Live is Live: The live stream for real-time transmissions

Without the live-stream technology applications, such as Internet radio or video-on-demand would hardly be possible. One of the most convenient methods to receive live streams, Real Player is a free Real Stream dar.

The Internet offers a cornucopia of multimedia content of any kind, but to enjoy this content, it technischerHilfsmittel needs. Especially in the area of ​​the most popular applications such as Internet radio or web TV is set to the live stream so called. In simple terms, refers to including the simultaneous reception and simultaneous playback of audio or video data. First attempts with a live stream to transfer data, dating back to the 50s of the last century, but failed due to technical issues. Only the rapid spread of computers with powerful processors and the ability to play multimedia content, helped the live stream to the final break. Problems are often understandably low transmission capacity, and this area in particular achieved enormous progress in recent years. Nevertheless, the data rates for audio applications such as Internet radio usually amount to two-digit kbit / s rate, which is far below the quality of a commercial CD, but this usually ensures smooth and seamless transfer.

Without live stream moves the Web hardly anything!

To be able to use those Live Stream offers ever needed, the recipient is special software solutions, such as a plug-in. A plug-in is integrated in the Web browser program that is invoked automatically whenever there is a sense from the transmitter activates a bid. Such plug-ins are usually free and can be installed more or less independently from the browser if necessary.

One of the best known and most popular applications is the real stream that is offered by RealPlayer. RealPlayer is free in the basic version, offering a wide range of features. Besides the real stream playback, the RealPlayer all popular audio and video formats - whether MPEG, DivX, MIDI, MP3, and many more - reproduce. In addition, it even contains a small CD burning program and can for example transfer MP3 files on a suitable MP3 player. An even far more powerful tool is the paid version of the RealPlayer Plus dar. this can burn CDs and DVDs or videos are transferred to an iPod. Particularly interesting for records and audio cassette nostalgics is the ability to convert analog formats to digital formats, then burn them to CD or DVD.