Rate Control; Real-Time Feeds; Scheduled Video; Looping Content - Oracle Video server Manual

Oracle Video Server (OVS)

Rate Control

Rate control enables a client to pause, resume, and reposition a video stream. The
OVS supports these rate control functions:

Real-Time Feeds

The OVS can deliver a real-time feed, or a stream of one-step encoded video as it is
encoded and stored. A client viewing a real-time feed can scan and seek backward
to access any of the encoded video. For example, a client viewing a live sports
event through a real-time feed can replay key points in the event as the event
continues to be encoded and stored.

Scheduled Video

The OVS enables you to schedule a logical content title to begin playing on a
specific network channel at a specific time. Clients can then "tune in" to see the title
they want with no signals required from the client to the OVS. Scheduling enables
you to implement:
NVOD (near video-on-demand) enables a client to view a film from the beginning
at regular intervals (for example, every 15 minutes). By scheduling the same title on
different channels at staggered times, you can enable clients to see the film from the
beginning by tuning to a channel when the film is beginning there. Also, a client
can effectively pause and seek forward and backward in 15-minute increments by
tuning among different channels that began the film at different times.

Looping Content

The OVS can loop, or continuously repeat playback of a logical content title.
Looping content can be useful for displaying a moving logo or for filling the time
between the end of a scheduled film and the beginning of the next with
advertisements or public service announcements.
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Pause—stop the video and maintain its current position
Resume—continue to play video from the point at which it was paused
Seek forward or backward—jump directly to a later or earlier point in the video
Scan forward or backward—visual fast forward or rewind for selected formats
and clients
regularly-scheduled television broadcasting
pay-per-view
NVOD (near video-on-demand)