MPEG-DASH video stream with just single mp4 file

Question

I\'m researching for a week to find a simple and platform independent method to stream a mp4 file to any browser. In case of browser incompatibility progressive stream(direct do

Answer 1

I think all major browser support mp4. http://caniuse.com/#feat=mpeg4. You can stream it using just a good old http server. MPEG-DASH is required only if you require fancy stuff like adaptive bitrate streaming, multi language, drm and so.

If you insist on using MPEG-DASH you can simply segment your mp4 files using a mp4box on the server side (you have to do it only once). The result is not mulitple mp4 files but rather a single mp4 files that is organized in a more suitable for streaming way.