Dealing with DRM - Understanding DRM and How to Produce Protected Content
DRM: an acronym that strikes fear into the hearts of CTOs and developers alike.
Context Aware Encoding Improves Video Quality While Cutting Costs
We are all watching more video online - on our phones, tablets, living room TVs; at work, on the train, while walking down the street (you know who you are). As streaming services scale up to meet the demand for more content across more screens, the storage and bandwidth costs of delivering video to those screens rises.
The New Brightcove Live: Powerful Tools for Live Events and 24/7 Channels
"Live streaming is hard." In my decade working on live streaming projects, I've heard this phrase more times than I can remember. The statement isn't entirely wrong - live streaming at scale is inherently complicated, requiring a careful orchestration of hardware, encoding services, and distribution platforms, with a narrow (and...
Seattle Video Tech Meetup - The Challenges of 360° VR Video
For February's Seattle Video Tech Meetup, Mike Swanson from Pixvana gave an engaging overview of the current state of 360° video and the technologies behind it - projection types, delivery formats, and interesting techniques to get the best out of 360 and VR video.
The Inaugural Seattle Video Tech Meetup
Meetup groups have proven to be an invaluable tool for developers to keep up with emerging technologies and discuss best practices.
Watch Folders in the Cloud: Automated transcoding using S3, Lambda, and Zencoder
Welcome to Brightcove Tech Talk! In our new tech-focused blog, we'll cover video and software engineering topics including best practices for preparing and delivering video to connected devices, how-to guides, and more.