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Video Interview: Is Elemental Technologies Turning Into a Software Company

Elemental Technologies has done a great job selling encoding appliances, becoming a force in the high volume H.264 transcoding market over the last few years. So when I saw that Elemental Technologies had released a white paper entitled, Software-Defined Video – a Game Changing Framework for the Video Marketplace, I was curious if this signaled a major strategy change. So, …

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New Five Star Review for “Great” Compression Book

Just got a short and sweet five star review on Amazon for Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery. Here’s a screen grab. Ah, nothing does an author’s heart more good than to see a review like that. Thanks for taking the time to share, Alex.  

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Panasonic UHD Set Doesn’t Play House of Cards (and Other Issues)

Anytime a new codec is released, there are inevitable compatibility issues. Panasonic got bit first when one of their models proved incompatible with Netflix, with no fix available, now or ever. Beyond simple codec incompatibilities, there are several other issues to watch for when buying a UHD set, and some steps you can take to improve its longevity. I detail …

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