Video Encoding & Streaming Technologies

For much of its history, video streaming has treated compression as primarily a codec problem.

Introduction When people think about video compression, they usually think about increasingly sophisticated coding tools.

Twenty years!

[Note: Article originally published on linkedin] In the hyper-competitive world of video streaming, keeping subscribers engaged isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s crucial.

[Note: this article was originally published on Streaming Media] In the ever-evolving landscape of video technology, new encoding scenarios present a set of new challenges in measuring accurately perceived quality.

Six years after my last talk, I had the great pleasure and honor of speaking again at Demuxed 2024.

Exactly 20 years ago, May 2003, the Joint Video Team (VCEG and MPEG) approved the first version of the video codec known as H.264/AVC, a groundbreaking standard that would forever change the world of video.

I remember clearly the enthusiasm and excitement when I moved my first steps in streaming and real-time communication.

Recently Banding has finally become an hot topic in encoding optimization.

Who follows me since the years of Flash Player and Adobe Media Server knows that I’ve been busy in the last 15 years developing encoders, players and in general software architectures to enable, enhance and optimize video streaming at scale.