atualize: Expression Encoder 2 SP1
opa, novidade bárbara: agora que lançaram a tecnologia Smooth HD (veja www.smoothhd.com e pasme), temos um Service Pack que permite ao Encoder gerar videos compatíveis com Smooth HD
As part of the announcement we will be shipping support for IIS Smooth Streaming in Expression Encoder 2 SP1 including the ability to simultaneously encode to multiple bitrates required to enable an adaptive streaming scheme, support for outputting to the new file format as well as support for the format in our Silverlight 2 player skins.
In simple terms, adaptive streaming is an approach that enables video playback to adapt, in real time, to changing network conditions and PC load and be able to offer the appropriate bitrate at any particular instant. The IIS Smooth Streaming implementation offers various optimizations that make deployment and management of such a scheme simpler and more cost effective. IIS Smooth Streaming will be an upcoming feature of the IIS Media Pack .