Your encoding ladder is the set of encoding parameters that you use to create the …

Executive Summary: A common problem with footage created using iPhones, screencam tools, Wirecast, and Skype …

Executive Summary: Now might be the time to consider phasing out the lowest quality streams …

Executive Summary: B-frames increase compression efficiency, particularly at lower bitrates. However, not all video encoders …

On Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016, Technicolor issued a press release stating that the company had decided to “license its HEVC IP portfolio directly to device manufacturers rather than through the HEVC Advance patent pool.” The release fu

Joicaster is a web-based live streaming syndication platform that takes a single live stream and pushes it out to multiple services, including YouTube Live, Ustream, and Twitch, as well as commercial sites. Joicaster is affordable, straightforward to

On January 13th, 2016, I launched a survey to determine the bitrate control techniques most commonly …

Let’s face it. For-profit enterprises post videos, hold webinars, and produce virtual events to drive sales. How effective are these mediums for that purpose? There’s lots of positive anecdotal evidence, but where are the hard numbers?

The Netflix blog post entitled Per-Title Encode Optimization boldly declares that “to deliver the best quality video to our members, each title should receive a unique bitrate ladder, tailored to its specific complexity characteristics.”

Late last year I ran a survey asking respondents to choose whether DASH or HLS …