Test of 4 levels of Web Video Broadcasting Quality

Quality Description Image
Size
Frame Rate in frames per second Audio Compression Total Data Rate in thousands of bits per second
1. Modem This is a setting for a standard home telephone modem of 56kb. 160x136 8 fps 8 khz 38 kbps
2. Cable This is a setting for the cable modems that use the standard cable TV wire that businesses and homes have. 176x132 12 fps 22.050 khz 160 kbps
3. WCU1 This is a setting for the high speed Internet connections on Western's university campus, a speed common to many American colleges and universities of 10 to 100 MB per second. Depending on the number users of the campus network, the frame rate may barely make 10 fps during high use times or during low use times can reach 24 fps. 240x320 24 fps 44.100 khz 2000-2500 kbps
4. WCU2 Not possible with the campus's current computer software and network hardware. This is a setting for the high speed Internet connections of Western's university campus of 100 MB per second and the higher rates that become available with Internet2 developments. 640x480 30 fps 44.100 khz >unknown kbps



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