The educational landscape continues to evolve rapidly, especially with technological advancements and global events influencing how we learn. Our Online vs Offline Education Survey in 2022 highlighted significant growth in video usage within the education sector, largely driven by the pandemic. As we step into 2024, it's crucial to reassess these trends and understand the current preferences and challenges faced by learners. Following up on our 2022 survey, we have conducted a new online survey in 2024 to delve deeper into the evolving landscape of online and offline education. This article presents the findings of our latest survey, compares them…
Top DRM Products Overview as Software Service and Hardware
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a concept initially developed in the 1980s. The goal of DRM is to protect the rights of copyright holders and ensure that they get paid for their work. In 1984, the first DRM product as a system was developed, and the first commercial DRM system in 1995. The first DRM system used in a commercially distributed media product was Sega's Dreamcast, released in 1998. Table Of Content: What is meant by DRM product? Overview of a DRM Product as a System What are the different types of DRM products? Major DRM products available in the…
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…
Widevine Content Decryption Module or CDM DRM & its browser components
Digitalization of media assets such as video, audio, software, images, and PDFs has challenged traditional copyright laws. Sensitive documents, video footage, premium content have a very high value than the cost incurred to create. These multimedia contents are often illegally reused, remixed, and later republished. Hence comes the need for a proper protection mechanism of digital assets. With digital storage, there is always a risk of unwanted access to your library. No one wants their files to be illegally downloaded, shared or uploaded on unauthorized networks. Distributors and asset owners now have access to a range of content protection technologies…
15+ Best Study Apps For Students In 2024
As a student getting the best out of our studies can be a really major challenge. Keeping up with your studies, assignments, and projects can be really taxing at times. With too much on your plate, it is easy to get lost in the chaos and ultimately get behind your studies. A lot of students face challenges such as remaining productive throughout the year, keeping up with our schedules, memorizing key information, meeting crucial deadlines, and even managing their time better. All these challenges can be easily overcome with the help of study apps for students. Let’s say, you have…
Video Transcoding: What is Transcoding & Its Importance?
Digital storage of any media requires conversion from analog to digital format. The initial digital format after media production is still a raw file. For it to be stored and accessed across different devices, it needs to be compressed in a particular digital format compatible across the device. This form of video compression for files to make them compatible with a target device is called encoding. The terms video encoding and video transcoding are sometimes used interchangeably, in spite of the use-case difference between the two. Table Of Content: What Is Transcoding? How Does Video Transcoding Differ From Encoding? What…