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Requirements

Applies To:
HTTP LargeThis platform has been optimized to cache and deliver static content (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ISO, multimedia, and software downloads, etc.) over HTTP or HTTPS.
Dynamic Cloud PackagingThis streaming solution facilitates HLS and/or MPEG-DASH playback of live or on-demand content. A live stream may be pushed to this service via RTMP.

This section describes the various requirements for streaming a live event and on-demand content through our network.

Requirement Description

Source

Live Streaming Only:

Live streaming requires an encoder that can push an encoded audio/video feed over RTMP.

Recommended encoders are listed below.

On-Demand Streaming Only:

Stream on-demand content from the following sources:

  • An external web server (customer origin server)
  • CDN storage (CDN origin server)

File Format

On-Demand Streaming Only:

MPEG-4 (MP4)

Video Codec

Video should be encoded using one of the following H.264 codecs:

  • Baseline Level 3.0
  • Baseline Level 3.1
  • Main Level 3.1

Audio Codec

Audio should be encoded using the following codecs:

  • HE-AAC or AAC-LC up to 48 kHz, stereo audio

An additional plug-in may be required for AAC support on the Windows version of Flash Media Live Encoder.

Content Delivery Network

Dynamic Cloud Packaging is designed to stream live and on-demand content via our global network.

Media Player

HLS Only:

HLS playback requires a media player to meet one of the following requirements:

  • iOS 3.0 or later (including iPad and Apple TV)
  • Any computer with Safari 4.0 or later installed
  • Roku 3

Limited support for:

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)The Android 4.0 environment provides limited native HLS support. Among the issues that viewers may encounter are: seek issues with on-demand content, improper aspect ratio detection, and switching to full screen mode restarts the video.

Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean)The Android 4.1 environment provides limited native HLS support. Among the issues that viewers may encounter are: seek issues with on-demand content, Chrome cannot perform HLS playback, and switching to full screen mode causes an error and stops the video.

MPEG-DASH Only:

Any MPEG-DASH-compatible media player may be used for playback.

For more detailed service information and additional recommendations on HLS, please refer to Apple's documentation on HTTP Live Streaming.