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02.12.2008

What is SopCast? How can you watch live events using SopCast?

 

SopCast is an amazing and easy to use windows application that works on P2P or peer to peer technology. It is also the simplest way of video streaming, listening to radio online and free audio broadcast. The SopCast application is efficient and desirable, for it lets you be a broadcaster without any expensive server or bandwidth.

 

Loaded with features, SopCast is based on P2P or peer to peer computer network. This network or technology is an extemporized network and is used for ‘file sharing’ software applications.

 

Peer to peer technology, also known as P2P file sharing software, has been found surrounded with legality issues and debates, but in spite of the controversy the P2P system is quite a popular internet application.

 

The unlimited features offered by SopCast makes it a whole new excitement in the world of internet videos and audios. This facilitates people with the quality of sharing media in video streams form. For broadcaster, it allows you to serve up to an amazing figure of 10,000 online customers or users using a computer and any quick internet connection. Thus, as a broadcaster it allows you to build your own channel or television station. One of the delighted features that have been offered by SopCast for its users is the fact that it has the widest options of channels and it also presents them category wise. It has port selection and users can select from 12 different languages.

 

SopCast is designed to please both users and broadcasters. While users can always watch live and streaming events or shows, broadcasters have a complete charge of his channels. With the encrypted messages and secured P2P technology, SopCast offers various channels on single server, which means a user can run more than 7 or 8 channels on the same computer system.             

 

Also, you can broadcast own television show or event online. All you have to do is upload edited version of your show or event on your system and broadcast or stream it using SopCast (you need to choose a server for people to log in and view).

 

Many simply utilize SopCast application to view or broadcast sporting or live events. You can watch live as well as record your event or show simultaneously. SopCast streams videos using media player, real player, etc and also plays file types, such as mp3, rm, rmvb, wmv and more.

 

All you need to do is download and install the SopCast software to run it on your PC. But due to the legality and fair use issues, it is advisable to make the right decision before you begin with your SopCast experience or journey.

 

Sopcast is available for free download at http://www.sopcast.org/download/