2012 Readers' Choice Awards: Voting Now Open
With more than 280 nominees across 25 categories, the 2012 流媒体 Readers' Choice Awards is going to be our biggest ever, 从今天开始, 你可以 投下你的一票 for the products, services, companies that you feel are leading the way forward for online video.
不像我们的其他奖项, which rely on our editorial and publishing staff's evaluation, these awards are decided by the people who really matter—the end users who are creating the content, 对文件进行编码和转码, making sure it gets to viewers on whatever device they wish to watch, 他们想在哪看就在哪看. With new categories this year for field encoder, 电信CDN, 前端优化, 透明的缓存, 和更多的—in addition to the return of the DRM category (didn't see that coming, 你是?你的选择比以往任何时候都多.
Vote in as many—or as few—categories as you like. Once all the votes have been collected and voting closes on October 15, you'll receive an email asking you to confirm your vote. This prevents against automated ballot-box stuffing.
And if you see a company or product that's missing, or perhaps your company's product is listed in the wrong category, 请透过电邮联络我们 readerschoice@cardinal-roofing.net and we'll make the addition/change promptly.
感谢我们的赞助商: Wowza媒体系统, 数字激流, 转播画面, Telestream.
Check the categories below, 投下你的一票 today! 点击这里投票.
2012最佳流媒体创新
Which product, technology, or service most changed the streaming landscape in the past year?
Which company is creating the most innovative, impressive, entertaining original content?
另一个行业范围的类别, designed to highlight the technology company that made the biggest splash and is poised for long-term success
Who's got the best SaaS for encoding and transcoding video, 在质量方面, 周转时间, 和服务?
今年, we're separating the content delivery network category into two categories to reflect the changing CDN landscape. 此类别适用于非电信cdn.
Which 电信CDN is outperforming the others in terms of QoS and customer service for OTT video delivery?
What's the best software for editing video on the desktop, in terms of power, speed, options, UI?
As premium content owners try to reach more devices, they need more nuanced approaches to digital rights management and access control. Which solution offers the best experience for the content owner and the consumer?
It doesn't seem fair to pit 企业-grade encoding solutions against single-workstation software, so in this year's awards we're breaking down encoding software into two categories. Which desktop encoding software offers the most options, 最容易使用的界面, 和最高质量的结果?
What's the leading 企业-grade encoding software, 在性能方面, 输出质量, 质量控制选项, 格式支持, 扩张期权, 可编程性, 还有其他变量?
The last 12 months has seen an explosion in encoding hardware designed for use in the field, including cellular link aggregator solutions. 哪一个最能撼动世界?
What's the best hardware designed for on-demand (non-live) encoding?
This category is for hardware encoders specifically designed for live encoding.
As cable companies look to increase and improve their over-the-top offerings, 他们在寻求什么解决方案?
Multi-Screen/OTT Solution for Content Publishers
When content publishers look for an end-to-end solution for getting their content on multiple devices, 他们转向哪里??
Premium white-label or branded video publishing platforms designed for use by SMBs, 企业, 娱乐组织.
A step or two up from cellmuxes but still mobile, these hardware solutions enable webcasting virtually anywhere, 提供摄像头切换功能, 转换, 影响, 和更多的.
Solutions for delivering video viewership and/or QoS reporting and analytics, whether standalone or as part of a larger offering
利用元数据的解决方案, 演讲/面部识别, or other methods to help users easily find the video they're looking for or to find viewing recommendations based on their personal 信息
Solutions for delivering audio and video files to listeners and viewers, 不管交付协议是什么
Who offers the best solution for 透明的缓存 of video content on a delivery network
Platforms that perform ad insertion and offer pre-built placement options and success tracking
Companies that help brands execute video campaigns via online publishers
Services or products that capture video and audio, 结合幻灯片和图像, deliver to online viewers in an interactive environment with Q&A、调查等.，现场直播和/或按需播放.
[Note: When we solicited nominations, we included four categories that are not represented here. Those categories didn't produce enough nominations to warrant inclusion in the final voting.]
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