How to make Streaming Video Part2
There are two ways to view media on internet: Downloading and Streaming
When you download a file the file is saved on your computer , which you can then open and view it. This has some advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are the quicker access to different parts of the file. The disadvantage is that you have to wait for the whole file to download before it can be viewed. But this depends on the file size.
The easiest way to provide downloadable video files is to use a simple hyperlink to the file. A slightly more advanced method is to embed the file in a web page using special HTML code.
Delivering video files is known as HTTP streaming or HTTP delivery. HTTP means Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
Streaming media works a bit differently . The end user can start watching the file almost as soon as it begins downloading. In effect, the file is sent to the user in a constant stream, and the user watches it as it arrives. The obvious advantage with this method is that no waiting is involved. Streaming media has additional advantages such as being able to broadcast live events.
True streaming video must be delivered from a specialized streaming server. |
