How Does Live Streaming Platform Work? (YouTube live, Twitch, TikTok Live)

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[NavidMahbub]

Imagine you are doing R & D on a topic for the last few days and you are drowning. Then your fav youtuber came with a boat. That's happened right now. Thanks Man

[ReflectionOcean]

Video capture --(RTMP)--> PoP Server -> Transcoding / Segmentation -> Packaging -> CDN distribution / Caching

[lathan]

Very efficient description of live video streaming I have seen so far. It's amazing how you covered this topic in about 5 mins

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[deepalmoon]

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[jasmindersingh]

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[barnabaslada-hartyani]

I would love to see architectures of Saas startups' software. Evolution of the architecture, how to scale. Thanks for your videos, there is a lot to learn from them.

[mrpedaller]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:07 📹 Live streaming faces challenges due to real-time internet transmission and compute-intensive video processing.
01:07 🌐 Encoders package video streams using protocols like RTMP, while newer options like SRT promise lower latency and network resilience.
02:06 🌍 Point-of-presence servers are used to optimize upload conditions for streamers and ensure fast transmission to the platform.
02:35 🔄 Adaptive bitrate streaming allows video players to adjust quality based on viewer's internet connection, and transcoding converts video streams into different resolutions.
03:38 📦 Popular live-streaming formats include HLS and DASH, with HLS being the most widely used format, consisting of manifest files and video chunks.
04:38 ⌛ Achieving lower latency may require sacrificing video quality, and some platforms offer options for streamers to adjust interactivity and quality.

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[pieter]

Segmentation and transcoding are key. I had always wondered how you'd deal with various resolutions and bitrates, and how you'd chop up a video in smaller pieces.

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[QuantumImperfections]

I love this channel. Last night I was literally asking: "I wonder what the architecture of a live streaming platform is" and BAM!

[peterstedman]

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[IrfanKamil]

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[theinhumaneme]

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[priyanka]

Thanks for this video. How do we implement the feature of playing video watched on one device to start exactly where we left on another like YouTube? Especially where and how do we store that data?

[ThanhNguyen-rure]

Great Explanation. Thank you for the video!!!!