Viva Las NAB! After almost three years without a major industry trade show, being back in Las Vegas for NAB Show almost felt like a mirage because we had waited so long for it. Despite fewer attendees than in previous years and much-needed COVID-19 health …
How to Build the Best Streaming Experience for Entertainment
How to Start a Streaming Service The video streaming industry has seen massive growth over the past few years. According to recent forecasts, the industry is expected to exceed $840 …
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Gary Hunsberger
- April 26, 2022
How Bitmovin’s Test Automation team built the first automated solution for Stream Tests
Why is running stream tests important? Ensuring the highest quality of experience with our solutions has always been one of the main drivers of our goals at Bitmovin, and it’s …
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Mario Guggenberger
- April 13, 2022
Fresh out of the oven: Bitmovin’s CDN Streaming storage for VOD Encoding (beta)
At long last, we are happy to announce the beta version of our new Bitmovin CDN Streaming storage! Great, how does Bitmovin’s CDN Streaming storage help me? In the past, …
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Andy Francis
- April 8, 2022
4K Video at SD Bitrates with AV1
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? …
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Andy Francis
- March 30, 2022
Efficiently Predicting Quality with ATHENA’s Video Complexity Analyzer (VCA) project
For online prediction in live streaming applications, selecting low-complexity features is critical to ensure low-latency video streaming without disruptions. For each frame/ video/ video segment, two features, i.e., the average …
Bitmovin Improves Support AV1 Video Encoding for VoD
**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 …
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Martin Smole
- March 11, 2022
How to Replace the Standard HTML5 Video Player
Most Video Players are web-based applications, specifically those built on Web SDKs (any others are typically native to a given device) that allow you to stream your video files over …
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Habdul Hazeez
- March 3, 2022
MP4 vs MKV: Battle of the Video Formats
Mp4 or MKV? It’s not a secret, the world of video technology looms largely in the shadows of back-end development. In this shadowy realm, there is a constant battle amongst …
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Joshua Shulman
- February 28, 2022
Bitmovin Stream Lab – A New Approach to Device Testing, Support and Playback
Launching & managing a streaming service in today’s market can be a bit overwhelming and I know right now you’re saying “Duh Adam, thanks for the groundbreaking opinion” but it’s …
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Adam Massaro
- February 23, 2022
