July 11th, 2007 02:01 CDT by John Riske
Hello All,
As you saw below, Autobahn is able to get some really fast download rates, in that particular case, on Comcast.
A very cool thing that these high download speeds enables is the ability to watch the movies you buy through iTunes within a minute or two after you begin the download. Because Autobahn Accelerator for iTunes maximizes your incoming broadband, you get consistently fast download speeds, allowing playback very quickly.
As you can see in this screen shot, with iTunes’ estimate of 57 minutes of download time remaining, I could begin watching the very excellent movie “Chinatown” with only about 4% of the movie downloaded. Instead of waiting for 57 minutes to watch, I started viewing the movie in about 2 minutes. To see full image, click the thumbnail below . . .
To do this when you download a movie, purchase your movie, and after the download is initiated, click on the “Movies” button in iTunes. Pretty quickly after the download has begun, the movie info will show up and you can click on your movie and play it.
One small disclaimer : If your PC is a bit older, the video may stutter on playback. In that case, you may wish to wait until the video is completely downloaded to start watching it.
Happy downloading - and most importantly, happy viewing!
Cheers,
John
Posted in Movies, Technology, iTunes
June 25th, 2007 21:37 CDT by John Riske
Hello All,
In doing some testing at the HQ, we took a couple of screen shots to illustrate the type of download speeds that Autobahn helps achieve. In one of our test setups we’ve got a standard, consumer Comcast connection, which they recently gussied up with speed burst capability.
One of the cool things that we noticed is that with Autobahn running, we were able use that speed burst consistently to hit an incredible 25 Mbps download speed multiple times over the duration of video downloads. That’s over 6x Comcast’s regular download speed.
To give some perspective, with 25 Mbps, you could stream 20 simultaneous broadcast quality videos, or 4 simultaneous HD quality videos.
This first graph shows network utilization while we downloaded “The 3 Musketeers”, a 1.2 GB feature length movie, using Autobahn. Each vertical line on the graph represents 6 seconds, and the download was completed in just 9 minutes and 18 seconds. Click to see the full image . . .
Additionally, here’s a network graph showing a download of one of our favorites, “Chappelle’s Show.” On the left is a download with Autobahn running - you can see that it hits peaks of 25 Mbps. On the right is a download without Autobahn, which maxed out at under 5 Mbps and took a great deal longer to download. Click to see the full image . . .
Autobahn lets users get the most out of their broadband connection, and shows the potential for speed and video quality over the Internet. So, what’s the max speed you’ve a seen on your connection?
Posted in Technology, iTunes
June 22nd, 2007 21:33 CDT by Chad Tippin
A new release of Autobahn is available that officially supports iTunes audiobook acceleration. Your Autobahn client will notify you that an update is available, so make sure to install the update to get the most out of Autobahn.
Posted in iTunes
June 21st, 2007 00:16 CDT by Chad Tippin
Some of you have asked about podcast acceleration in Autobahn. We just want to let you know that this feature will be available soon. The Autobahn client will inform you when a new version becomes available, so make sure you install the update and enjoy your podcasts!
Posted in iTunes
June 18th, 2007 12:04 CDT by John Riske
Hello iTunes Lovers,
Today marks the first release in a series of Autobahn accelerators, this one focusing on downloads and previews through the iTunes store. By installing Autobahn, you will get blazing fast downloads of music and movies, and seamless viewing of video previews. You can download Autobahn for iTunes at www.getautobahn.com.
The resounding success of the Apple iTunes store shows the power of giving consumers what they want, when they want it, wherever they want to go. Our mission is to make downloads through iTunes even faster, while introducing some new tricks and functionality enabled by Autobahn. Right off the bat, you’ll be able to monitor the downloads speeds you’ve achieved with Autobahn. Just check out the performance indicator that pops up from the Autobahn icon in your system tray.
Stay tuned for more blog posts talking about some cool tricks, and please use this blog to tell us about your experience with Autobahn.
Additionally, we’d like to hear about your favorite websites or applications that you’d like to see accelerated or improved with Autobahn.
Happy Downloading,
The Swarmcast Team
Posted in Movies, Music, New Apps, iTunes
