2016 Paves the Way for a Next-Gen Video Encoding Technology Explosion in 2017
2016 has been a significant year for video compression as 4K, HDR, VR and 360 video picked up steam, paving the road for an EXPLOSION of HEVC…
Before you evaluate x265, read this!
With video consumption rising and consumer preferences shifting to 4K UHD this is contributing to an even faster adoption rate than what we…
Patent Pool HEVC Advance Responds: Announces “Royalty Free” HEVC Software
HEVC Advance Releases New Software Policy November 22nd 2016 may be shown by history as the day that wholesale adoption of HEVC as the…
Shows Without Safety Nets: The Lasting Appeal of Live TV
Live video streaming is certainly popular these days, but it’s not a new concept. Instead, it hearkens back to a beloved form of…
The State of Commercially Available 4K UHD Services
In a recent article we did a little investigative research on the state of 4K and four significant trends: The upgrade in picture quality is…
We Need a Revolution of 4K!
Don’t panic or stop reading, we used the word ‘revolution’ in the title and though admittedly it’s provocative being less than a week from the…
Immersive VR and 360 video at streamable bitrates: Are you crazy?
There have been many high-profile experiments with VR and 360 video in the past year. Immersive video is compelling, but large and unwieldy to…
4 Facts about 4K
We recently did a little investigative research on the state of 4k and here are four highlights of what we found. To start, as an industry,…
Can we profitably surf the Video Zettabyte Tsunami?
Two key ingredients are in place. But we need to get started now. In a previous post, we warned about the Zettabyte video tsunami – and the…
Data Caps, Zero-rated, Net Neutrality: The Video Tsunami Doesn’t Take Sides
We Need to Work Together to Conserve Bits in the Zettabyte Era Over the past year, and again last week, there has been no shortage of articles…