However, delivering VDOLive video over an intranet or the Internet requires server and hosting capacity above and beyond what is available in a standard Web server. Companies that want to go with VDOLive need to consider the costs involved in buying and maintaining extra hardware and servers. Broadway's integration with RealVideo is not well-implemented. Broadway offers a file export function that converts video clips to RealVideo format, but at first we could not get it to work. During tests, Duplexx's Net Toob video tools worked without problems.
Documentation is adequate.
Streaming video files produced using Net Toob do not require special server software, but Net Toob is not as widely used as either VDOLive or RealVideo as a streaming video delivery platform. PC Week Labs Executive Summary Broadway 2.5 Duplexx Software's video streaming software has many features absent from similar products but is complicated to use. The bundled Optibase MPEG encoder hardware and software are very easy to use, however, and will appeal to new users as well as conditioned video pros. The one-step video capture features are excellent. Requires separate hardware for real-time video display during encoding.