Behind the scenes
Flash Media Server (FMS) allows for the streaming of live video over HTTP. The following is a list of concepts that apply to HTTP Dynamic Streaming & live streams: To stream live video over HTTP, the FMS uses the concept of live events. A live event is configured as part of a FMS application. An [...]
Okay, after a crazy week buried under bugs and project management tasks I’ve finally carved out some time to post the slides and resources from my HTTP Dynamic Streaming presentation I gave last month. You can grab the slides on Slide Share, although they won’t be too useful. The presentation was recorded – which will [...]
In my last few posts i’ve covered: What is HDS? – Describing what HTTP Dynamic Streaming is and where it is useful Getting Started with HDS – The pieces and parts that you need to be familiar with to start using HDS video content Now let’s get to the fun part. Let’s play back our [...]
As described in the first post in this series: What is Dynamic Streaming?, HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) allows for the delivery of streaming content over the HTTP protocol. Streaming video over HTTP requires some knowledge and preparation. The following is a rundown and description for each of the components involved with HTTP streaming. The files: The [...]
Until now video content delivery over HTTP has been delivered in a progressive manner, meaning to view part of or seek to a specific location in the video you have to wait for that part to download. RTMP allows for the ability to seek to any point in the video content via streaming, but requires [...]
