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Video: HEVC Vs AV1 and the Future of the Codec Battle

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones

In this debate from NAB 2018, the panel discusses the video codecs which are competing to be the next-generation standard in the OTT environment and, notably, HEVC and AV1 being the front-runners. The debate on which video standard is best suited to our industry is in full swing especially as the Alliance for Open Media released AV1 at the NAB Show and Apple is supporting HEVC in its products and has decided to join the Alliance for Open Media as a founding member. This panel discusses the pros and cons of HEVC and AV1, and also put in perspective content-aware encoding techniques with AVC that might be a strong challenger in the short term for OTT distribution.

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Speakers

Jan Ozer Moderator
Jan Ozer
Principal

Doceo Publishing
Thierry Fautier Mr Thierry Fautier

VP, Video Strategy

Harmonic
Michael Coward Mike Coward

Director of Engineering

Facebook
Christopher Mueller Christopher Mueller

CTO

BitMovin
Matt Frost Matt Frost

Head of Strategy and Partnerships

Google Chrome Media

Webinar: Managing Transition to HEVC/VP9/AV1 with Multi-Codec Streaming

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones

In this talk from Streaming Media East 2018 Paul MacDougall from Bitmovin discusses moving from h.264 to newer codecs.

Video streaming is in a transition towards the next generation of video codecs, offering to double the quality while lowering the required bandwidth. As the successor crown to the ubiquitous AVC/H.264 is still up for grabs, major content providers and device manufacturers are throwing their weights behind competing formats – HEVC/VP9/AV1 – leading to market fragmentation, specifically within web environments. To deal with this challenge, OTT services need to support multiple codecs in an efficient way.

In this presentation, Paul talks about how to evaluate the benefits and the tradeoffs of embracing next-generation compression technologies in your media workflow. He looks at the state of the browser market and compatibility, current deployment percentages and then how to decide whether to do multiple encoding on an asset or not. Paul finished with advice on playback and the state of smart TVs.

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Webinar: DRM – Back to Basics

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones


Webinar: 15:00 & 20:00 BST 24th May 2018

Watching this webinar, you will learn about selecting and implementing the right premium content protection/DRM.

Content protection is key to a successful content monetisation strategy and with the recent evolution of streaming formats and standards, it is now easier than ever to create DRM-protected streaming systems. The ability to support all of today’s DRMs – including Widevine, Fairplay and PlayReady – in an efficient and easy-to-manage workflow is crucial for operators who want to enable richer feature sets, such as offline viewing and TVE.

Join Irdeto and Bitmovin for a live webinar to explore
+ Common approaches for Digital Rights Management in 2018
+ Changes coming to common workflows with CMAF (click here for primer on CMAF)
+ Real-world implementations of simple and complex systems

Register for the live webinar!

DATE & TIME:
2 sessions on Thursday, May 24

  • first at 4pm Central EU / 10am Eastern / 7am Pacific
  • second at 8pm Central EU / 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific

Video: Next Generation Ad Workflows and Server-Side Ad insertion with VAST 4.0

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones


VAST 4.0 represents the first opportunity for a fully integrated, standards-based, Server-Side Ad Insertion workflow. Here’s a 5-Minute guide to VAST.
Watch this video to learn how it will impact your workflows and enable you to maximize your revenue by circumventing ad blockers, reaching more devices and improving viewers’ experience.

Presented during Streaming Media West 2017 Discovery Track Sessions by Stefan Lederer, CEO of Bitmovin.