Let’s say John is in New Delhi, India, and wants to stream video content hosted on a website. The website is on a hosted server in California. When another viewer, Anne, who stays 500 km away from California, visits the website, the content loads pretty faster. But for John, who stays 12500 km away, the site takes comparatively more time to load as the website content has to travel more. This is where Video CDN comes to the rescue. The CDN finds an optimal server in physical locations closer to the physical location of the user. Table of Contents: What…
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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.…
Safeguarding Your Content in 2023: Best Ways to Share Videos Privately
According to stats, just in 2023, an average person has consumed 17 hours of video online per week. That’s huge, right? Video content and sharing are more popular than ever across the world. However, not all videos are meant for sharing publicly. While there are public video platforms like YouTube where most of the content is meant for sharing, the need for private video hosting solutions has also increased to prevent unauthorized access. A perfect example would be a tutor who wants to host his lecture videos for only authorized users (in this case students). Businesses often suffer a heavy…
Video Player Analytics: 15 Parameters to Track in Video Analytics
Video Analytics and Video Player Analytics has been a buzzword for many years now and the hype around it has only been increasing. However many businesses are still unsure of what exact data points to look at, what analyses to make, and what changes to make in your videos/courses/movies based on the data. In this blog, I mention the key 15 metrics that one should get in video analytics and how to use them to enhance viewer experience, prevent misuse, and increase revenues. The context mentioned here is both general for any use case and what can be particularly achieved…
Video chapters on YouTube with timestamp & add chapters to mp4
Video chapters are a feature used in video content, such as those found on platforms like YouTube, to divide the video into segmented sections, each with its own mini title. YouTube launched video chapters in 2020. The feature uses timestamps that creators apply to their videos so that viewers can easily jump to a specific part of the video or rewatch a particular section. Table of Contents: What are video chapters? Why are video chapters gaining popularity among video creators? Video chapters markers & video timestamp Creating Video Chapters YouTube video chapters How to Create YouTube video chapters & YouTube…
Secure Video Management System (VMS) for Video Hosting & Streaming
Secure Video Management System (VMS) is not just secure features, it's essential for any individual or business that values the integrity, privacy, and protection of their video content. With the increasing emphasis on digital media, it's more crucial than ever to ensure that videos are hosted, streamed, and shared with utmost security in mind. Table of Contents: What is a video management system (VMS)? The growing importance of video management in today’s digital age The need for secure video hosting to store footages and pre-recorded videos Risks associated with unsecured video hosting Features of a robust secure VMS VdoCipher secure…