Introduction

This help file provides API platform information for the LEADTOOLS Media Streaming software development toolkit (SDK).

LEADTOOLS Media Streaming SDK

The LEADTOOLS Media Streaming SDK is designed to provide developers with a full range of the tools required to quickly and easily create professional, high-quality multimedia streaming applications capable of streaming to any device. With LEADTOOLS, using just a few lines of code, you can add multimedia streaming that simultaneously supports industry standard protocols from single source videos.

The LEADTOOLS Media Streaming SDK is ideal for developers who wish to create servers or web sites for streaming large amounts of multimedia content. The SDK makes it easy to stream the video stored in one format (MP4) to any available device. Source files are stored as MP4 and are automatically converted from MP4 to whatever format is required by the streaming specification for the device on which the video is being viewed (for example, the Apple HTTP Live Streaming specification uses an MPEG2 Transport container, so LEADTOOLS will automatically convert MP4 to MPEG2 Transport on-the-fly).  This allows the content provider to maintain content in only MP4 format and stream to all devices.

The SDK also makes it possible for live streaming from a variety of sources. Streams with compatible H264 data can be streamed without recompression, while others will be recompressed on the fly using H264 video and AAC audio compression.

See the LEADTOOLS Media Streaming SDK in action by browsing to: http://demo.leadtools.com/mediastreaming/player.html

Key Features

Multiple Protocol Support

Note: The Windows 10 Anniversary Update includes changes to Microsoft Edge that affect how Flash content is displayed. If you are enabling Flash with the LEADTOOLS Media Server and testing on Microsoft Edge, refer to Windows 10 Update Effects On Edge.

Live Streaming Support      

Support for HTTPS (secure HTTP over SSL streaming)

Windows Native Code

Video-on-Demand

Custom logging

Independent Server Object

Simple configuration

Product Demonstrations

Requirements

LEADTOOLS Media Streaming API features require DirectShow 8.0 or later to be installed. There are also a number of files that you must include when you build your application. See the Deploying your Media Server and Media Streaming Files You Must Include With Your Application topics for more details.

Environments

LEADTOOLS comes in Win32 and x64 editions. The environments supported depend upon the specific product, platform and function. For more information, refer to  Platforms

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