This video discusses how to choose a codec in 2021 and beyond.  Download the handout here. Here’s the video.  Here’s the Description Codecs like H.264 and AV1 are the key enabling technologies for all entertainment and business-oriented video distribution, whether movies distributed via Netflix or videoconferencing from Zoom and similar services. At a high level, codecs come from two …

Derrick Freeman’s new course, Getting Up and Running with Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8, offers three free videos. This one, entitled Video Streaming Overview, helps Wowza implementors who aren’t familiar with streaming get up to speed on the critical concepts. The video demonstrates Derrick’s methodical, leave-no-student-behind approach that will help all Wowza implementors get up and running fast. Here’s the video. …

I’m teaching two boot camps (virtually) at an upcoming Streaming Media University event, one for VOD and the other for live streaming; each costs $199. The courses are designed for newbies who need to get up to speed quickly on these topics. If the courses sound familiar, I did teach the same courses at the Streaming Media West event in …