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Early Web Video
- Early web video used Flash and multiple formats like OGV/OGG.
- This was cumbersome until the YouTube revolution popularized streaming.
HLS Streaming
- Modern video streaming uses HLS (.m3u8), which is a playlist of video chunks.
- It's not a media file itself, but points to .ts segments.
Streaming Hockey
- Scott Talinsky used to stream hockey games by finding .m3u8 playlists.
- He'd then paste them into VLC to watch, demonstrating how these playlists work.