A streaming technique that continuously measures a viewer's available bandwidth, device and processing power and switches among multiple pre-encoded quality levels of the same video in real time, so playback keeps running rather than stalling to rebuffer. Move Networks developed the modern HTTP-based approach between 2004 and 2006, ABC Networks brought it to wide attention in 2007, and it is now the standard delivery method behind major streaming services.
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Introduced YearMove Networks developed the underlying HTTP adaptive technique between 2004 and 2006; ABC Networks' 2007 adoption brought it to wide industry attention. Cross-Tradition Connections
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The player automatically adjusts stream quality based on network conditions and the local environment of each media consumer.
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