Vodcasting is an implementation of Broadcatching and is an emerging term used for the online delivery of video on demand content via RSS enclosures. The term is an evolution specialized for video, coming from the generally audio-based podcast and referring to Video On Demand (VOD) and (web-, narrow-, broad-) casting. The video enclosed in a vodcast can be stored on a web server in any file-based container and codec, or streamed from a streaming server. Podcasting clients can usually be set up to open suitable software to play the videos, although iTunes can play vodcasts internally if they are in a suitable format. Both formats have their advantages: file-based media can be sychnronised with portable media players, whilst streaming allows seeking without downloading the full file, better statistics and better digital rights management.
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