Each H.264 encoder was set to use 1280x720p 29.97 fps at various bitrates: 5Mbps, 2.5Mbps, 1Mbps, and 500Kbps. The output stream from the encoders was pushed via RTMP to the local streaming server, ...

The BBC recently reduced the bit rate of BBC HD, leading to outraged complaints about the picture quality. The BBC has admitted that it has reduced the bit rate, but it also claims that its new, more ...

At NAB, Link Research announced low bit-rate upgrades to its L1000 decoder, extending the standard minimum bit rate of 2.5 Mb/s down to 500 kb/s. Until now the L1000 was only suited to high bit-rate ...

The integrated solution, which combines Beamr’s CABR silicon IP with Allegro’s market-leading video encoder IP, cuts AV1 bitrates by up to 40% with no quality loss GRENOBLE, France & TEL AVIV, Israel- ...

If you've ever done any livestreaming on the internet, then you already know that one of the most important technical aspects of doing so is properly configuring your stream settings. Your selection ...

This article appears in the February/March issue of Streaming Media magazine, the annual Streaming Media Industry Sourcebook. In these Buyer's Guide articles, we don't claim to cover every product or ...

The H.264 video compression standard defines the bitstream resulting from compressing video using the tools within the standard. The standard does not describe how the tools are implemented nor does ...

Video processing silicon IP core provider Allegro DVT and Beamr, developer of content-adaptive video encoding technologies, are bringing to market an integrated solution that combines Beamr’s CABR ...

Replay. When is the bitrate not the bitrate? Codecs are a compromise between quality and storage space used. Phil Rhodes explains why the bitrate on the spec sheet is not always what you'll get when ...

FLAC for archival and to use as a lossless transcoding source. Ogg Vorbis for listening, currently using q9 quality (~320 kbps). q9 is overkill, but the files are still small enough that it's not an ...