Streaming is the term given to a continuous supply of data. Thus Streaming Media is audio and video data that is supplied continuously to the end user from the web site they are viewing.
Streaming media files over the internet has the distinct advantage that users can start viewing them often almost instantly without having to download the full file. Whereas with more traditional files the whole file needs to be downloaded before anything can be viewed
The player software on the user's computer decodes the compressed stream as it arrives through the user's modem/network. So you can be viewing one part of the file whilst the rest is still arriving.
Leading players include RealPlayer, Windows Media Player and QuickTime. You can download the latest versions of these players for FREE by clicking the links below.
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