I just finished one consulting project that involved testing 22 clips with three codecs to produce nine rate-distortion charts per clip (1080p, 720p, 480p for VMAF, SSIM, and PSNR) and am working another with 35 clips with 4 RD charts each with two encoding modes. So efficient chart creation in Excel is now a huge priority. One frustration with Excel …

If you’re onboarding new hires in streaming media-related positions, you now have an affordable option for providing and monitoring that streaming-specific training. If you’re a professional seeking to upgrade your skills and gain accreditation, you have that option as well.  Over the last few years, streaming media has become critical for entertainment and communications, with the quarantines necessitated by Covid-19 …

We’re all aware of the sudden need to reduce streaming bandwidth to alleviate congestion. MediaMelon’s SmartPlay/QBR is a very viable option for this that was recently adopted by Brazilian OTT producer Telecine. I reviewed MediaMelon’s QBR technology for Streaming Media Magazine back in 2017. I called it a “server-side, per-title delivery mechanism.” Unlike traditional per-title technologies that re-encode your files …