February, 2016

• 4 February

  Technicolor Withdraws from the HEVC Advance Patent Pool

  

  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

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• 3 February

  Joicaster Review: A Simple Platform for Live Video Distribution

  

  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

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January, 2016

• 20 January

  Preliminary Survey Results – CBR, VBR and Capped CRF – $100 Amazon Gift Card Incentive

  On January 13th, 2016, I launched a survey to determine the bitrate control techniques most commonly used by streaming producers. Some preliminary results are in, but the number of respondents is too small to draw any conclusions. I wanted to publish the data to stimulate additional interest, and also announce that I am sweetening the pot with a $100 Amazon gift …

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• 15 January

  The Future of Video Marketing: Dive Into Automation Programs

  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?

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• 14 January

  How Netflix Pioneered Per-Title Video Encoding Optimization

  

  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.”

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• 13 January

  Survey Results In: DASH Squeaks Win over HLS

  Late last year I ran a survey asking respondents to choose whether DASH or HLS was the best ABR format going forward. The poll results are in and are shown below. Basically, a small majority preferred DASH over HLS. The reasons why are even more illuminating, and are presented below the survey results. “Not sure why i wouldnt cover both …

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• 13 January

  Survey: CBR, VBR, or Other for ABR Streaming

  The recommended bit rate control technique for VOD files produced for adaptive streaming is one of the most fundamental decisions encoding professionals make, but in my view also one of the most confusing. If you scan the white papers on the topic, most recommend using constant bit rate (CBR) encoding to simplify the stream selection process. On the other hand, …

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• 7 January

  Life After Flash: Will Producers Move to HLS, DASH, or Both?

  The great migration from Flash to HTML5 is underway. For many producers, this means a switch from RTMP or HTTP Dynamic Streaming to a more HTML5-friendly format. Typically the choice comes down to either HLS or DASH. To help tease out the pros and co

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• 6 January

  Ozer Announces Webinar on Content-Aware Encoding

  Jan Ozer                                                                                               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Streaming Learning Center 276-238-9135 [email protected] Ozer Announces Webinar on …

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• 6 January

  Webinar: Content-Aware Encoding-Applying Lessons Learned from Netflix’s Per-Title Optimization Blog Post

  Webinar on Content-Aware Encoding; January 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST.  The ideal encoding ladder accomplishes two things-it creates great visual quality and uses the optimum amount of data, keeping audiences and finance happy at the same time. But what is the ideal encoding ladder?  At one extreme, in its post Per-Title Encode Optimization, Netflix recently blogged about how each …

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