It’s not a secret, the world of video technology looms largely in the shadows of back-end development. In this shadowy realm, there is a constant battle amongst developers to find and implement the highest quality and lowest file size video format container. In this article, we cover the history, definitions, and outlook of these containers…
Quality of Experience (QoE) in Video Technology [2022 Guide] Welcome to our comprehensive guide to Quality of Experience in video technology. If you’re looking for the following: Why QoE in Video Matters Today QoE and Revenue Loss Statistics Video Encoders and QoE Quality Assessment Scoring Methods Encoding Choices and QoE Then you are in the…
For the latest information on everything video encoding; check out our ultimate guide Video Encoding: The Big Streaming Technology Guide [2023] Welcome to our encoding definition and adaptive bitrate guide. This article is for anyone seeking a way into the world of Video Technology and Development, or for those of you looking for a quick…
AV1 Codec – Ready for Production The Alliance for Open Media is a non-profit industry consortium that was formed in 2015 with the mission of developing open, royalty-free technologies for multimedia delivery. Its creation was largely a response to the complicated and potentially expensive licensing and patent protection around the dominant MPEG standard codecs (mainly…
Since the launch of Dolby Vision, HDR video has quickly grown from a novel innovation, mostly known in videophile and engineering circles, to a ubiquitous and expected feature for the general television-owning public. Content producers and streaming platforms should be producing and delivering HDR video whenever possible in order to best recreate the artist’s vision…
HDR support is critical to video workflows at nearly every stage, starting from encoding to playback. When an organization makes the inevitable switch from SDR vs HDR, it becomes clear that the video quality of experience (QoE) improves significantly. As HDR support is gradually becoming ubiquitous in the general streaming space, it’s clear that OTT…
Is Your Video Stuck in the Past with SDR? Would you do your taxes on a computer from the 1950s? I’d guess for most of us the answer is no because usually, limiting yourself to using 70-year-old technology is not very likely to provide the best user experience or most accurate results. But when it…
Starting in the late 2010s, consumers, OTT providers, and device manufacturers have come to expect 4K resolution content as the norm, with 4K UHD TV unit sales surpassing 108 million purchases as of 2019 (it’s estimated 178 million units were sold in 2020). According to Omdia, nearly every region in the world (with the exception…
When you think about streaming online content, you might be tempted to focus on the visual aspects, like a high bit rate or the latest codecs, but this is only half the battle for a superior video experience. The audio quality for any streaming video can be the difference between a good movie night for…
For most people, smartphones and tablets are their default source for information and entertainment, and these days that means streaming video on the go. An increase in film and TV content delivered via the internet, or over-the-top (OTT), has naturally meant an increase in OTT services on the market. If you provide video services like…
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