Setting Up A Free Microsoft Silverlight Streaming Account

Want to upload videos on the Internet, but don’t want to upload to YouTube/Google and give them even more money from your content?  Want to upload videos that stream in HD Quality?  Want 10GB Free space?  It’s very easy to do.  Lets add a video together!

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.  Videos with Silverlight look substantially better than videos with other products, lets learn how to upload your first Silverlight video to Microsoft Silverlight Streaming.

Step One: Go To silverlight.live.com and click on “Get It Free“

Step Two: Click “I Accept, Create Account”

Step Three: Take Note of your Account ID and Key

Step Four: Upload Your Video to Silverlight Live Streaming

Step Five: Download Silverlight Steaming Application Plugin for Windows Live Writer

Just go to: gallery.live.com and search for “Silverlight Streaming” or go here. Then click on the Download button.  If you don’t have Windows Live Writer, it rocks, get it right now.

Step Six: Click Insert Silverlight Streaming

Enter in you Account ID and Key, and press the Refresh button.  You should see a listing of the videos that you have uploaded. Click “OK” and your video will appear on your blog.

You’re Done

That’s it your done!  Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live offers a free streaming and application hosting solution for delivering high-quality, cross-platform, cross-browser, media-enabled rich interactive applications (RIA’s). With the ability to author content in Microsoft Expression Encoder and other third-party editing environments, Web designers maintain complete control of the user experience.

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