How to Enable Adaptive Device Streaming

Introduction

Muvi’s Adaptive Device Streaming feature allows you to control the maximum video resolution for different device types during playback. This helps optimize bandwidth usage while ensuring a consistent viewing experience across devices.

Instead of delivering the same set of video resolutions to all devices, you can limit playback quality for specific device categories (like mobile devices) while still offering higher resolutions for larger screens such as TVs or desktops.

Key Benefits

• Reduced Bandwidth Usage
  Limit high-resolution streaming on mobile devices to save bandwidth.
• Device-Based Playback Control
  Define resolution caps based on device type without changing encoding settings.
• Consistent Viewing Experience
  Ensure predictable playback quality across different devices.
• Optimized Quality Distribution
  Preserve premium quality for larger screens like TVs while optimizing for mobile.

How It Works

With Adaptive Device Streaming enabled:

• Mobile devices can be restricted to a maximum resolution (e.g., 480p or 720p)
• Desktop and TV users can still access higher resolutions (e.g., 1080p or 4K)
• The system automatically enforces these limits during playback

This ensures efficient content delivery tailored to device capabilities and usage patterns.

Enabling Adaptive Device Streaming

• In the Dashboard, click on the “Encoding” menu.
• Under “Encoding Profiles”, click on “Add Profile”.
• Type a profile name(e.g., 4k movies, SD Movies, etc.).
• Select the “Source Type” for the video.
• Select DRM(Digital Rights Management). The video will be encoded with DRM. To know more about DRM features, click here.
• Select the “Output Formats” (i.e., MPEG DASH, HLS)
• Select the “Output Resolution” (i.e., 3840x2160(4K), 1920x1080(1080p), etc.). You can select multiple resolutions. The video will be encoded and stored in the resolution you will select. To know more about encoding resolutions, click here.
• Enable “Adaptive Device Streaming”.
• Select the “Limit maximum resolution on mobile to” from the drop-down menu (e.g., 1080p FHD, 720p HD, etc.)
• Click on “Save”.