Tag Archives: Adaptive Bit Rate

What is HLS Streaming and How Do You Deploy It?

Audio, Streaming Media, VideoBy Ed Colgan November 10, 2020

If you’ve ever wondered how streaming media works, Cardinal Peak’s experienced engineering expert dives into Apple’s HTTP live streaming protocol, how it works, its advantages and disadvantages and offers advice on deploying HLS streams.

Measuring the Bitrate of a Video Stream

Networking, VideoBy Howdy Pierce March 6, 2012

Occasionally we need to measure the bitrate of a particular video stream on the network. In this example I will show how to measure the data rate of a video streamed from Amazon.com.

The Two Ways to Get Video Across the Internet

Networking, VideoBy Howdy Pierce February 8, 2011

In all the internet video out there, there are basically two methods of delivery: Progressive download and adaptive bit rate streaming.