Online Video

May 4, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Homepage, Video Trends

Online Video and Close Captioning – It’s Getting Real

Solving the challenges of close captioning on the web is not optional anymore, but a requirement as part of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. Without...

April 27, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Video Trends

Accenture Video-Over-Internet Consumer Survey 2012

Accenture published a study called “Heart, Minds and Wallets – Winning the Battle for Consumer Trust”. It unveils some very interesting statistics. While technology is a key component of...

April 24, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Homepage, Media Servers

Flash Media Server 4.5.2 Released with Robust HTTP Streaming Failover

Version 4.5.2 of Flash Media Server is now available. Besides numerous bug fixes, it includes a major improvement – robust HDS/HLS failover for origins. ...

April 17, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Homepage, Streaming

The Hidden Licensing Costs of HLS Video Playback?

With a lot of conversations evolving around MPEG-DASH during NAB this year, including the joint Adobe / Akamai MPEG-DASH streaming demo, the question prevails: is MPEG-DASH more than a...

April 12, 2012
Jen Haley
Homepage, Video Trends

Couch “Potatoes” no Longer

A new report confirms what we’ve suspected all along—watching TV is just too passé. Nielsen found that 88 percent of tablet owners in the US use their devices while...

March 29, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Homepage, Streaming

OSMF 2.0 Released with Improved Adaptive Streaming

The Open Source Media Framework 2.0 is now available as a free open source upgrade. The OSMF Adaptive Streaming provides two modes: i) Manual switching and ii) Automatic switching....

March 27, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Homepage, Video Flash

pRTMP – Flash Media Server 4.5 Content Protection Gem

In case you are using RTMPe to protect your content, pRTMP is a new feature that is amazingly easy to upgrade to, and significantly increases your content protection. pRTMP is the equivalent...

March 14, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Video HTML5

HTML5 Video, Mozilla and The Video Codec Dilemma

By definition, standard bodies can only standardize on technologies that are royalty free, which is not the case with H.264. The non-profit Mozilla Foundation followed this principle in the past, but...

March 10, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Homepage, Live Video

NCAA March Madness 2012 Live Streaming

It’s time for March Madness, accessible again online, and on mobile devices. Interestingly it became a paid event this year for $3.99 for all games. Could this be the...

March 9, 2012
Jens Loeffler
Content Protection

Adobe Access – A Single DRM Workflow

If you are interested in Adobe Access (formerly Flash Access), and are wondering what the announced support for native iOS video means for your workflow, check out my blog post...

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