The term “Real-time live streaming” is a hot topic in the broadcasting industry and often is a bone of contention between the enablers and the broadcasters. That few seconds of latency during a soccer match can be a real excitement-killer if there is a variation in the concurrent live streams received by the viewing devices. …
Audio streaming has risen in popularity- from trending music, audio books to podcasts, the appeal to audio-only streaming has increased significantly due to its easy functionality as you can listen to music or podcasts on-the-go, in the middle of something. All kinds of businesses, organizations, and individuals are broadcasting audio streams. In this blog, …
As we enter 2021, we can acclaim without doubt that H.264 (also known as AVC) is ubiquitous in the world of video streaming. Nearly every device and operating system support AVC decoding either on hardware or software. However, although AVC is widely supported, we cannot deny the efficiency in terms of the compression rate …
As the holiday season approaches, to keep up with the festivity, a lot of organizations are live streaming Christmas and other holiday events and encouraging participants to attend online gatherings for spreading the virtual fun. At first, live streaming may feel like a daunting task, but if you choose the correct platform, hosting a …
It’s that time of the year again when Christmas is round the corner and the smell of positivity and good cheer is all around! Well, things are going to look a little different this year with social distancing norms. However, in order to keep up with the holiday cheer and festivity, you can live …
“What is ABR?’’, “How is ABR different from multi-bitrate streaming?’’ – These are questions that often lead to answers filled with technical jargon like ‘codec’, ‘streaming protocols’, etc. In this blog, we are NOT going to do that. We are going to explain in very simple language the definition of both adaptive streaming and …
In my previous blog on HDR and enhancing the effect of 4K, we had discussed the traits of High Dynamic Range being designed to accommodate a greater range of contrast in a video content. HDR allows images with high contrast to be displayed with much greater clarity and more details in the shadows and highlights. …
During the early 2000s the internet saw a booming increase in network bandwidth. Together with better media compression algorithms and more powerful personal computer systems streaming delivery of media had become possible. The term streaming is used to describe a method of relaying data over a computer network as a steady continuous stream, allowing …