Is it possible to start playing videos before they are fully downloaded from the server?

[dconlisk]

Hi all,

I'm attempting to stream videos (in an iPad-only app) from our API which supports HTTP range requests, the idea being that the video begins playback as soon as possible and without waiting for the whole video to load. It should also allow the user to seek forwards/backwards to different points in the video.

When using this plugin it seems like the whole file is downloaded first before playback begins. Is it possible to begin playback while the file continues to be downloaded from the API?

Thanks,

David