Adding Beamr’s Frame-Level Content-Adaptive Rate Control to the AV1 Encoder
In this post we present the results of integrating CABR's content-adaptive rate control with the libaom AV1 encoder. CABR can reduce AV1…
Optimizing Bitrates of User-generated Videos with Beamr CABR
In this blog post we present the results of a encoding a set of videos from YouTube’s UGC dataset with Beamr's CABR technology.
Video Codecs in 2020 – The Race is On!
Introduction There are several different video codecs available today for video streaming applications, and more will be released this year.…
For Video Streaming Services, The Internet Is A Shared Resource To Preserve
TL;DR Post COVID-19, the work from home trend will continue, and this will extend the pressure on the Internet from video traffic. Even…
How To Cut Cloud Gaming Bitrates In Half So That Twice As Many Users Can Play
TL;DR: Beamr CABR operating with the Intel Media SDK hardware encoder powered by Intel GPUs is the perfect video encoding engine for cloud…
Beamr AVC & HEVC Live Encoding Performance Milestones
It has been two years since we published a comparison of the two leading HEVC software encoder SDKs; Beamr 5, and x265. In this article you…
The Patented Visual Quality Measure that was Designed to Drive Higher Compression Efficiency
At the heart of Beamr’s closed-loop content-adaptive encoding solution (CABR) is a patented quality measure. This measure compares the…
A Deep Dive into CABR, Beamr’s Content-Adaptive Rate Control
Going Inside Beamr’s Frame-Level Content-Adaptive Rate Control for Video Coding When it comes to video, the tradeoff between quality and…
They don’t collect baseball cards, but eSports super fans are giving traditional sports a run for their money.
For sports fans that grew up before the 90s, you likely have fond memories of collecting baseball memorabilia or going to your first game. To…
Why Game of Thrones is pushing video encoder capabilities to the edge
Game of Thrones entered its eighth and final season on April 14th, 2019. Though Game of Thrones has been a cultural phenomenon since the…