What is the difference between HTTP Dynamic Streaming and regular progressive download over HTTP?
HTTP Dynamic Streaming utilizes the same HTTP server technology used to delivery progressive downloaded video. The new technology is different because it adds: • Multibitrate support — ability to shift quality depending on bandwidth and computer power. HTTP progressive delivery consumes more bandwidth because it’s not intelligent enough to throttle the delivery (for example, a 30-minute video will be fully downloaded whether the user watches it or not). • Seeking within the video — ability to move around within a long-format video without downloading it first • Bandwidth control — ability to manage download bandwidth to not disrupt other applications • Support for live streaming with DVR and real-time protection using Adobe Flash Access To deliver a streaming experience over HTTP, media assets need to go through a fragmentation process that can also apply DRM protection (called fragmenting), and a special module installed in the HTTP server. The player can be built using OSMF, just lik
