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Choosing the right live streaming solution is very important with many different factors to consider. Latency, scalability, usability, functionality, and, of course, price. At Red5 Pro we’re a little biased towards which solution is the best, so in the interest of fairness and transparency we’ve compiled a list of different providers and covered their pros… Continue reading 9 Ultra Low Latency Video Streaming Solutions

New Year, new release. We are very excited to introduce Red5 Pro version 6.0! With updates to the server, HTML5 SDK, and both iOS and Android SDKs this was a big one. It’s a great way to start off the year. Version 6.0 introduces even lower latency of 200 milliseconds over our WebRTC delivery, DigitalOcean… Continue reading Red5 Pro Release 6.0 – 200 Milliseconds of Latency!

RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) has a long-established history as one of the original methods for live streaming.  Originally developed by Macromedia and now owned by Adobe. RTMP was designed for delivering on-demand media and live media (i.e live audio, video, and data) over the Internet between a Flash player and a Media Server. However, there… Continue reading What’s Next For RTMP Servers: 4 Considerations

History RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) is an application-level video streaming protocol originally developed by Macromedia and now owned by Adobe. With a long history in the media streaming market, RTMP was originally designed for delivering on-demand media and live media (i.e live audio, video, and data) over the Internet between a Flash player and a… Continue reading What is an RTMP Stream and Why Use It?

Functionality of RTSP The Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. Developed by experts from RealNetworks, Netscape and Columbia University around 1996, the protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points. Clients of media servers… Continue reading Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) Top 3 Use Cases

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are geographically distributed networks of proxy servers and data centers (caches). Emerging in the ’90s as a way to ease some of the bottlenecks in media delivery (websites, video, etc.), CDNs work by caching information. To summarize the way a CDN works: Every time website visitors and application users request for… Continue reading Top 6 Reasons CDN Live Streaming Video is Broken

Nginx is open-source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. It was originally created as a web server for delivering websites and has evolved into a multifaceted solution for proxying content. Today it’s the most widely deployed web server. Eventually, NGINX added RTMP support to address scalability problems with… Continue reading Top 3 Reasons Nginx RTMP Falls Short

Live video streaming plays a significant role in the modern marketplace. Successful apps such as HQ Trivia and Periscope, along with other applications like live-streaming auctions, drones, and sports streaming (including gambling) are proof of the rising consumer demand for interactive live streaming. There are a few different video streaming platforms available. This post seeks… Continue reading Top 10 Requirements for a Modern Video Streaming Server

The team at Red5 Pro is always working to improve live streaming and contribute to efforts to distribute effective video live streaming technology. As the creators of the Red5 Open Source, we appreciate the power that the developer community holds and how valuable and effective they can be. As such, we are very excited about… Continue reading Red5 Pro Joins the List of SRT Alliance Members

How does Red5 Pro compare to Wowza? In a word: Favorably. TLDR: Red5 Pro is faster, scales to more users, doesn’t lock you into a hosting provider and has excellent technical support. For those looking for a little more info, let’s take a deeper dive: Latency As we’ve covered before, latency is a very important… Continue reading Wowza vs. Red5 Pro – 5 Ways Red5 Pro Wins