Frequently Asked Questions
What is HTTP Recording and Downloading?
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a common method for streaming both video and music from websites. Sites such as YouTube use this protocol for streaming videos.
Jaksta will detect videos and music streamed over HTTP and try to create another connection to download it. If Jaksta can download the stream then there is no need to continue playing the stream in your browser.
Several websites however use technology that secures the stream and Jaksta can not download it. In these cases Jaksta will detect the stream is secured and begin to record it as it plays in your browser. Jaksta contains settings (See Tools > Settings) where you can add websites that stream media over HTTP in a secure manner. When Jaksta detects a stream from one of these configured websites it will automatically record it instead of trying to download it. Jaksta is preconfigured with several of the most popular websites that stream over HTTP in a secured manner.
Jaksta displays whether it is downloading or recording HTTP next to the streams progress.
