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ActiveX/MPEG |
- Used on the default home page
- Very efficient - makes a single
request, and then receives a continuous stream of
temporally-compressed images.
- Uses a C++ ActiveX component, which
requires DirectX 8 and IE 5.5 or better
- Browser and user must accept
component download and installation
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JAVA/JPEG |
- Uses a Java Applet
- Makes a single request, and then
receives a continuous stream of JPEG images
- Browser must support and run Java
Applets
- The Java applet must have
privileges to access the Internet
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JPEG refresh
Sized
for a Cell Phone |
- The simplest
- Uses Java Script to continuously
refresh a standard HTTP image
- Least efficient - each frame is
independently requested
- Major advantage: compatible with
virtually all browsers and networking configurations
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The Windows Media stream |
- Full license version only
- Works only when you have selected
Windows Media in the camera's webcasting setup page
- Efficient stream, but somewhat inefficient CPU
utilization
- Users an embedded Windows Media Player
ActiveX object
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