The Microsoft Media Platform provides a comprehensive set of functions to support encoding, delivering and playing rich media to virtually any type of network connected device. Built on the powerful foundations of Windows Server, IIS, Expression Encoder, Silverlight, and PlayReady, and now appearing on Windows Azure, the Microsoft Media Platform provides out of the box capabilities for each step of a video workflow:

  • Encode: Encode and transcode live and archived media assets using industry standard H.264 and VC-1 codecs.
  • Edit: Deliver media via traditional streaming, dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP, and intelligent progressive download.
  • Watch: Create immersive end-user media experiences on PC and Mac using Silverlight, HTML5 or native client technologies with advanced playback functions and support for closed captions.

The Media Value Chain

The Microsoft Media Platform technologies have been proven successful for live events at massive scale, such as the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, as well as major broadcasters and popular movie services.

               Live Sports                                                      Catch-up TV

                                  

                    Mobile Media Experiences                    Enterprise and Education

                               

 

For more information about the Microsoft Media Platform, please visit: www.microsoft.com/mediaplatform.