RealEyes Media

In a previous post, we introduced you to the Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) created by Adobe, Akamai, et. al., which is a new, optimized media delivery platform based on the Open Video Player project.  Born from a desire to create a common platform for media playback, advertising, customizable branding experiences, analytics, etc., OSMF is a Flash-based solution that addresses the many challenges of bringing media content to the web.

Developers can benefit from OSMF’s free and open-source code base by leveraging its pre-built, based on best practices components to quickly build their media delivery solution. An important advantage for the developer using OSMF is that they can spend less time creating the player itself, and more time perfecting the user experience by taking advantage of customizable skinning, plug-in implementation, etc.

Those interested in creating their own custom media players built with OSMF should consider the following two projects:

The RealEyes OSMF Player Sample(REOPS)

RealEyes Media has developed a sample player based on OSMF with a very extensible control bar skinning solution, full screen support, Closed Captioning from an external file, and OSMF dynamic plugin support. REOPS can be used to develop media players that support progressive video playback, video on demand streaming, as well as live and dynamic streaming. Read More

An example of the RealEyes OSMF Player in action

Strobe Media Playback

Strobe Media Playback is an OSMF-based media player available free as a compiled SWF along with source code.  Strobe Media Playback, like OSMF, supports progressive download, RTMP and live streaming, HTTP dynamic streaming, as well as content protection with Adobe® Flash® Access™ 2.0. Read More

For those interested in a quick, easy-to-use solution for including media assets in their blog, website, etc. should consider using Flash Media Playback.

Flash Media Playback

Flash Media Playback is a free media player from Adobe based on OSMF.  This player, unlike REOPS and Strobe Media Playback, is hosted on Adobe’s servers.  Simply provide the player with the location of your media asset, assuming it’s on a web server, and Flash Media Playback will take care of the rest.

Configuration of the Flash Media Playback component can be achieved easily by utilizing the Flash Media Playback Setup configuration site. This site will automatically generate HTML code based on the parameters you choose to edit, which can then be pasted into your web page.  The only two parameters that you must provide are your media asset’s URL, and the dimensions of the media player (default size is 470 X 320). Read More

Flash Media Playback example

This video player was easily added to the page by simply pasting in the generated HTML code from the Flash Media Playback Setup page.

OSMF provides developers and content providers alike with exiting new opportunities for delivering their media content to the web. In future installments, we will explore more of the features and possibilities available to you from the Open Source Media Framework.