Every compressed file involves dozens of configuration-related decisions, including resolution, data rate, H.264 profile, VBR or CBR, entropy coding technique, x.264 preset, b-frames, reference frames—the list goes on and on. Most encoding prof
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VP9 Finally Comes of Age, But Is it Right for Everyone?
Publishers and encoding companies alike are beginning to embrace VP9, Google’s open source codec. Here’s …
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Online is different from broadcast and doesn’t need formal standards. HEVC isn’t considered by many …
Read More »Review: V-Nova Perseus: Does its Compression Live Up to the Hype?
London-based V-Nova has made some impressive claims about Perseus, its compression technology. Streaming Media’s preliminary …
Read More »Netflix Introduces New Quality Metric
Netflix announced the open-source availability of the Video Multimethod Assessment Fusion, which it’s now using …
Read More »What is AV1?
Scheduled to be the first codec released by the Alliance for Open Media, AV1 is …
Read More »Netflix Discusses VP9-Related Development Efforts
Once counted out, VP9 is on the rise, with support from Netflix, JW Player, Brightcove, …
Read More »Book Excerpt: VBV Buffer Explained
This article is kind of a prequel to my book, Encoding by the Numbers, which …
Read More »The Four Pillars of Video Encoding
Figure 1. The four critical aspects to consider before video encoding. Executive Summary: While video …
Read More »Fine-Tuning Your Adaptive Encoding Groups With Objective Quality Metrics
Click below to download the presentation or to view the conference video. Here’s the description. …
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