CES 2018: 5G, 8K, and Beyond
5G video and the future of next-gen UltraHD video were hot topics at CES this week. While both technologies are independent of one another,…
CES 2018: Connected TV Tunes into the User Experience
As we roll into 2018, almost half of all US broadband households (45%) now own a smart TV, according to Parks Associates research – and it’s…
HEVC today. AV1 tomorrow?
In case you missed it, Apple just snuck a little surprise into the first few days of 2018 in the form of their name appearing on the Alliance…
Beamr Live HEVC Encoding Speed Test on the Intel® Xeon® Scalable Platinum Processor
It’s no secret that Intel-based hardware is ubiquitous in many video encoding data centers, which explains the high level of interest in the…
How to deal with the tension on the mobile network – part 2 (VIDEO Interview)
In late July, I reported on the “news” that Verizon was throttling video traffic for some users. As usual, the facts around this…
The Need for Speed: x265 & Beamr 5 Epic Face Off
UPDATE 11/15/2017: Be sure to check out part 2 of this post which covers Beamr 5 performance on the new Intel Scalable Platinum processor.…
How to deal with the tension of video on the mobile network – Part 1
Last week, the Internet erupted in furor over Verizon’s alleged “throttling” of video streaming services over their mobile network. With a…
Comparing HEVC & VP9 Made Easy
Apple recently announced their plans to enable HEVC on up to one billion devices with the release of iOS 11 and High Sierra later this year,…
We Celebrate with Cake!
At Beamr, when we celebrate, we do it with cake! Today’s very special, and oh so yummy cake celebration, was a recognition of the…
HEVC Has Arrived Thanks to Apple iOS 11 & High Sierra
For streaming video service operators who have been searching for a more efficient video codec to deliver higher resolution and higher quality…