What are some advantages of streaming over progressive download?
• Streaming is inherently more secure than progressive download because it only allows a small amount of video memory at any given time. SecureToken, RTMPE and other content security methodologies, such as DRM, are offered with Wowza Media Server 3 to further enhance content security. • Streaming is throttled for bandwidth savings on videos that are not watched in their entirety. Savings vary widely depending upon abandonment habits, seek habits, replay and content duration. • Seek, and moving forward/backward on longer video is greatly enhanced. Optional Wowza nDVR AddOn allows viewers to time-shift live streams with play, pause, rewind and resume features. • Business models such as pay-per-minute content are easier to implement with streaming.
