StreamLab ยท ABR Challenge

Stream Video Like a Pro

Most tutorial videos buffer on mobile. Netflix doesn't. The secret is Adaptive Bitrate Streaming โ€” and with Cloudinary, sp_auto is the only URL parameter you need.

1

URL parameter

5+

quality tiers

0

rebuffering events

๐ŸŽฎ Mission Briefing

  • 01. Pick a network challenge โ€” satellite to fibre
  • 02. Watch HLS auto-adapt quality in real time
  • 03. Compare stream stats vs progressive MP4
  • 04. Unlock achievements and rack up your score
Demo mode: set NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME and NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_VIDEO_PUBLIC_ID in .env.local to use your own video.

Choose Your Challenge

Note: These represent real-world conditions. Cloudinary's sp_auto automatically adapts quality to your actual connection โ€” no preset needed in production.

The Showdown

HLS + sp_autoAdaptive
Auto
Loading streamโ€ฆ
Progressive MP4Baseline
MP4 Progressive
Stream Intel
QualityFixed (no ABR)
Buffer0s
Dropped0f
Loading streamโ€ฆ

Stream Score

0

Quality Switches

0

Achievements

๐Ÿš€First Stream
๐Ÿ„Quality Surfer
๐Ÿ†Bandwidth Master
โœ…HLS Convert
๐ŸŽฏScore Hunter

URL Anatomy

๐Ÿ”‘ sp_auto

Streaming profile = auto. This single parameter tells Cloudinary to generate a multi-bitrate HLS manifest (.m3u8) with quality ladders optimised for ABR. Cloudinary transcodes the source once and serves the right segment for each viewer's bandwidth.

Click any segment of the URL above to learn what it does.