Q: What is webcasting?

A: Webcasting is the method of broadcasting live audio and video in real-time, to audiences all over the world via the Internet. Using streaming media, there is no need to download the content before viewing.

Q: Do I need any special hardware to view webcasts?

A: You can use any Windows, Macintosh, or Redhat Linux computer with a 200 MHz or faster processor, 32 MB of RAM, color monitor, and speakers to get a great webcast experience. What really matters, however, is the speed of your Internet connection. While it is possible to view streaming video on a dial-up modem, broadband technologies like DSL and cable modem offer much better quality.

Q: If a 56k modem is good enough to view webcasts, why would I want broadband?

A: A lot of compromises must be made to squeeze live video through a narrow 56k modem connection. With broadband, you get over eight times the room for webcast data to flow. That's over six times the audio quality, almost nine times the video resolution, triple the screen size, and double the frame rate. The result? Colors are livelier, images are crisper, sound is fuller, and your webcast experience is much more entertaining.

Q: Do I need any special software to view webcasts?

A: Yes. Because iMusicast encodes its webcasts in RealPlayer and Windows Media Player formats you will need one of these players to see the webcast. You can download all these players for free. Look for the links on our site.

Q: What's on-demand streaming content?

A: On-demand streaming content is a pre-recorded, encoded and hosted webcast. When you post your on-demand content online, people can view it whenever they want.

Q: What can webcasting do for me?

A: Webcasting has many benefits, such as increased customer loyalty and awareness of your products and services. This can lead to increased sales. iMusicast can help you accomplish all this and more by producing a webcast that uniquely tailors your messages to your target audience. With iMusicast's personal interactive elements such as real-time chat, custom polling, and instant messaging, you can give your message that extra dimension to make the Internet work for you.

Q: Why should I choose iMusicast to webcast my next event?

A: iMusicast provides complete one-stop shopping for all your webcasting needs — we are intimately involved before, during, and after the webcast. We get inside your message, amplifying it and designing interactive elements such as chat and polling to complement the whole experience. iMusicast also ensures the same quality production of your event whether you hold it at our 5000-square-foot webcasting studio in Oakland or at a venue of your choosing. Because iMusicast is a mobile webcast solution provider we can also deliver the connectivity and security you'll need to webcast your live event from most remote locations. Once the webcast has occurred, iMusicast will encode and host your event for on-demand viewing by those who missed the live event. With iMusicast you get an experienced professional webcast partner that delivers a well executed webcast experience.

Q: Webcasting sounds great, but my next event has nothing to do with music at all...

A: iMusicast is the first brand from which we launched our vision. Since then, we have identified other key segments where our unique approach to webcasting most naturally applies.

Don't forget that as a service provider, the iMusicast brand name can be as visible or transparent as your webcast demands. Talk to us today about your specific webcasting needs.

Q: OK, I'm sold! How do I get my live content on the web?

A: Give us a call!