{"id":8173,"date":"2023-04-17T10:34:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T10:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mslive.co.in\/blog\/?p=8173"},"modified":"2023-08-26T07:57:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:57:41","slug":"srt-streaming-server-open-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mslive.co.in\/blog\/srt-streaming-server-open-source\/","title":{"rendered":"SRT Live Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When streaming live videos<\/a> as a professional, you must focus on creating an excellent experience for your viewers. One way to create a great live video<\/a> viewing experience is by keeping the latency on your streams low.<\/p>

Imagine live-streaming<\/a> a concert or live event, for example. You excite your viewers by creating buzz around the event on social media. Everything\u2019s lined up, but there\u2019s a lag in your live stream on the viewer\u2019s end.<\/p>

Only a few viewers will sit around waiting for the stream to load. A single buffering event can cause up to 40% of viewers to lose interest and switch to something else. Even if the live-stream<\/a> buffers for a concise period.<\/p>

These lost viewers might not be willing to tune in to watch your other live and on-demand streams<\/a> in the future. Today\u2019s audience is spoiled for choice, and they hate waiting.<\/p>

That\u2019s where streaming solutions that offer low latency come in. That\u2019s how live streams<\/a> maintain continuity best quality throughout their duration, allowing viewers to experience the content in real time. Latency is the delay between when an image is in the real-time video captured on your camera and when your viewer experiences it on their screen. With live content, you want the lowest possible latency. Low-latency video streaming<\/a> is essential for professional broadcasting.<\/p>

Understanding how low-latency video streaming<\/a> works can help engage your audience better. That\u2019s thanks to CDN solutions that can bring down latency to milliseconds.<\/p>

This post will explain low-latency streaming and the features you should look for when choosing a low-latency streaming platform<\/a>. We will wrap things up by mentioning a few great encoders for low-latency streaming.<\/p>

Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>

What is Low Latency Streaming?<\/strong><\/p>

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Live streaming<\/a> without delay makes your streams more viewer-friendly.<\/p>

Let\u2019s get a bit technical here. Live streams are not live. There\u2019s usually a 20-120 second delay between the event and the video streaming<\/a> on viewers\u2019 mobile devices. That\u2019s video latency, the delay between when a video frame is captured and when that frame is displayed to the viewer.<\/p>

For example, if you\u2019re watching a live sporting event, latency is the time between a player making that legendary winning goal in real life and seeing it happen on your screen at home. You want the stream delay to be short enough to be unnoticeable.<\/p>

Latency occurs in a broadcast because processing and sending live video<\/a> takes time. It doesn\u2019t take much time, of course. Nonetheless, each step in the process results in a tiny delay. These steps include:<\/p>