Cameron Church's Posts

H264 encoding using Mediacoder

H264 encoding using Mediacoder

For some of our publishers and partners there exists very valid reasons to use their own external media transcoding workflow which excludes the use of the BC3 Server-Side Transcoding functionality. Those that need to really turn the screw on control of end quality and size you'll need to really dig deep in the more (very) advanced levers available...

The Hook and Bucket Publishing Model

The Hook and Bucket Publishing Model

One of my favourite emerging player publishing models is what I like to call 'The Hook and Bucket'.  This model tends to be of tremendous value for omni-media infotainment publishers like La Vanguardia in Spain and the OMS network in Germany. Put simply The Hook and Bucket is effectively a way of placing hooks to your content throughout your...

Brightcove Video on non-iPhones

Brightcove Video on non-iPhones

There's so much buzz out there about the iPhone and what it means for the mobile online video market.  Sometimes the noise is so energetic that we tend to forget that the iPhone is only one player in the vast smartphone market. Here, our Regional Director of Sales Engineering, Mark Harpur gives us a great anecdote that demonstrates that Brigh...

Taxonomy – Kennwort Strategien

Taxonomy – Kennwort Strategien

Weshalb sind Kennwort (Tags) wichtig Automatische Bestückung von Playlisten Aussuchen von Videos Such Funktion innerhalb des Players Mit Kennworten kann man automatischen Playlisten nach Wunsch bestücken.

Brightcove on the INTRA-net

Brightcove on the INTRA-net

As the Brightcove platform continues to be used as the foundation for new and unique applications, one of the most exciting emerging proposals is for internal communications over a corporate intranet. The use cases we're starting to see is for large multinationals who have embraced video as a key tool for corporate and client communications, parti...

New Publisher Launch: Star.gr

New Publisher Launch: Star.gr

We just received word that a major television network based in Greece just launched on Brightcove. Star Channel — http://www.star.gr — engaged with a Brightcove Alliance Solution Partner, Olyvon, to rebrand and rebuild their site to meet today's modern trends in web usability and content consumption.   Olyvon leveraged Brigh...

Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade

The Brightcove 3 Platform has more than a million and one things you can build on it.   Fact. Here in the Brightcove Best Practices team we work tirelessly with our publishers and partners to get the most success possible from their online video initiatives.  When developing with the BC3 Platform we've come across our fair share of...