Yea this works for mp4 and HN seems confused about how.
The MOOV atom is how range requests are enabled, but the browser has to find it first. That's why it looks like it's going to download the whole file at first. It doesn't know the offset. Once it reads it, the request will be cancelled and targeted range requests will begin.
The MOOV atom is how range requests are enabled, but the browser has to find it first. That's why it looks like it's going to download the whole file at first. It doesn't know the offset. Once it reads it, the request will be cancelled and targeted range requests will begin.