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Delivering high-quality video content at scale is a critical challenge for developers building modern streaming applications. Amazon CloudFront, a globally distributed Content Delivery Network (CDN), provides a robust solution for optimizing video delivery with low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency. CloudFront Architecture for Video Delivery Amazon CloudFront operates using a global network of Edge Locations that cache content closer to end-users, reducing latency. For video delivery, CloudFront integrates seamlessly with AWS Media Services (e.g., AWS Elemental MediaPackage, MediaTailor) and S3 for origin storage. Developers can configure multiple origins (failover or load-balanced) to ensure high availability. Supported Video Formats & Protocols CloudFront supports industry-standard streaming protocols: HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) – Adaptive bitrate streaming for Apple devices. MPEG-DASH – Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP, widely used for cross-platform streaming. Smooth Streaming – Microsoft’s adaptive streaming format. Progressive Download – For simpler use cases (MP4, WebM). Example: Configuring CloudFront for HLS/DASH # AWS CLI command to create a CloudFront distribution for HLS streamingaws cloudfront create-distribution \ --origin-domain-name my-video-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com \ --default-cache-behavior 'ViewerProtocolPolicy=allow-all,AllowedMethods=GET,HEAD' \ --enabled For adaptive bitrate streaming , videos should be encoded in multiple resolutions (e.g., 1080p, 720p, 480p) and segmented using tools like FFmpeg : ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -b:v 5M -maxrate 5M -bufsize 2M -g 60 -f hls -hls_time 10 output.m3u8 Caching & Performance Optimization Cache-Control Headers CloudFront respects HTTP caching headers. Developers should set optimal TTLs: Cache-Control: public, max-age=86400 Lambda@Edge for Dynamic Manipulation Lambda@Edge allows modifying requests/responses at the edge. Example: exports.handler = async (event) => { const request = event.Records[0].cf.request; // Modify request URI for A/B testing if (request.uri.endsWith('.m3u8')) { request.uri = `/variant-a${request.uri}`; } return request;}; Geo-Blocking & Device Detection CloudFront supports geo-restriction and device-based routing : { 'geoRestriction': { 'RestrictionType': 'blacklist', 'Items': ['RU', 'CN'] }} Security & Access Control Signed URLs & Cookies Restrict access using signed URLs (short-lived) or signed cookies (for multiple files): from datetime import datetime, timedeltafrom aws_cdk import aws_cloudfront as cloudfrontexpiry_time = datetime.now() + timedelta(hours=1)signed_url = cloudfront.sign_url( 'https://d123.cloudfront.net/video.mp4', key_pair_id='APKAIEXAMPLE', private_key='-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...', expire_time=expiry_time) Field-Level Encryption Encrypt sensitive fields (e.g., user tokens) using CloudFront Field-Level Encryption : # CloudFormation snippet EncryptionEntity: - PublicKeyId: 'K2EXAMPLE' ProviderId: 'provider-name' FieldPatterns: 'user-token' Cost Optimization Strategies Regional Caching : Use Price Classes (e.g., PriceClass_100 for North America/Europe only). Compression : Enable Brotli/Gzip for manifest files (.m3u8, .mpd). Monitoring : Use CloudFront Real-Time Logs with Kinesis for analytics. -- Athena query for analyzing access patternsSELECT uri, COUNT(*) as requests FROM cloudfront_logs WHERE date = current_date GROUP BY uri ORDER BY requests DESC;