VVC – the latest evolution for modern codecs Versatile Video Coding (h.266/VVC) is the newest block-based hybrid codec from the Joint Video Experts Team (JVET), a group comprised of MPEG …
132nd MPEG Meeting Takeaways: MPEG Continues to Progress – First Meeting with the New Structure
Preface Bitmovin isn’t the only organization whose sole purpose is to shape the future of video – a few senior developers at Bitmovin along with me are active members of …
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Christian Timmerer
- December 2, 2020
To Play, or Not to Play – AutoPlay Policies for Safari 14 and Chrome 64
Updates to the autoplay policies in Safari and Chrome could have significant implications for both advertisers and content providers As of September 2017, Safari 11 on macOS and iOS, as …
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Gernot Zwantschko
- September 16, 2020
131st MPEG Meeting Takeaways – Future Codecs are now: VVC is finalized
Preface “Shaping the Future of Video” is not just a catchy slogan that we like to throw around, rather it’s Bitmovin’s company vision. Not only do we keep a close …
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- July 29, 2020
Video Tech Deep Dive: Super-Resolution with Machine Learning P2
Super-Resolution: Why is it good and how can you incorporate it? Introduction Welcome to Part 2 of Bitmovin’s Video Tech Deep Dive series: Super-Resolution with Machine learning. Before you get …
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Adithyan Ilangovan
- July 6, 2020
State of Streaming Wars 2020: The New Subscribers (SVOD Streamers)
Streaming Wars: Someone’s bound to win…right? The search term “Streaming Wars” took off in late 2015 with the near-simultaneous announcements that Hulu (currently owned by The Walt Disney Company) was …
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Joshua Shulman
- July 2, 2020
BitExperiments – Q2Y2020 Hackathon Summary
Can’t stop us noooow – we’re havin’ a remote hackathon Throw what you will at us 2020! That won’t stop the innovation and creativity of the Bitmovin team – in …
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Joshua Shulman
- June 18, 2020
130th MPEG Meeting Takeaways – Innovation meets Essential Needs
Preface “Shaping the Future of Video” is not just a catchy slogan that we like to throw around, rather it’s Bitmovin’s company vision. Not only do we keep a close …
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- May 7, 2020
Developer Network Series: Everything you need to know about Video Compression
In the previous series of posts, we set a baseline of compression knowledge by defining how lossy compression algorithms work for images and breaking down the JPEG image standard. Now …
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Andrea Fassina
- April 30, 2020
State of Compression: What is VVC and how does it work?
What is VVC? Versatile Video Coding (VVC) is the most recent international video coding standard which was finalized in July of 2020. It is the successor to High-Efficiency Video Coding …
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Christian Feldmann
- February 14, 2020
