Prerequisites
Prerequisites Refresher
Refreshers on the foundational topics CWIP candidates are expected to already know: streaming formats, video encoding, Linux, Python, networking. Skim what you know; spend more time where you are rusty.
1
DASH, HLS & Common Encryption
Streaming formats, segments, manifests, CENC.
15 min
2
Video Encoding Fundamentals
GOP, IDR frames, H.264 profiles, VP9, MP2TS, muxing.
18 min
3
Linux & Ubuntu CLI
Commands you will need during the labs.
10 min
4
Python & XML Quick Reference
Reading XML license requests, Python idioms used in labs.
10 min
5
Networking, CDNs & Firewalls
How DRM traffic flows through CDNs, firewalls, routers.
12 min