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 &…
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How To Prevent Video Download From Your Website?
"How to Prevent video download?" This has been a major concern for any video platform looking to generate revenue for them. Let’s take a scenario which we recently faced with a customer. Andrew, a product head in a major online teaching platform based in the USA reached out to us. Their platform allows individual teachers to create courses on their platform. These are pre recorded videos and contain the complete syllabus for the year. Their courses were really popular among students. But they saw a steep decline in the number of sign ups and views of their popular courses. After…
What Is The Difference Between SD vs HD vs 360p vs 480p Video Resolutions Quality?
In video or digital photography, the resolution is the ability of a video or digital camera to record details, such as the number of pixels and their size. The video resolution is one of the few technical aspects of video quality that you can easily understand. You can think of resolution as a long string of numbers. The more numbers, the more detail, and the clearer the video will appear. When comparing SD vs HD, a higher resolution means that each pixel is smaller. (The pixel is the basic building block of a digital picture.) Pixels define the video resolution.…
Video Cloud Storage advantages & How to couple it with Security
Earlier, businesses and organizations archived data and files on storage area networks (SANs) internally built and maintained. However, with the increase in data storage, this model became expensive as it required additional servers and other infrastructures to meet the storage needs. In addition, computers, hard drives and other physical storage can only store a limited amount of data. Also, video resolutions going higher is proportionately making their size and storage bulky and demanding. There was not only a need for more storage but also the fastest availability through the nearest location. The solution to these needs is obviously Video Cloud…
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…
How To Use FFMPEG on windows and Mac?
If you'd ask anyone which is the most popular software project or library to handle audio and video processing. Chances are that most of them would mention FFmpeg. It is widely used for tasks such as transcoding, packaging, video playback, basic editing, video scaling, etc. It is one of the most popular tools used for video and image processing. Many video platforms use FFmpeg as part of their project. What is FFMPEG? FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting of different libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams. FFMPEG is a command-line…