Here at VdoCipher we are in awe of how history of Netflix has consistently innovated in streaming video. Over the history of Netflix, the company has maintained a content catalogue which would be delivered at first via mail. When the technology infrastructure became available Netflix pioneered video technology, which revolutionised home-based video entertainment. The technical decisions that Netflix takes often serve as guides for VdoCipher's course of action, while the long-term vision that the company has executed in its two decades has helped it standout from competition. Netflix offers a fantastic glimpse into how long-term strategy and decision-making ensured the…
Market & technology analysis
CBR Vs VBR: A Comparison between Constant Bitrate and Variable Bitrate
When it comes to streaming a video online, there is a lot that goes in the background. In order to ensure smooth video playback regardless of network, at times you have to create different bitrate or video qualities to give an optimal experience to viewers. You face several choices here. One set of choices concern the encoder settings. You might have heard about Constant Bitrate (CBR) and Variable Bitrate (VBR) as the two prominent types of encoding. What are they, and how do they differ? Which one should you use? Read on, as we answer these questions. A Brief Explanation…
What Is Video Encoding: Everything You Should Know!
In its raw or uncompressed form, the video can be quite heavy. It’s quite difficult to upload and share videos in their raw form. Also, video streaming protocols are quite dependent on the type of device/browser where the video is playing. This is where video encoding comes into play. As the heavy raw files are compressed into a lighter version while maintaining most of the original quality and different protocols are encoded to adhere to the streaming protocols required. What is Video Encoding? Video encoding is basically the process of converting raw or uncompressed video files into the required format.…
HLS Streaming, HLS Encryption & Setting High Secure DRM
What is HLS Streaming? HLS Streaming ( HTTP Live Streaming) is a video streaming protocol used for video content across desktop and mobile devices. HLS is developed by Apple, which forms the biggest use case for the streaming protocol. Beyond Apple, there is wide support for HLS streaming across Android devices and browsers. Indeed, HLS can be used as a streaming protocol for all major browsers, including Chrome and Firefox. In HLS Encryption the video files are encrypted using a secure AES-128 algorithm. The AES 128 encryption is the only publicly available security algorithm that is used by the NSA…
Apple FairPlay DRM: Video Security on iOS & Safari in 2022
Fairplay DRM is the trusted studio-approved DRM for secure playback in the Apple IOS app, IOS Safari, Mac Safari. In this post, we present a complete guide for implementing Apple FairPlay DRM. FairPlay DRM protects videos from download and also stops screen capture of videos. The second half of the article explains the technology behind Fairplay DRM. The content owner/distributor has to obtain the required license from Apple to use this. As your streaming partner, we provide the encryption and licensing service to use your FairPlay keys. The complete integration setup is handled directly by VdoCipher, you only need to…
MPEG DASH Player: Everything You Need To Know
Before we continue we need to understand what is Dash Playback? We already have covered a detailed blog for the “MPEG-DASH: Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP Explained” so here we just gonna brush up on the core part of Dash Playback Tech DASH stand for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP, as the name suggests it's it has the “Dynamic” bit rate and is “adaptive” to Network performance, that is it changes the bit rate according to network to keep the video playing. Higher the video bitrate higher the video quality. Working of Dash Playback contains majorly three steps Segmentation &…