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Identifying the Top Rung of a Bitrate Ladder
The top rung of your encoding bitrate ladder is the most expensive to deliver, and in many regions, it’s also […]
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Creating the Perfect Encoding Ladder
I’m in the finishing stages of a report comparing cloud-based per-title encoding features. As part of that project, I computed […]
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What’s Up With VVC (Versatile Video Coding)?
Checking in on VVC VVC reached First Draft International Specification in July 2020. We’re about 18 months past that date […]
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Beginner’s Guide to Remote Production
Remote production has garnered significant notice over the last few years for obvious reasons. While there is a specific definition […]
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Creating the Perfect Bitrate Ladder for Video Encoding
Companies attempting to formulate the ideal encoding ladder for specific videos or classes of content should incorporate both the harmonic […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]