Video trends

The entertaining and short history of live streaming

Here's what you need to think about when you're planning your video strategy. Use this information to choose whether you want YouTube or a cloud video platform to host your videos.

Find out what all the configuration flags in your FFMPEG live stream output mean and what the rest of the output means too!

Video codecs have diverse use cases, but they all adhere to the same basic design principles.

Why do we use RGB more than other color models? How do we use the way human vision works to more easily compress color data in a codec?

Find out what the most popular color models are and what you see them in every day!

Video compression is a complex and detailed topic to learn about. But if you're in a hurry, you can quickly learn the five basic principles of video compression. This information a...

The strengths and weaknesses of the human eye greatly impact the way we create video compression standards. If you know a little about how human sight works, you can make better ch...

Video compression may seem very modern, but it has a long history that goes all the way back to 1929, when it was first suggested for analog video!

Over the top (OTT) is video content that reaches viewers via the Internet instead of traditional methods like cable or satellite providers. OVP stands for online video platform and...