AdaptiveStreaming

Adaptive streaming sample

How to create and use an AdaptiveMediaSource to playback HLS and DASH content over HTTP.

Specifically, this sample covers:

• Scenario 1: Basic Adaptive Streaming
• Scenario 2: Querying and setting bitrates for streaming thresholds
• Scenario 3: Registering for streaming events
  Modifying the responsiveness of the streaming algorithm
  Setting custom headers and modifying resource requests
• Scenario 4: Using Adaptive Streaming with PlayReady DRM

Related topics

Windows.Media.Streaming.Adaptive namespace

System requirements

Client: Windows 10

Phone: Windows 10

Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio 2015 Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

1. Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

1. To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.