859: Streaming Video in 2025
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · 2024-12-11
Scott and Wes break down the tech behind video streaming for the web, from transcoding and variants to CDN and access control. They also share insights on tools like Mux, Cloudflare Stream, and ffmpeg, plus tips for managing bandwidth, hosting, and costs.
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:50 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:15 The history of video streaming. 02:10 How video streaming works: The Tech. 03:54 How video streaming works: Transcoding. 06:37 How video streaming works: Variants. ffmpeg. Wes’ R2-video-streaming. Wes’ Transcoding. YT-DL. YT-DLP. 13:13 Dynamic ad insertion. 14:29 Bandwidth and hosting. Mux. 18:03 Cloudflare. 19:13 The costs. Wes Bos Tweet Cloudflare TOS. Steve Tenuto tweet. 25:39 Media players. Media Chrome. 29:42 CDN. 32:04 Access control. 33:35 Solutions. Mux. Cloudflare Stream. Bunny.net Stream AWS Media Convert. Cloudinary. Bitmovin. 41:55 Some other features. 45:47 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Anker MagGo. Wes: PolyCapture. Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on YouTube. Hit us up on Socials!Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.
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