Streaming Latency: Protocols and Zapping Time
by Johan Vounckx on March 11, 2021
Previously, we’ve explored the different definitions of latency and when it is important and what causes it, in this blog we will explore how popular streaming protocols fare against each other. Additionally, we will also discuss one other factor that plays a big role in allowing you …
Streaming Latency: What Causes It?
by Johan Vounckx on March 9, 2021
Previously, we’ve explored the different definitions of latency and when it is important, in this blog we will talk about where latency gets introduced in the video chain.
Streaming Latency: What Is It And When Does It Matter?
by Johan Vounckx on March 2, 2021
Latency, low latency, ultra-low latency are becoming increasingly important. New developments like LL-HLS, CMAF-CTE and HESP confirm and support this statement, in addition to other streaming protocols such as webRTC and RTMP. With all the technology and the definition of latency, it …
Cross platform media delivery: Key questions to ask before supporting a new platform
by Pieter-Jan Speelmans on February 4, 2021
This is article number 3 in our series on cross platform media delivery. In article one, we dove into the challenges we’ve seen the media industry struggle with and article two focussed on mitigating these challenges, and the costs encountered. This part will focus on the real questio …
State of the Industry - How will streaming evolve in 2021
by THEO Technologies on February 1, 2021
2020 was certainly an interesting year: COVID forced people across the world to stay indoors, with bars and theaters closing and cancellations of festivals and events resulting in entertainment to be sought elsewhere. Before the summer, it caused spikes in network consumption due to a …
Ultimate Mini Guide to ABR Logic
by THEO Technologies on March 3, 2020
A bitrate indicates the speed (which can also determine the cost) at which video content (or any other data) is delivered. It represents the amount of bits per second that are transmitted digitally across a network. In a video context, higher bitrate usually indicates a higher quality …
ABR, Low Latency CMAF, CTE, and Optimised Video Playback
by THEO Technologies on August 9, 2019
Demand for live streaming video is growing, along with consumer aversion to high latency. To enable the delivery of HTTP-based video within nearly 3 seconds, below that of standard IPTV, service providers can look to a proven set of technologies that include multicast ABR, the Common …
Apple's Protocol Extension for Low-Latency HLS - what you need to know.
by THEOplayer on June 21, 2019
Apple recently announced their Protocol Extension for Low-Latency HLS (Preliminary Specification). In this blogpost we will talk through a few of the exciting new features, and a few that we aren't so sure about yet. If you want to know the basics about HLS, or a previous solution for …
In-stream thumbnail support for (DVR) DASH streams
by THEOplayer on December 18, 2018
A thumbnail is a reduced size image of a specific frame which helps a viewer to seek to a specific event or scene in a video. Typically, thumbnails are added to a stream using a separate (WebVTT) file which contains pre-rendered images. While this approach works fine for static VOD co …
What is AV1? Past, Present & Future
by THEOplayer on August 24, 2017
Quality Video for the 21st Century – H.264 & H.265 Video codecs serve one key task: reducing the byte size of videos without drastically degrading their quality. Byte size is one of the most important characteristics when delivering video online, both from a costs perspective, wit …