Jan's Corner
Choosing an x265 Preset – An ROI Analysis
Given the bandwidth and storage savings that higher quality x265 presets deliver, you may want to rethink your preset selection. […]
Jan’s Corner
Jan's Corner
How to use youtube-dl : A Step-by-Step Tutorial
I’ve always been fascinated with how YouTube encodes the endless hours of videos uploaded to the site. YouTube employs the […]
Streaming
Beginner’s Guide to Video QoE and QoS
Companies distribute video for many reasons, sometimes as the product, sometimes to sell or market another product, sometimes for training […]
Jan's Corner
Cloud Encoding Pricing Simplified – SaaS, PaaS, Private, and Hybrid
There are many factors to consider when choosing a cloud encoding platform, including workflows supported, available codecs and output formats, […]
Jan's Corner
What is CBR, VBR, CRF, Capped-CRF? Rate Control Modes Explained
Everytime you encode a video file with a distribution oriented codec like H.264, HEVC, VP9, or AV1, you choose a […]
Jan's Corner
Computing Break Even on Codec Deployments
To a great degree, video codec adoption is driven by the simple break even formula presented above. You put your […]
Compression
MediaInfo and BitRate Viewer – Essential Tools for Video Analysis
I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the outstanding content on the OTTVerse website. In my first article, I wanted […]