Streaming Video is the best solution when:
- The video clips are more than a few minutes long
- The viewer wants to skip ahead in a video, or begin playback somewhere else
- The video file is not wanted to be copied or stored on the users computer

Progressive Download is the best when:
- The video clips are short
- A delay in viewing is acceptable
- The speed of users Internet connection is not consistent
- Security or copyright on video is not a problem

Download-on-Demand delivers the highest possible quality video. 
- The speed of your Internet connection affects how long it will take you to receive the video, which is then stored on your hard drive

Hosting
e-cast hosts video files on our servers to display seamlessly through a link to your own website, removing the heavy bandwidth demands of video distribution from your site. Viewers will be completely unaware that the video is coming from any other source. e-cast can accommodate up to 2,000 simultaneous viewers.

e-cast distributes video through a combination of three options selected to meet your needs:
- "Live" link to a streaming page
- "View-on-Demand" streaming file
- "Download" video file

e-cast offers four basic video hosting plans:
- The Standard Plan sets a charge allowing up to 99 views per month
- The Frequent Plan sets a charge allowing up to 199 views per month
- The Mega Plan sets a charge allowing up to 299 views per month
- The Unlimited Plan sets a monthly charge anticipating high viewer demand

Both plans are based on the:
- Encoding bit-rate of the video
- Duration of the video in minutes
- Total number of minutes hosted

Storage and Archiving
e-cast can provide long term electronic storage of your streaming files and  'master' DV format videos.

Click here to read the article "How to Shop for Video Hosting" from Streamingmedia.com

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