In the past few years, there has been an exponential increase in video consumption. According to Statista, in 2019 alone, the number of digital video viewers was 2.6 billion, which is reported to increase up to 3.1 billion in 2023. With the increase in the number of viewers, the number of platforms catering to them also increased. A few years back Netflix was the only major player in the video streaming market. But now there are many more platforms, including Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, Hulu, and many more. With so many streaming platforms available, users often prefer to pirate content…
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How To Implement Shaka Player For DRM playback
If you are looking to stream your content along with DRM, chances are that you're bound to come across Shaka player. As an open-source JS library, the Shaka player is widely used for adaptive video streaming. You can play content based on DASH and HLS, without browser plugins, with the help of an Encrypted media extension. So, in order to help others out and make it easier for others to learn about using Shaka player for DRM playback, I wrote this article. So, without further ado, let's get started. What is Encrypted Media Extension (EME) DRM playback is based on…
Google Widevine DRM: Simple Guide to Security & Integration
You’d have noticed that a lot of times videos on Netflix, Prime Video, or Disney plus are not at full resolution (1080p or 4K) on certain Android devices or Chrome browsers. One of the reasons for this is that their content is protected from piracy by Widevine DRM technology and only devices with higher security compatibility are allowed to stream the best quality content. You might be wondering, what Widevine is? Find out all about Widevine DRM, its security levels, compatibility, how it works, and more in this article. TABLE OF CONTENT What is Widevine DRM? History Of Widevine A…
Setup And Install FFMPEG On Windows [Bonus: FFMPEG Commands]
If you are looking for a library to help you out with video compression and processing, FFmpeg is certainly the best open-source library you'd find out there. It can be used for blurring, color conversion, rotation, extraction of frames. As well as offer an interface to various video codecs like H.264/AVC, HEVC, AV1. Here in this tutorial, I'll discuss briefly what FFmprg really is and how you can install it on windows. On top of it, there are a few basic commands for FFmpeg to get you started. What is FFMPEG? FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting…
Cloud Video Platforms: How It Works & Top 5 List
With the everyday increase in popularity of video streaming platforms, businesses need a reliable, secure, and scalable cloud video platform. And owing to the current COVID scenario across the world, people are consuming a lot more content than before. Hence, more businesses are launching or scaling on cloud video platforms on a daily basis. Cloud video platforms have reduced the infrastructure needs as compared to traditional broadcasting technologies. They are being potentially recognized for their features like unlimited storage, convenience, scalability, and security. Keeping these things in mind, we’ll be taking you through a basic explanation of cloud video platforms…
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: Elearning Video Creation/Production Tools eLearning Video Tools for Editing Elearning Quiz Creation Tools Online Teaching Website Creation Platforms…