** > > ** ** > > Jo Ann**** > > ** ** > > Jo Ann Reynolds**** > > Reserve Services Coordinator**** > > University of Connecticut Libraries**** > > 369 Fairfield Road, Unit 2005RR**** > > Storrs, CT 06269-2005**** > > jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu**** > > 860-486-1406**** > > 860-486-5636 (fax)**** > > *http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/mediaresources ***** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [ > mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] > *On Behalf Of *Mandel, Debra > *Sent:* Friday, November 18, 2011 10:13 AM > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* [Videolib] Streaming media vendor list**** > > ** ** > > Hi-**** > > ** ** > > Does someone have an up-to-date list of streaming media vendors to send > me—those who are hosting media? I know this is a moving target, but…**** > > ** ** > > Thanks.**** > > ** ** > > Debra**** > > ** ** > > Debra H. Mandel,**** > > Head, Digital Media Design Studio**** > > Northeastern University Libraries**** > > 360 Huntington Ave.**** > > 200 SL**** > > Boston, MA 02115**** > > 617-373-4902; 617-373-5409-Fax**** > > ** ** > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
