can you explain for me the process that takes place in youtube

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Dear all,
Can you please explain the process that YouTube follow? Please answer the following questions.

1-does youtube store the video as binary in database or just the path of the video (and place the video in a folder on server)?

2-Do all stored videos having the same extension, if yes what is it (convert all videos while uploading)?

3-Do they compress the video before uploading it.?

Posted 3-Jul-14 0:52am

Member 10266297

Updated 3-Jul-14 0:59am

Prasad Avunoori

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Member 10266297 3-Jul-14 7:01am

why it is locked??

CHill60 3-Jul-14 7:07am

Why is what locked?

Member 10266297 3-Jul-14 7:10am

sorry i wrote it by mistake

CHill60 3-Jul-14 7:11am

Have you tried getting your answers via this resource http://apiblog.youtube.com/[^]?

Member 10266297 4-Jul-14 4:06am

ok guys lets make some changes on the question: instead of youtube i am asking for the best practice of the above three questions for developing website that upload and play videos

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ZurdoDev · Answer 1 · 2014-07-03T02:09:00

Solution 1

You'll have to ask youtube how they do this. We cannot see how they are doing what you are asking.

Posted 3-Jul-14 2:09am

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Member 10266297 4-Jul-14 4:05am

ok guys lets make some changes on the question: instead of youtube i am asking for the best practice of the above three questions for developing website that upload and play videos

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Answer 2 · 2014-07-03T02:11:00

Solution 2

Read - YouTube Architecture[^].

You will get some idea. :)

Posted 3-Jul-14 2:11am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)