Creating a website on WordPress is easy but video hosting for WordPress is a little difficult. There are so many parameters you need to take into consideration while hosting. There are multiple platforms and unlimited plugins available in the market and it is difficult to choose from one of them. Especially for those content creators and distributors who don’t know how to implement the things technically. In this post, we are going to tell you the features of the Vdocipher player and how to add a Vdocipher player in your WordPress website by using our WordPress plugin. Vdocipher provides the…
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101 Tools for Online Course Creators to Create, Publish & Monetize Courses
From inception to launch, course creators follow a long journey in creating & perfecting their material and then marketing + selling it online. Therefore, we have compiled a comprehensive list of 101 tools you might need to create and monetise that online course you have been planning lately. A brief categorization is listed at the start and then we dwell on each tool individually. There is no ranking, it is a compiled list of useful popular tools. Let’s dive right in! Categories: Video Recording/Creating Tools Video Editing Tools Quiz Creation Tools Online Teaching Website Creation Platforms Wordpress LMS Plugins Payment…
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An Introduction to Encrypted Media Extensions (EME)
Encrypted Media Extensions is a JavaScript API that enables content protection for premium videos in the browser. EME is important in how a DRM system works. EME API is a W3C-recommended standard, meaning that streaming media applications are interoperable across different browsers irrespective of the underlying DRM system. The cryptographically trusted agent of DRM systems inside browsers is the Content Decryption Module (CDM). The CDM works by receiving the content keys from the remote DRM License Server. The Content Decryption Module then uses the content keys to decode encrypted videos for playback. Streaming media applications use the EME API to…
Understanding Video Quality – Pixels (p), Bitrate (kbps), Aspect Ratios
Some of the most common questions I get asked on video quality are- What is the size of a video for a certain pixel quality? (Say 1 hour 1080p video) What does kbps mean? How much bandwidth will 1 hour 1000 kbps video consume? I want my videos in 1080/720/480/360 p like Youtube. How does VdoCipher enable that? How many video quality options I need to have to ensure smooth playback across the world? Why does VdoCipher provide bitrate (kbps) as quality options and not pixels (p)? Here are some key definitions and concepts to help everybody better understand video quality parameters.…
How AES-128 Encryption for video compares to DRM systems
In this blog we will be looking to illustrate the distinction between AES-128, secure key exchange protocols and DRM systems. Popular Streaming protocols that use secure key exchange are HLS Encryption and RTMP Encryption. Widevine and FairPlay are the major Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems that are necessary for the best content protection. At VdoCipher we are committed to streaming DRM-protected premium content for our customers across all devices. Our video hosting for business enables our customers to stream premium videos on Android Phones, iPhones, iPad, Macs, PCs and Smart TVs. In this blog we seek to explain how AES-128…
