Will Virtual Reality Determine the Future of Streaming?
As video services take a more aggressive approach to virtual reality (VR), the question of how to scale and deliver this bandwidth intensive…
The TV of Tomorrow Needs Standards Today: Why the streaming video industry must work together to solve video delivery quality issues
Nearly 50 percent of Americans have an entertainment subscription service like Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu, accessed via a connected…
Applications for On-the-Fly Modification of Encoder Parameters
As video encoding workflows modernize to include content adaptive techniques, the ability to change encoder parameters “on-the-fly” will…
Net Neutrality Means Bye Bye HOV Lanes
What started as a rant from comedian John Oliver calling for support of an open internet, has now developed into a monumental philosophical…
Dolby Vision and HEVC, an Introduction
Notice that some material from this post appeared originally in the article, “Integrating HEVC Video Compression with a High Dynamic Range…
Using Beamr’s V.265 HEVC Encoder to Generate MPEG-DASH Compliant Streams
Recent developments in video encoding and streaming technology have come together to supply two major tools to optimize the delivery of…
How HDR, Network Function Virtualization, and IP Video are Shaping Cable
Beamr just returned from the Internet & Television Expo, or INTX, previously known as the Cable Show, where we identified three technology…
Stop Paying Data Overages and Get Content on Your Terms
The digital landscape is changing as content everywhere becomes the new norm. One of the biggest factors driving this change is the explosion…
HDR adds ‘kapow’ to 4k
High Dynamic Range (HDR) improves video quality by going beyond more pixels to increase the amount of data delivered by each pixel. As a…
Content-Adaptive Optimization is Bringing Next Level Performance to OTT and Broadcast Encoding Workflows
As the digital landscape continues to grow, it’s no surprise that the demand for a high-quality and reliable streaming video experience on…