HDR-VMAF aims to measure perceptual quality of HDR streams and ignores display mapping. A/B testing with DO encodes and optimizing entire HDR catalog by 2023. Results show 58% reduction in storage space needed compared to fixed ladder encoding.
Read More
MPEG is requesting responses and bit streams for possible inclusion of learning-based video codecs into the dataset, and has advanced 3 new standards. ISOBMFF, energy-efficient consumption and PPC temporal scalability are open topics for research, with the CVQM dataset available.
Read More
Netflix proudly sponsored CODE@MIT 2023, presenting talks on digital experiments, evaluation of surrogate models, engagement metrics, and dose-response functions.
Read More
Operator app enables streaming of online services from DVB-I service list, providing a uniform experience. Used first in UK’s proposed Freely platform.
Read More
The DASH-IF Conformance Tool is a free open-source tool for checking DASH content conformity. It has been improved by the JCCP and checks CMAF, WAVE, HLS and DVB-DASH compliance. The project partners welcome usage and feedback.
Read More
Bouygues Telecom has reduced TV streaming bandwidth by 94% using Broadpeak’s multicast ABR solution. Compatible CPEs have access to select channels, with roll out to 30 high-audience channels planned for next year. This technology reduces streaming demands by 90% compared to unicast, without affecting quality.
Read More/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/PRVOWK57YVOQ5PAJNQLX23HFYM.jpg)
FIA is trialling AI to tackle track limits violations at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Shape analysis will be used to detect pixels crossing the edge of the track, reducing workload for remote operations centre. AI could be the way forward in automated policing systems.
Read More
At WRC-23, the EBU is advocating for preservation of UHF spectrum used in content production and distribution. Walid Sami expressed confidence it would be safeguarded. EBU has been working since Sharm el-Sheikh 2019, with a white paper outlining their views. An booth hosted by them and BNE highlights the need for regulatory stability to innovate.
Read More
Dish Network has filed patent infringement lawsuits against streaming services, claiming their technology violates Dish’s proprietary adaptive bitrate tech. Other services’ attorneys have yet to reply and doubt the allegations are valid.
Read More
Google Bard has been updated to better analyze YouTube videos, so users can ask specific questions like ingredient amounts or tools used. This update allows for more engagement and richer conversations with the AI.
Read More
Content creators praised 8K capture development at a 4K HDR event in Malaga, Spain. Olivier Chiabodo from The Explorers discussed 8K video capture with Chinese engineers. Prashant Chothani of TravelXP suggested satellite delivery for high quality video and Ulrich Grönewald of Synamedia argued for lower transmission cost to allow wider adoption of 8K. Synamedia works with AMD to speed up 8K encoding, allowing for higher frame rates and VR/360 applications. Paul Gray of Omdia also sees potential for 8K content capture and production in VR headsets.
Read More
Quadra VPU is an ASIC-based transcoder for 4K60P HDR streaming. Tests reveal Quadra can replace 46 server CPUs and consume 22% less resources than general-purpose CPUs & GPUs. Results show Quadra outperforms x264 for UGC quality levels, achieving a maximum VMAF score of 91.82 and throughput of 169 sec/hr.
Read More
Award winners of 2023 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice include Interra Systems, Harmonic, Telestream, Ateme, Vimeo, Amazon, Muvi, EZDRM, AMD, Red5, LiveU, and Haivision. Haivision’s Makito X4 won for streaming hardware, with Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio as the video mixer winner.
Read MoreIncremental processing reduces cost and execution time of workflows by only processing new or changed data. Netflix Maestro & Apache Iceberg enable data accuracy, freshness & backfill. ICDC table allows MERGE incremental change data into target table, reducing transformation jobs with range parameters in the business logic to optimize ETL workflows. Highlighted efficiency simplifies user workflows when dealing with late arriving data.
Read MoreAt the IEEE Broadcast Technology Symposium, 90 attendees from all around the world discussed content delivery technologies and ATSC 3.0. Guy Bouchard of Télé-Québec spoke about interference issues caused by 5G devices when repackaging the C-band spectrum. He concluded that SRT is a robust and affordable solution.
Read MoreCanadian broadcaster Télé-Québec faced operational problems due to FCC C-band reallocation, leading to outages with low antenna gain under heavy snowfall. Solutions such as SRT from Haivision and additional filtering of satellite dish LNBs were implemented to increase link margins and reduce interference from 5G wireless devices.
Read More
WCAG 2.2 is the current web content accessibility standard, with two new guidelines that companies must comply with. Requiring special attention is the ability to reposition elements with a single click, allowing people with disabilities to shift captions via tabbing onto labeled control buttons and pressing Enter.
Read More
DVB releases BlueBook S100 report, which recommends forming CM-EE working group to ensure energy efficiency in developing Commercial Requirements. Initial focus on 4 identified use cases.
Read More
Get the free report to help you choose between H.264 and HEVC GOP sizes – from 1/2 to 20 seconds – to optimize quality for any type of footage: animation, entertainment, sports, or office. Quickly learn which GOP size is best with the help of VMAF metrics.
Read MoreWPP parallelization can be improved by slicing, reducing start lags and exploiting threads more effectively. Splitting pictures into sub-regions allows thread n+1 to begin working after only one CTU has been completed from thread n.
Read More
Psyberg helps automate data catchup, using initialization, WAP process and Commit steps with a Catchup Threshold. Late-arriving data and corresponding end-to-end catchups are auto-handled. ETL logic is applied, audits are run and snapshots published. Metadata is recorded for traceability, and high watermark committed for new updates.
Read MoreIn November 1993, work began on MPEG-2 in Seoul. Three Committee Drafts were approved at the Friday afternoon plenary. Besides MPEG-2, activities such as DSM-CC and MPEG-4 were also happening, producing over 1 million copies. Photocopy machines worked 24 hours a day.
Read More
Meanwhile, from the video perspective, the TEE is becoming entwined with DRM, whose role is to enforce individual rights within services through encryption. DRM relies for its protection on security of encryption keys on the device, and under streaming has often been implemented only at the software level.
Read More
At the 144th MPEG meeting, MPEG Technical Requirements (WG2) issued a Call for Proposals on Feature Compression for Video Coding for Machines and achieved an average Bjøntegaard-Delta rate of up to 94%. The group will continue working on video feature compression methods and aims to reach FDIS status by July 2025.
Read MoreFFmpeg 6.1 “Heaviside” adds libaribcaption decoder, Playdate video decoder & demuxer, extended VAAPI support, Vulkan decode hwaccel, Microsoft RLE encoder, and Essential Video Coding parser. Next major release is 7.0 in Feb.
Read More