Platform Independent Playout Automatic Technology Selection

The player finds a Playback Option for Every Platform

It chooses between three different streaming technologies, namely:

• MPEG-DASH
• HLS
• Progressive

As well as three different player options:

• HTML5/MSE based
• Flash based
• Native Support

Open this page in different browser with or without Flash and see how the underlying technology changes:

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How to Achieve the Optimal Platform Coverage

To achieve the optimal platform coverage, simple add different streaming technologies to the configuration. The player will automatically choose what's best for the underlying platform. The source section of the config option for this demo looks like the following:

        source: {
          dash                    : "http://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/sintel.mpd",
          hls                     : "http://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/sintel.m3u8",
          progressive             : [
            "http://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/Sintel.mp4",
            "http://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/Sintel.webm"
          ],
          poster                  : "http://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/poster.png"
        }
      

A detailed overview of supported technologies can be found in our device coverage documentation.

For more information about the configuration using different streaming technologies, please have a look at the related document.