This blog explains VdoCipher security technology using video encryption in detail and compares it with most other providers. Below is a video with all security features explained and compared. After the video is text explanation - The main encrypted video streaming protocols in use by most other streaming providers are: HTTP Live Streaming - HLS Encryption with AES-128 AES 128 Encryption & Sample AES 128 Encryption. Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) and RTMP Encrypted (RTMPE) HLS encryption, with AES-128 bit encrypted streaming, is widely marketed as a secure video encryption streaming protocol used for video protection. Indeed, certain security features…
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Add text to videos with Dynamic Watermarking
Videos hosted through VdoCipher cannot be downloaded. There does however remain the risk of piracy from screen capture. Add text to videos with our dynamic watermark feature that effectively prevents users from pirating video content using screen capture, and goes a long way towards helping users protect their premium content. The sample video below contains a dynamic watermark displaying User name, User IP and User email. The video is displayed using our WordPress plugin and same can be configured using APIs or moodle plugin as well. The dynamic watermark can be customized for movement, color, size and transparency. You can…
3 Offline Encoder to Compress Video: MAC & Windows
There are a lot of instances where the raw video file after camera recording is quite large in size. If it is not on a server or url, it becomes quite difficult to upload it to online sites like VdoCipher. To solve this problem there are offline encoder or converters or transcoders which convert the huge video files into decent size without any visible lose in quality. This video compression is key to video processing system. Some of these tools can also be used to convert files into different formats for video and audio. Here are the details of top…
Video Quality – What is Video Bitrate(kbps), Pixels (p) & 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 video bitrate (kbps) as quality options and not pixels (p)? Here are some key definitions and concepts to help everybody better understand video quality…
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…