[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 46242] Video element does not use Http Range Header

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46242





--- Comment #1 from Eric Carlson <eric.carlson at apple.com>  2010-10-11 11:19:33 PST ---
(In reply to comment #0)
Safari does use range requests on OS X when the movie is opened with the QuickTime X backend, but "classic" QuickTime on Windows and OS X does not use range requests.

> When the video element in Safari makes a request for a video it does not make a Http Range Request. 
> As a result it takes a very long time for the video to start playing (5-10 seconds sometimes).
> 
Why does it take longer for the video to start playing when range requests aren't sent? The only reason I can think of is that the files are not flattened (are not saved with the 'moov' atom at the beginning of the file). Is this the case?

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