Comparing Content Delivery Options

There are certain advantages and limitations to each of the three CDN options, depending if you are using Brightcove's CDN, bringing your own provider (BYO CDN), or using remote assets. The Content Delivery Options topic describes these options in detail. Here's a quick chart to help guide you:

	Brightcove CDN	BYO CDN	Remote Assets
content delivery mechanisms	PD Streaming (RTMP with Brightcove TTL) Encrypted streaming (RTMPE) JavaScript SSL for Player Load	PD Streaming (RTMP) Akamai TTL Encrypted streaming (RTMPE)   (L3 and Akamai only)	PD Streaming (RTMP) Akamai TTL Encrypted streaming (RTMPE)   (if your CDN supports it)
FTP batch upload
Media API ingest
Media module upload			X
image capture		Yes, but requires CDN configuration for RTMP	Yes for PD only No for remote RTMP or RTMPE
reporting	Bandwidth data for video delivery available in Video and Player reports	Bandwidth data and minutes data not available in reports. CDN provider can assist.	Bandwidth data and minutes data not available in reports. CDN provider can assist.
file information extracted on upload			No. Details about the video file (video duration, video codec, etc.) must be specified in the batch manifest. Since Brightcove never receives a copy of the video file, we can not automatically detect these properties.
content protection	Yes, if using streaming delivery option (TTL)	Yes, if using RTMPE	Yes, if using RTMPE
CDN relationship	Managed by Brightcove. Issues are escalated to Brightcove and managed to resolution.	Managed by you	Managed by you
multi-bitrate streaming			Yes, if required information is supplied in the FTP upload process