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Video Playback Blurry first half of video
Got it! It could have been one of the two issues you were referring to.
The technical reason for that taking so long is that we currently use 6 second long video chunks in Stream preview. So it can take up to 12 seconds to adapt after it has downloaded the first two chunks and chosen which bandwidth is correct.
At this time that is expected behavior. We are looking at ways we can optimize that experience.
It was discussed in the previous thread:
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Stream-Forum/Resolution-Other-Than-360p/m-p/4325#U4325
Yes, we create a low resolution proxy as quickly as possible so that you can continue while we are generating the higher quality bitrate tracks in the background.
Also note that depending on your network, playback will start at lower bitrates and gradually adjust up to higher quality bitrates (assuming that the higher quality bitrates have finished).
The player does a quick bandwidth test before playback and attempts to start with the most appropriate bitrate for your network. Let us know if you see a lot more issues with that ramp up time in your network.
