Editor’s Note: This article was rewritten to incorporate answers posed in the original article and answered by David Ronca, Director, Encoding Technology at Netflix, and Anne Aaron, Manager, Video ...

High efficiency video coding (HEVC) techniques have transformed digital video compression, enabling significant reductions in bit rate while preserving high visual quality. Progress in both ...

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The assessment of video quality has become increasingly vital as video streaming and user-generated content dominate global network traffic. Researchers have developed a spectrum of techniques ranging ...

Let me get straight to the point. Adding a new codec to your encoding mix, whether it’s HEVC, VP9, or AV1, is expensive, time-consuming, and somewhat risky. Adding per-title encoding to your encoding ...

From entertainment and social media to on­line education, video continues to capture a disproportionate share of Internet band­ width. Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) predicts that by 2017, ...

Netflix is attempting to try and make its video streaming service accessible to its subscribers through lower-bandwidth connections, as well as minimizing buffering, with a new Dynamic Optimizer tool.

Next-gen encoders deliver better quality with smaller files; get up to speed now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. MPEG-4—aka ...

It should come as little surprise that Facebook is at the forefront of the 360-degree video push, what with its acquisition of Oculus VR and all. The social network added support for 360-degree ...