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The NAB Show 2023 report
The NAB Show 2023 report Introduction It's been a busy NAB. Our CEO Romain Bouqueau was there. He could find time to visit the show. Here are his findings! Globally this NAB was a pleasant experience. The organization was flawless. Conferences added value even though -toward the end of the...
HLS posts updated to RFC8216-bis (revision 12)
HLS posts updated until revision 12 of RFC8216-bis Dear readers, We have updated our blog posts on HLS until draft revision 12 of the new RFC8216 "bis" draft: Apple HLS: introduction Apple HLS: comparing versions Apple HLS: technical in-depth The HLS specification itself is better structured. These documents are only...
GPAC release 2.2: high quality, high fidelity
GPAC release 2.2: high quality, high fidelity An acceleration of time It is obvious to anyone who follows the changes in our industry that there is an acceleration in the pace of innovation. There have been business consolidations. There has been new usages and business models being experimented. As active...
The JCCP project: successfully refactoring the DASH-IF conformance tool
JCCP: successfully refactoring the DASH-IF conformance tool Overview of the tool The DASH-IF Conformance Software is an indispensable tool to validate MPEG-DASH content against various specifications such as ISO/IEC 23009-1 and the DASH-IF Interoperability Guidelines. Early in its development, the Conformance Software was made available online to DASH-IF members and...
Press Release: Motion Spell deploys GPAC Open Source Software with Netflix
For Immediate Release, Tuesday, 8th November 2022 Motion Spell deploys GPAC Open Source Software with Netflix to build a flexible encoding and packaging platform Paris, France, 8th November 2022 - Today, Motion Spell is able to announce the conclusion of an 18-month transition phase, working with the world’s leading streaming...
The era of fakery
The era of fakery Our alternative thoughts on the Metaverse have triggered an interesting internal discussion: if text is mightier than the metaverse and if we are flooded with fake news, will the metaverse be a universe of fakery? In fact the emergence of AI has already dived us into...
Thriving open-source ecosystems: the DVB OSMART workshop
Thriving open-source ecosystems: the DVB OSMART workshop Last month our CEO (and open-source developer) Romain Bouqueau gave a presentation about open-source in the streaming media industry. This was part of the DVB-OSMART workshop. The workshop was focused on describing some important projects launched by some important organizations (5G-MAG, DVB, DASH-IF,...
GPAC is the fastest CBCS encryptor (Mile High Video 2022)
GPAC is the fastest CBCS encryptor Introduction Our industry faces several challenges: extending from video to attention time (video games, ...), following users' ever-changing habits that escapes the traditional business (TikTok, Social Media ...), being greener. This implies more flexible and efficient workflows. In an effort to use less resources...
An unexpected source of latency (part 2)
An unexpected source of latency (part 2) Part 1 is here. CPB Removal Delay What we see here is that the moment at which we *display* a picture doesn't necessarily correspond to the moment at which we *finish receiving* a picture. There's a variable delay between these two moments, depending...
An unexpected source of latency (part 1)
An unexpected source of latency (part 1) Introduction In digital video streaming, there's a source of latency which is rather subtle, although it's most often a major one. It's related to the way video compression works, and it cannot be mitigated by costly equipment. The setup Let's suppose a perfect...