Wowza Streaming Engine (Linux BYOL)
Wowza Media Systems, Inc. | 4.9.0Linux/Unix, Amazon Linux 2020 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Wowza Streaming Engine is the answer
What do you like best about the product?
There are very few audio-streaming options in the Mac world, and Wowza works excellent for us, and it scales well with lots of users.
What do you dislike about the product?
Custom solutions are relagated to coders, meaning basic end-users have to spend more money to get solutions, such as simple https links on all browsers for audio.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed an audio streaming platform that scales well with lots of users that is reliable and fast. For the Mac platform, there aren't a lot of options out there and Wowza works for us.
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Bad experience from a billing standpoint
What do you like best about the product?
Nothing. There are better options out there. Vimeo, etc..
What do you dislike about the product?
Wowza has onerous contract terms that prohibit cancellation of the service on any sort of pro rated or similar basis. Wowza ignored my emails regarding a potential discounted price and then tried to charge me for a full year that i didn't want.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
None.
Versatile Codec Support for Diverse Content
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza's support for a wide range of codecs and formats is a huge plus. It takes the headache out of transcoding and ensures that my content is accessible to a diverse audience without compatibility issues.
What do you dislike about the product?
I've encountered occasional compatibility issues with certain devices and browsers when using Wowza. Ensuring seamless playback across all platforms and devices can sometimes require extra troubleshooting.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza's robust codec and format support solve the headache of compatibility issues that I've faced in the past. However, it's true that occasionally, I encounter challenges with certain devices and browsers. Despite this, the troubleshooting efforts required are outweighed by the seamless playback experience it offers once everything is set up correctly. It's a small trade-off for the broader benefits.
Low latency streaming and auto scale to meet the customer demand.
What do you like best about the product?
Being a developer I like the plug and play kind of feature for streaming the video, without putting lots of effort, which gives you the freedom to concentrate on your business logic, I did used for couple of projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have not found any use case related to video streaming which is not supported by this product, overall good for me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I had to implement the product around video live stream and video on demand, and wowza product helped for that.
Professional grade Streaming engine
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza is a very robust platform for streaming. For both Live TV & VOD supports a wide range of protocol seamlessly.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although they have a robust platform, their pricing modality sucks. In 2019, I purchased a perpetual license that doesn't support any latest patches. I'm somewhat forced to buy a support plan.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Raw feed transcoding & Ensuring Endmile delivery for OTT Streaming platform. Supports both headend & end-mile sections of a streaming platform.
Wowza Streaming Engine
What do you like best about the product?
With Wowza Streaming Engine you can make live video and audio streaming.
What do you dislike about the product?
The integration with other technologies should be better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It offers high-quality video and audio streaming across multiple platforms and devices.
Customisable and Secure Streaming Engine
What do you like best about the product?
It's capability in customisation according to it's customer's need is great. Specially when it comes to developer it has various options which are easy to build the solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the integration solution like flowplayer is bit complex and not as streamlined as it should be. Specially interatice playback feature is need to improve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza streaming engine is best when it comes to customisation. However it's other features of security and scalability is better in every aspect in this domain.
Extremely efficient and easy to use.
What do you like best about the product?
It's very flexible. It can be used on various operating systems including Windows and Linux. I have used it along with Windows 2008 and 2012 over an intranet.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing to dislike. But more information regarding analytics could help.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It mainly helped my earlier organization in resolving intranet streaming quality issues.
I Was Wowed By Wowza
What do you like best about the product?
1. I wouldn't say I like downloads (except for the reason to try them), especially for software I frequently use. Hence Wowza Cloud Streaming comes fast in the bargain for me because I have been able to stream live from my Browser as it can stream from any browser, and browser-based streaming is simple.
2. The capability to stream pre-recorded and edited videos as LIVE on my YouTube channel is a winner all the way. It enhances my live video message as clarity and quality come to the fore.
3. The 1 Month Free Trial is excellent and long enough to appreciate what this tool can do. If your live streamings are for business, then within the trial period, you can make enough money to continue using it as a paid user after the trial is over. Here the software owners have the poor me in mind as much as they think about the rich user. Talk about empathy!
2. The capability to stream pre-recorded and edited videos as LIVE on my YouTube channel is a winner all the way. It enhances my live video message as clarity and quality come to the fore.
3. The 1 Month Free Trial is excellent and long enough to appreciate what this tool can do. If your live streamings are for business, then within the trial period, you can make enough money to continue using it as a paid user after the trial is over. Here the software owners have the poor me in mind as much as they think about the rich user. Talk about empathy!
What do you dislike about the product?
1. The fact that you must pay for some upgrade to access better-enhanced support is an apparent turn-off to start-ups on low budgets. Start-ups have the most questions and need full access to support services regardless of their membership status. They want to learn how to use the software to make money and come back to pay for the paid service and not to be charged for learning. Asking for help to use your software correctly must never be a paid-for service in any way.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
1. Live videos on YouTube bring higher numbers of viewers and subscribers. The more viewers I have for my videos, the more clicks I have on my affiliate links that go along with the videos. The more clicks on my affiliate links, the more sales I make. In this regard, Wowza Cloud Streaming is highly beneficial.
Wowza Media Server is the Best
What do you like best about the product?
We have been using Wowza for Streaming for over a decade. The latest Wowza Streaming Engine is the best available so far. The web management feature is really good, there is no more messing around with config files like some of the older versions. This media engine serves just about all the formats that anyone would need, It is stable and a true work horse. If you ever have to ask for support they are on it.
What do you dislike about the product?
I can't say there is a single thing that I do not like about this product. The only thing I would not like to see is is they get purchased by some big company. From what I can tell they focus on their streaming technologies and that is a good thing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We had to build an in house secure VOD system to sever thousands of videos that were over an hour long. Our front end is written in PHP and the whole system is authenticated through our LMS using LTI. It is secure and encrypted using StreamLink. The Streaming Engine is rock solid and the only time we need to touch it is to upgrade to a newer version.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you need to host your own streaming engine I would look no further than the Wowza media server. It is solid, fast, efficient , and easy to set up. Documentation is good and their support is stellar.
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