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The Ultimate Guide to HTML5 Video Players [2024]

Developers know that a lot goes into video streaming. The content must be produced, encoded, transcoded, and distributed globally. For this reason, delivering seamless over-the-top (OTT) video experiences often requires piecing together a handful of technology components. In this Ultimate Guide to HTML5 Video Players, we cover what to look for when choosing a player, when to go with a free or open-source option vs. a premium paid solution, and the best HTML5 video players to build on.

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Innovation

Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Evolved: WISH ABR and Bitmovin’s Player Integration

Video streaming has grown rapidly over the past few years and is the prominent content people engage with online. This puts a lot of pressure on streaming companies as they now have to support a wide range of devices to maximize their viewer reach. Additionally, depending on the device type and the user’s network connectivity,…

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Innovation

PhD video research: From the ATHENA lab to Bitmovin products

Introduction The story of Bitmovin began with video research and innovation back in 2012, when our co-founders Stefan Lederer and Christopher Mueller were students at Alpen-Adria-Universität (AAU) Klagenfurt. Together with their professor Dr. Christian Timmerer, the three co-founded Bitmovin in 2013, with their research providing the foundation for Bitmovin’s groundbreaking MPEG-DASH player and Per-Title Encoding….

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Product Updates

Streamlining Video Playback: Unveiling Bitmovin’s Player SDK for Flutter

Developing mobile applications, particularly with video streaming included, can present significant challenges depending on how it’s done. Smaller development teams or those without extensive video technical expertise may find it straining and affect their deployment/launch timeline. Traditionally, creating professional applications for both iOS and Android requires experienced developers proficient in the native code languages. However,…

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Innovation

Unlocking the Highest Quality of Experience with Common-Media-Client-Data (CMCD) – What Is It and What Are the Benefits

As video workflows get more detailed, companies face numerous challenges in delivering a seamless viewing experience to their audiences. One of the biggest hurdles is the ability to make sense of disjointed sets of information from different points in the video delivery workflow. When a client experiences buffering or other playback issues, it can be…

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Innovation

Completing the WebRTC Playback Experience – Enabling Rewind During Real-Time Live Streams

Live streaming has solidified its role as a pivotal component of modern video workflows, enabling platforms and media companies to captivate audiences with that sense of witnessing events as they happen. This trend has gained even greater momentum during and after the pandemic, as users craved live experiences that spanned a variety of interests –…

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Product Updates

Streaming Video on the PlayStation 4 (PS4): Our Approach to Supporting it with the Bitmovin Player

TLDR Let’s get started Over a year and a half ago, we made our first strides into looking at supporting PlayStation gaming consoles. After evaluating both PlayStation 5 (PS5) and PlayStation 4 (PS4), we prioritized PS5, pushing PS4 to the back burner with no real intention of touching it. This decision wasn’t just because PS5…

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VidTech

DRM (Digital Rights Management): The Definitive Guide [2023]

Welcome to our complete guide to digital rights management in 2023. This page provides digital content creators with everything they need to understand how DRM works today to protect video content from unauthorized users. As the digital media landscape evolves, challenging copyright laws and threatening intellectual property like never before, DRM solutions play an increasingly…

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Developers

From Workouts to Wellness: Navigating the 5 Main Challenges of Health and Fitness Video Streaming Workflows

Video streaming has emerged as a powerful tool in health and fitness, enabling platforms to engage with individuals looking to achieve their health and wellness goals wherever they are. Whether in the comfort of their homes, on the go, or gathered in groups at physical locations around the globe, video streaming unlocks a new world…

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