Question

You have a technical interview for a new position in digital media. One of the questions you are

asked is this: “A client asks your advice as to whether their promotional video should be fixed or
streaming and confesses that they aren't entirely clear on the difference between the two. What
would you advise them and why?" How would you respond to this question?

Answer 1

In this context, I believe "Fixed" would mean "Fixed bitrate", and "streaming" would mean "Variable/adaptive bitrate".

Fixed would be a good solution when you want the highest quality possible in a controlled environment or in a reduced size media storage, like a physical media.

Adaptive streaming would be the best solution for online streaming, so your client can provide the best user experience based on the end user internet bandwidth.