As viewers continue to stream and engage more with video, streaming platforms have become pivotal in many industries, such as entertainment, education, fitness, communication, and other sectors. Competition in the space has also increased dramatically, driving these platforms to be innovative as they strive to meet the ever-increasing consumer demands for high-quality, seamless streaming experiences….
NVIDIA GTC Video Streaming Workflow Highlights NVIDIA GTC (GPU-Technology Conference) is an annual conference with training and exhibition for all aspects of GPU(Graphics Processing Unit) accelerated computing. GTC 2024 was held in March with the tagline “The Conference for the Era of AI” and as expected, generative AI was a huge focus this year. There…
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…
Everything you need to know about SCTE-35, the popular event signaling standard that powers dynamic ad insertion, digital program insertion, blackouts and more for TV, live streams and on-demand video. What is SCTE? The acronym SCTE is short for The Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers. SCTE is a non-profit professional organization that creates technical…
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.
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…
Bringing Industry-leading Turnaround Times to Short Form Content Bitmovin has recently seen an increase in demand for processing short form video content and faster turnaround times. This post will cover the most common use cases for short form video and how our new GPU acceleration for VOD encoding will benefit and add value for those…
Introduction to ad insertion in video streaming Video streaming has become one of the most engaging ways for people to spend their time and platforms consistently implement ways to monetize it. Whether we watch movies, TV shows, educational videos, or live events, we often encounter advertisements when streaming. However, how these ads are inserted into…
What is Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) Streaming? Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR) is a technology used in modern video streaming applications that can dynamically adapt in real-time, in order to provide the best quality for each individual viewer. ABR streams take into account network conditions, screen size and device capabilities and can adjust on the fly to…
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…
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