Following the model established by Netflix in December 2015, Jan Ozer argues against content providers applying a standard encoding ladder to all of their content because of the inefficiencies and ...

Encoding has never been a one-size-fits-all undertaking, whether you're scaling your output to requirements set by your client or gauging what your end-users can handle. Your encoding parameters ...

I have a TV channel that runs at 720/60fps progressive. Much of the content is 24fps sourced, so I usually do an Inverse Telecine (IVTC) to get get back to 24 FPS, when I compress for storage. Just ...

I discovered something interesting in the video encoding app Handbrake today. When you encode a video, you can select between several encode options. The most obvious choices are H.264 and H.265. The ...

Netflix has recently announced that they now stream optimized shot-based encoding content for 4K. When I read that news title I though to myself: “Well, that’s great! Sounds good but… what exactly ...

A few weeks back, one thousand of our readers participated in our MP3 bitrate test. Today, with the little help of a stats expert, we have results—and a recommended ...