Behind the Stream

Streaming Technology

HLS adaptive bitrate streaming via AWS MediaConvert and CloudFront, with live QoE telemetry.

CDN Player Demo

Carson Luke Farr

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A CDN implementation demonstrating HLS adaptive bitrate streaming via AWS MediaConvert and CloudFront. Includes real-time QoE analytics, fallback error recovery, and a metadata pipeline mirroring enterprise streaming architectures.

Live Session Telemetry

Captured from hls.js in your browser.

Bandwidth

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Current Bitrate

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Resolution

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Buffer Ahead

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Level Switches

Time to First Frame

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Dropped Frames

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Press play above to start capturing live KPIs from your session.

Transcoding & Encoding Strategy

Adaptive Bitrate Ladder

A context-aware bitrate ladder that adapts to content complexity rather than fixed bitrates.

4K (2160p)14.5 Mbps

1080p7.8 Mbps

720p4.5 Mbps

480p2.5 Mbps

360p1.1 Mbps

Codec Selection

Multi-codec approach balancing quality, compatibility, and bandwidth efficiency.

H.264/AVC

Primary codec for maximum device compatibility

H.265/HEVC

For supported devices — 30–50% bitrate savings

AV1

Experimental next-gen efficiency implementation

Encoding Infrastructure

Built on AWS MediaConvert with custom optimization scripts that analyze content characteristics for efficient encoding parameters.

Per-Title Encoding

Dynamic bitrate allocation based on content complexity — up to 40% bandwidth savings while maintaining quality.

Scene-Aware Processing

Adjusts encoding parameters per scene for optimal quality throughout the entire piece.

Parallel Processing

Distributed encoding across multiple instances for 10× faster processing time.