How video streaming works

The video stream is served directly from TinCam, so when a user of your webpage connects to the stream he is connected directly to your computer.

On your webserver you will have two files. The .html file that will display the stream or a link to it, and a .wvx file that instructs the browser to start streaming from you computer (See Video streaming webpage setup for details).

When the user connects to the stream with MS mediaplayer, the mediaplayer will usually buffer around 10 seconds of video, so that the transmission will continue uninterrupted if the stream is unstable for a few seconds. This means that the video is around 10 seconds delayed for the viewer.