HEVC is the next-gen compression technology lauded as the enabler for a host of new services and capabilities. I discuss the historical development of HEVC and its technical underpinnings in my article “What Is HEVC (H.265)?” This article focuses on how quickly the average streaming producer needs to start thinking about HEVC.   According to multiple studies, HEVC should deliver …

As a leading live streaming service provider, Livestream continually seeks additional eyeballs for its live event producers and viewers. As a developer of a top-selling line of OTT devices, Roku continually seeks additional content for its device own

This week, Telestream announced the availability of an open source H.265 (HEVC) encoder, co-founded and managed by MulticoreWare Inc. I had a chance to speak with Telestream CTO Shawn Carnahan about the venture.

This web page was created to accompany the webinar, Fundamentals of H.264 Encoding, produced on September 4, 2013. It includes sample files assessing the quality of output produced using the Baseline, Main and High profiles. The problem on the table is this; if you produce a set of adaptive files for mobile distribution, you must use the Baseline and Main …

Transcript This webinar was held on September 4, 2013. You can click here to register and view the archived event. Learn the basics of H.264 encoding while standing on one leg (well, in 30 minutes, you can assume any position that you’d like). Click here to register; description below. Who this free seminar is for: H.264 is the most widely …

Over two tutorials, I’ll show you how to create a broadcast quality live production with The NewTek TriCaster TC40 TC40 provided by this video’s sponsor, Videoguys.com. In the first tutorial I’ll show you how to select and configure the video and inputs; in the second, you’ll learn how to mix and stream the show itself. During the tutorials, I’ll only …

Indiana University to use Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery as textbook for Online Video Presentation Course. Galax, VA – August 20, 2013 – The Streaming Learning Center announced that Dr. Edgar Huang, Ph.D., MFA, Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, will use the book, Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery, written …

I just finished the webinar, Configuring Your Streaming Video, which covers (most importantly) the concept of bits per pixel. You can view the webinar, download the handout and read the transcript by clicking over to the article. There's also a full

Got a nice email this morning from Dr. Edgar Huang, an Associate Professor at the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Specifically, he informed me that he was adopting Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery for his upcoming college level course, Online Video Presentation. Commenting on his decision, Dr. Huang stated, “I have adopted Producing …

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, the Streaming Learning Center held its first webinar, Get Your Video online, which was sponsored and distributed by Onstream Media. The free, 30-minute seminar is now available for online viewing. Here’s the description: Who this free seminar is for: The use of streaming video has skyrocketed because it can be extraordinarily effective for sales, marketing, …