In certain instances, there are advantages to webcasting in High Def – but if you do, there are some things you need to know – namely, how to do so. You need to know about ABR or Adaptive BitRate video streaming…
Adaptive BitRate (ABR) video streaming is a technology used to maximize an audiences’ experience regardless of which device they use to playback streaming content.
These devices range from the more traditional Web browser interface of a desktop or laptop PC,
to tablets, mobile phones and even Internet-connected TV sets. Each of these devices has different capabilities in terms of displaying streaming video.
For example, a desktop PC with a high end graphics card with its own dedicated on-board memory and a Gigabit Ethernet connection running on a high-speed broadband Internet connection would be able to playback high-definition (HD) video at high resolutions and bitrates, whereas older mobile phones or older laptops running on a slow WiFi connection in the boonies would just freeze up at those speeds.