Weigh the pros and cons of streaming vs. progressive downloads for FLV content, and learn how to deliver video on demand without breaking the bank.
by Rich Shupe
July 19, 2006
treaming video is a very fashionable buzz phrase these days thanks to the pervasiveness of Internet video (which is, in turn, thanks, largely, to Flash). However, it's also a widely misused phrase (including when discussing Flash) because the video in question often isn't streaming at all. There are, in fact, two ways of delivering Flash video—each with its pros and cons. In this article I'll help you prepare for video delivery by giving you a quick primer on the two most common delivery options.
To reap the full benefit of this article, it's important to fully parse the difference between actual streaming and a technique called progressive download—an economical advancement over older media downloading options (but which still isn't streaming).
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treaming video is a very fashionable buzz phrase these days thanks to the pervasiveness of Internet video (which is, in turn, thanks, largely, to Flash). However, it's also a widely misused phrase (including when discussing Flash) because the video in question often isn't streaming at all. There are, in fact, two ways of delivering Flash video—each with its pros and cons. In this article I'll help you prepare for video delivery by giving you a quick primer on the two most common delivery options.
