High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265 codec, was released in January 2013 as a significant advancement in video compression. HEVC codec delivers high-quality video with reduced file sizes and lower delivery costs, making it ideal for handling high-resolution 4K and 8K videos. Developed as an open standard by ITU-T's VCEG and ISO/IEC MPEG, HEVC achieves up to 50% better compression than AVC and 75% compared to MPEG-2, revolutionizing video streaming and transmission with cost-efficient, high-quality playback. This technology has become the preferred standard for video coding for various industries due to its ability to efficiently manage video…
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Adaptive Bitrate Streaming: How It Works and Why It Matters?
You'd have noticed that a video would end up taking forever to buffer. You'd rather leave the video platform than be patient enough to sit through a poor-quality stream. As a user, you always have the option to go to another platform. But as a video platform, this can be really bad news, as you end up losing your important users. Poor quality streams usually happen when your internet speed fluctuates and your video starts buffering. Buffering happens since your internet can't download the video files fast enough to keep up with the video playback. This is why in many…
Best Video CDN With Technology, Hosting, Multi CDN Streaming & Caching
Let’s say John is in New Delhi, India, and wants to stream video content hosted on a website. The website is on a hosted server in California. When another viewer, Anne, who stays 500 km away from California, visits the website, the content loads pretty faster. But for John, who stays 12500 km away, the site takes comparatively more time to load as the website content has to travel more. This is where Video CDN comes to the rescue. The CDN finds an optimal server in physical locations closer to the physical location of the user. Table of Contents: What…
PVOD streaming/Premium Video on Demand platforms explained
Premium Video on Demand (PVOD) has reshaped the world of entertainment, redefining how we consume movies. Gone are the days when movie watchers had to wait patiently for a film's theatrical release before enjoying it in the comfort of their homes. With PVOD, the silver screen experience is now just a few clicks away, allowing viewers to savor the latest blockbusters from their own couches. This revolutionary concept not only provides instant access to cinematic treasures but also sparks debates about the future of movie theatres and the evolving landscape of film distribution. Table of Contents: Brief Overview of Video…
How To Integrate Widevine Shaka Player For DRM playback
If you are looking to stream your content along with Widevine DRM, chances are that you're bound to come across Shaka player. As an open-source JS library, the Shaka player is widely used for adaptive video streaming. You can play content based on DASH and HLS, without browser plugins, with the help of an Encrypted media extension. So, in order to help others out and make it easier for others to learn about using Shaka player for DRM playback, I wrote this article. So, without further ado, let's get started. Table of Contents: What is Widevine Shaka Player? What is…
Video Chapters on YouTube with timestamp & add chapters to mp4
Video chapters are a feature used in video content, such as those found on platforms like YouTube, to divide the video into segmented sections, each with its own mini title. YouTube launched video chapters in 2020. The feature uses timestamps that creators apply to their videos so that viewers can easily jump to a specific part of the video or rewatch a particular section. Table of Contents: What are video chapters? Why are video chapters gaining popularity among video creators? Video chapters markers & video timestamp Creating Video Chapters YouTube video chapters How to Create YouTube video chapters & YouTube…