Multimedia delivery methods

Multimedia delivery methods

 Traditional multimedia delivery methods
 Internet delivery methods
 Compare and contrast traditional delivery
method and internet delivery method of
multimedia content.
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Multimedia content can be delivered via the Internet, or by more traditional methods such as
CDs and DVDs.
 Traditional Delivery Methods
DVD video offers high quality full motion video in a standard format which can be viewed
with a standard player and television. Multimedia CD/DVD can be played on most personal
computers and may be used for video as well as any type of multimedia content which can be
delivered online, These formats are portable for convenient viewing at different places at any
time, but interactivity is limited. Delivery can take days or weeks via “snail mail” or shipping
companies. Content distributed in this manner can become stale and updates may not be timely.
This delivery method is more feasible at lower volumes.
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 Internet Multimedia Delivery Method
More and more frequently, multimedia content is being delivered via the internet in an ever-increasing list
of ways, including public web sites, dealer portals, blogs, social media sites, and chat rooms. Online content
can be accessed by a desktop PC for on demand viewing or downloaded locally for later viewing. Access is
available anywhere at anytime subject to the constraints of the viewer’s Internet Service Provider (ISP)
and/or Local Area Network (LAN) and the owner of the content. Control can be added to allow authorized
users to access the appropriate content from a store location. A great deal of interactivity can be achieved
with Internet technologies. Content can be fresh with timely updates but this method can be bandwidth
intensive for the viewer’s local area network. Bandwidth consumption is relative to video quality and
number of concurrent users on the same network. Open solution cache devices may help control overall
bandwidth consumption by temporarily storing content localy.