content-type = video/abst

Question

In the live TV over HTTP capture, I see the HTTP traffic carrying the 'video/abst' payload. I kind of googled it, but did not find any specific details.

Can someone please explain what this content is and why it is used?

Thanks.

Answer 1

video/abst content-type it's used for a streamed video. One video it's divided in a lot of segments and they're downloaded when they're needed by the player.

This kind of streaming cannot be downloaded within usual download tools.

You need to use applications to catch the Streaming, like StreamTransport or Replay Media Catcher