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 are compatible with the AV1 codec right now. I’ll also touch on some of the incredible bandwidth savings companies like Netflix are seeing with AV1 and detail the…
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:…
**Updated in March 2022** 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…
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!…
Bitmovin Encoding v2.0 is a major release which adds some powerful new features including: Per-Title, AV1 support, 3-Pass encoding and more – Test it today!
Meet Bitmovin in Amsterdam! IBC 2018 Stand 14.G09 Meet Bitmovin video experts in Amsterdam during the IBC Conference and Expo on September 14-18. Stop by our booth to see the latest video streaming tech coming from Bitmovin! Per-Title Encoding – Boost video streaming quality while reducing bandwidth! Per-Title Encoding is a powerful encoding optimization that can…
The full impact of the NAB Show 2018 is still settling in around Bitmovin’s global offices – record number of Bitmovers and meetings, bigger booth and more and bigger parties. But the real stars were the technologies revolutionizing video delivery on the internet. This year Bitmovin launched so many exciting innovations that it’s hard to…
Now that AV1 has entered its final stage of development and is getting close to finalizing its features, it’s a perfect time to take a closer look at what’s in store for the future of video streaming. With Apple announcing their decision to join the Alliance for Open Media in January, practically all major tech…
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