Mike MartinArchitect – Windows Azure MVP

Lights, Camera, Action - Media Services on the Loose

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Roll Camera : Media ServicesWhat’s on the menu today Defining Hollywood : what’s inside the box /

Media Services Feeding the beast : uploading capabilities One ring to rule them all : Encoding your assets They order, you deliver : Delivering streaming Open for Business : Consuming the goods Director’s Cut

Defining HollywoodWhat’s inside the box / Media Services

• It’s an eco system build upon what we know• Scalability• Building Blocks • Open

I will talk and Hollywood will listen …

ArchitectureREST APIs

“Build-On” 3rd party

Azur

e CDN

Media Services

Adaptive StreamingPorting Kits

3rd p

arty

CDN

s

Origin

Caching

Secure Media Ingest

Media Job Scheduling

Encoding

ContentProtection

On-DemandOrigin

Live Origin

Analytics Identity Management

“Build-In”Partner Media Processors

Live Ingest

Live Encoding

Silverlight

HTML 5Advertising

Flash

XBOX 360

WindowsPhone

iOS

• Pre-encryption possible• Secure through HTTPS• Allows Bulk uploads

CharacteristicsUploading

• Support industry standards for video (H.264- VC-1)

• Audio encoding to AAC-LE, HE-AAC, Dolby DD+, WMA

CharacteristicsEncoding

• Managed Streaming Service• High bandwidth• Auto recovery/redundancy• High Availability

• Integrated Windows Azure CDN Support• Store one set, re-deliver multi-format

CharacteristicsOn-demand Streaming

• Click ‘n play- the portal way• Do I hear SDK – aye aye• REST Away If I may

How to use

Feeding the beastuploading capabilities - ingestion

Using the SDK to create Uploadingvar context = new CloudMediaContext(“name", “key");

var uploadAsset = context.Assets.Create(assetname, AssetCreationOptions.None );

var assetFile = uploadAsset.AssetFiles.Create(phyiscalfile);

assetFile.Upload(physicalfile);

One ring to rule them all : Encoding your assets - encoding

Using the SDK to create Encoding Jobsvar job = context.Jobs.Create(“Job Name");

var task = job.Tasks.AddNew(“TaskName", GetMediaProcessor("Windows Azure Media Encoder", context), “Formatname", TaskOptions.None);

task.InputAssets.Add(asset);

task.OutputAssets.AddNew(“",AssetCreationOptions.None);

job.Submit();

They order, you deliver : Delivering streaming - Delivery

Using the SDK to create Encoding Jobsvar locator = context.Locators.CreateLocator(

LocatorType.OnDemandOrigin, streamingAsset, accessPolicy);

Open for Business : Consuming the goods

Reach StoryMedia Players

Microsoft End Points

Non-Microsoft

End Points

Flash (Smooth,

DASH)

iOS (Smooth,

HLS)(Smooth,

DASH)

XBOX (Smooth,

DASH)

Silverlight(Smooth,

DASH)

Windows Phone

(Smooth, DASH)

Android (HLS & 3rd

party)

Porting Kit for

Devices (Smooth,

DASH)

Smooth Streaming in Windows 8Player Applications

(Customer’s app)

Player Frameworks(HTML5/XAML Player Framework)

Client SDK(SS Extension SDK)

Media Pipeline(Windows 8 MF)

Platform(Windows 8)

Primary media delivery platform for Windows 8Light up support for video element in modern style applicationsHTML 5 Modern style applicationsXAML Modern style applicationsC++ Modern style applicationsProvide an easy way to Consume Smooth Streaming and other formats in future (e.g., MPEG-DASH)Port existing video apps to windows 8Monetize apps with in-built Ad support and rich AnalyticsGet started with VS templates and client frameworks

Smooth Streaming Extension SDK

Decoder Renderer Decrypter(DRM)

Media foundationInterface

Media Engine in Windows 8 platform

PLAYBACK PIPELINE

Native codec support: H.264, WMV, VC-1 and etc.

Application with Smooth Streaming Sourceurl : …/manifest

Smooth StreamingExtension SDK

Application with video sourceurl : …/a.mp4

Player FrameworksShipped as Open source at playerframework.codeplex.comBuilds on capabilities of Smooth Streaming ClientAvailable for multiple platform

Windows 8 Player• HTML/JavaScript Modern style applications• XAML/C# Modern style applicationsHTML5 player for browserSilverlight & Windows Phone player

Well established player frameworkPlugin Architecture – import what you need

Player Applications(e.g., NBC, Comcast)

Player Frameworks(e.g., MMPPF, HTML5 framework)

Client SDK / Porting Kits(e.g., SSME, SSPK)

Media Pipeline(e.g., Silverlight,

GStreamer)

Platform(e.g.,

Windows/ Linux)

Director’s Cut

Additional features

Content Protection Closed Caption Support Advertising Support

ResourcesDownload Microsoft Media Platform Player framework

http://playerframework.codeplex.com

Install Smooth Streaming client SDKhttp://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/04423d13-3b3e-4741-a01c-1ae29e84fea6?SRC=Home

Install Microsoft PlayReady Client SDK http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/e02ccac7-f3eb-4b53-b11a-c657d5631483

Getting to know about Windows Azure Media Services

https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/home/features/media-services/

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Aaaand ….

CUT!

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