1. Media streaming
Martynas Jakučionis

2. Table of contents What is Media Streaming? What is DLNA?
How to enable DLNA server in Windows
Media Streaming API purpose
Media Streaming API main classes/examples
First of all we’ll talk what is media streaming in general. Then, Important thing to note that Media Streaming API is based on DLNA standard, so we’ll look into this standard a little bit. After that, I’ll show you how to enable DLNA server in Windows and in the end we’ll see what’s the media streaming api purpose and
What main classes are there.

3. What is Media Streaming?
Video or audio content sent in compressed form over the Internet and played immediately, rather than saved to the hard drive.
Benefits of Media Streaming
Allows monitoring
Efficient use of bandwidth
More control of intelectual property
Examples
Spotify, YouTube, Twitch, Netflix, etc.

4. What is DLNA? Digital Living Network Alliance
A standard for broadcasting media over a local network
Based on client-server approach
Implemented in Windows
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
DLNA is an industry-wide standard for sharing data over a home network. Depending on the DLNA-compatible devices you own, you might be able to stream films from your laptop to your TV, play an MP3 stored on your phone over your hi-fi system, or print a photo from your tablet on your home printer.

5. How to enable DLNA server in Windows1 2
If you don‘t want a device to access your particular data you can disable it

6. Media streaming API purpose
The Media Streaming API models the Digital Media Renderer (DMR) and Digital Media Server (DMS) devices enabling developers to create applications with:
Digital Media Controller (DMC)
Digital Media Player (DMP)
Push Controller (+PU+)
DMC – responsible for finding media and streaming it to client
DMP – responsible for playing media
Push controller – media streaming from server.

7. Media Streaming API main classes
ActiveBasicDevice
DeviceController
DevicePair
MediaRenderer
StreamSelector

8. ActiveBasicDevice
Represents an active DLNA device and stores information about it.
Some methods/properties
GetEffectiveBandwidth
IsAudioSupported
IsVideoSupported
MaxVolume
Minimum supported client Windows 8.1 [desktop apps only]

9. DeviceController
The class is used to obtain a list of all available DLNA devices in the network.
Methods:
AddDevice
CachedDevices
RemoveDevice

10. DevicePair
The class represents the pair of DLNA devices, consisting of a server and a client.
Properties:
Renderer
Server

11. MediaRenderer A class representing and enabling DMR (client) device.
Methods/properties:
PauseAsync
SetMuteAsync
SetVolumeAsync
StopAsync
IsAudioSupported

12. Reference

13. Thank you for your attention