**Updated in Feb 2024** Since 2017, Bitmovin has actively worked in video and streaming standardization and has consistently driven standards from inception to implementation. Our founders co-created the MPEG-DASH streaming standard used by Netflix, YouTube, and many others, which is responsible for over 50% of peak U.S. internet traffic. Given our encoding, virtualization, and codec…
This post was originally published in Sept 2023. It was updated on Feb 18, 2024 with information about Bitmovin’s new support for AV1 in HLS playlists, including with FairPlay content protection. Apple made waves across the video encoding and streaming communities when they announced the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max would have a…
Introduction The post will explain how Per-Title Encoding works and the advantages of using Per-Title Encoding compared to using the same bitrate ladder for all your content. Per-Title often requires fewer ABR ladder renditions and lower bitrates that translate into storage, egress and CDN cost savings. It also improves QoE with less buffering and quality…
Introduction This post will provide some background information on video codecs and the pros and cons of the most common codecs used by streaming services. We’ll discuss why you should be taking advantage of newer codecs and the many benefits they can provide. Finally, we’ll provide a step-by-step guide through the factors and questions you…
This post was originally published in October 2022. It has been updated with new developments, most recently on September 12, 2023 with news about Apple’s iPhone AV1 decoder. In this post, I’ll be taking a look at the current state of AV1 playback support, covering which browsers, mobile devices, smart TVs, consoles and streaming sticks…
In this guide, we dive into what video encoding is and how it works. We also explore the differences between hardware vs. software encoding, lossy vs. lossless compression, and encoding vs. transcoding (two terms that are often used interchangeably).
What if I told you I could get you a sweet deal on a beautiful 1080p movie for less than 300 kbps? How about some stunning 4K under 700 kbps? Sounds too good to be true, right? Especially when you look at the recommended internet connection speeds from services like Netflix, YouTube, and Disney+: SD:…
AV1 Codec – Ready for Production The Alliance for Open Media is a non-profit industry consortium that was formed in 2015 with the mission of developing open, royalty-free technologies for multimedia delivery. Its creation was largely a response to the complicated and potentially expensive licensing and patent protection around the dominant MPEG standard codecs (mainly…
This scientific evaluation puts AV1 to the test against industry standard codecs and shows that AV1 is able to outperform VP9 and even HEVC by up to 40% Introduction For practical Over-the-top (OTT) streaming applications it is mostly necessary to supply streams using multiple different video codec standards in order to stream to a wide…
Download now: The 2019 Video Developer Report reveals the immense growth opportunities today’s developers must evaluate and some of the major challenges they face. In its third year, the Bitmovin Video Developer Report provides key insights into the evolving technology trends of the digital video industry; we’ve also revamped the look and feel of the report!…
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