What is the difference between Push or Pull?
You can stream your video to Webcasting.com using two different methods: push and pull. Each Webcasting.com account comes standard with one push and one pull channel. You can use whichever one works best for you. You can also use them both if you have two live webcasts at the same time.
Using the Push Method
If you do not have a static ip address (?), then you will need to push your video to Webcasting.com. For help in webcasting using your push channel, check out Using Microsoft Expression Encoder or Using Windows Media Encoder. Like anything, there are pros and cons of using the push method:
Pros - Easier setup. You do not need a static IP address.
 Cons - If your Internet access slows or stops, your encoder software may not reconnect. If you're using Windows Media Encoder, you should download this Microsoft patch. This will hopefully solve the problem and force Windows Media Encoder to reconnect once your Internet access is restored. You should not have this problem if you're using Microsoft Expression Encoder.
Using the Pull Method
If you have a static ip address (?), then you can direct Webcasting.com to pull the video from you. For help in webcasting using your pull channel, check out Using Microsoft Expression Encoder or Using Windows Media Encoder.
Pulling is the preferred method if you have a static IP address. All you have to do is tell us your IP address and port, and we'll direct our servers to scan your IP address and pull the video from your encoder software. The benefit of this method is that if you experience network issues, our servers will continuously and automatically scan your IP address and restart your webcast as soon as your Internet access is restored.
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| To Push or Pull? You can either push your stream to Webcasting.com or Webcasting.com can pull it from you. Windows Media Encoder (top) and Microsoft Expression Encoder (bottom). |
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