Best practices in streaming video from industry leaders
Have you ever noticed that not all light bulbs are created equal? Maybe you’ve purchased new bulbs and come to realize that they seem a lot more “white” than your old ones. No, you’re not going crazy – bulbs can emit many different colors of light. We refer to these differences of color as “Color…
If you’re looking for a quick and easy encoding solution, Handbrake is pretty clutch. It’s free and open source and will work most of the time for most of your purposes. It’s also pretty well-maintained. (Like I’ve said before, with free and open-source software, sometimes that’s the best you can hope for.) This post is a quick…
Working with video and audio can get a little tricky, especially when you’re working with different formats. This is a brief guide on the tools you can use to convert media from one format to another. I’ve broken the guide down into two categories; First, the costly professional encoders, and second, freeware based encoders. Professional…
When working with enterprise communications, one faces the challenge of distribution to varying locations with various bandwidth limitations. To effectively reach an entire organization with streaming video, one must encode the video at a rate which all employees can view. In this blog, I’ll discuss the optimal way to encode your video for distribution with…
So you’re in the market for a video camera, and even after doing some poking and prodding, you still have no idea which one is right for you. With hundreds of different models floating around, this is understandable; especially when prices vary from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. The first step in…
Have you ever tried to watch a video that was filmed in a dark or dimly lit room? Now unless this was a horror movie, you probably were disappointed. Not being able to see whats happening or who’s talking in a video makes you a lot less likely to finish it. That’s precisely why it…
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