As media streaming over the Internet continues to expand and innovation as well as standardization in this area keep evolving, it is important to understand the basic technologies of media streaming. In this course, we will cover the fundamentals of Audio/Video Encoding, concepts and formats related to Adaptive-bitrate Streaming (ABR), Digital Rights Management (DRM), related tools and video player technologies.

This introductory course is aimed at a wide audience and provides hands-on experience related to media streaming. Whether SMEs, industry, developers, researchers or project managers interested in this technology, this course provides an insight into fundamentals, best practices and future technologies.

The training courses take place as face-to-face events, as online courses on the Fraunhofer FOKUS learning platform, or in a combined format.

Audio/Video Encoding

• Audio/Video Fundamentals
• Audio/Video Encoding
• Audio/Video Codecs
• Video Quality Assessment
• Delivery Methods

Broadcast

• DVB
• MPEG2-TS
• Quality and Measurement
• HbbTV
• Metadata (EIT, Subtitles, Teletext)
• SCTE

ABR Streaming

• Adaptive Bitrate Streaming
• Streaming Formats (DASH, HLS,
• CMAF)
• Low-Latency Streaming

DRM

• DRM Standards (CENC, CPIX, EME)
• Watermarking
• Cross-Platform Streaming

Player & Tools

• Web-based Players
• Native Players
• Media APIs
• Debugging Tools

End-to-end chain

• Media Input
• Encoding
• Packaging
• DRM Protection
• Hosting
• Playback
• Monitoring

Upcoming Topics

• Deep Encode
• Ad-insertion
• Streaming Analytics

Upon completion of this course, participants will have built an understanding regarding the following aspects:

• Basic and intermediary terminology surrounding media streaming, encoding and video players
• Broadcast technologies and their relationship to Internet-delivered media
• Adaptive-bitrate streaming, DRM and related standards
• Hand-on experience with video players and media streaming tools
• State-of-the-art and future technologies