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Native Frame Rate Playback

The Netflix TechBlog

by Akshay Garg , Roger Quero Introduction Maximizing immersion for our members is an important goal for the Netflix product and engineering teams to keep our members entertained and fully engaged in our content. Device manufacturers often call this feature “Match Content Frame Rate”, “Auto adjust display refresh rate” or something similar.

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The State Of Web Workers In 2021

Smashing Magazine

The web is streaming, meaning it has none of the resources locally available when you open an app for the first time. I’m weary of always comparing the web to so-called “native” platforms like Android and iOS. But regardless of where you look, multithreading is used everywhere. The Problem Of Unpredictable Performance. Large preview ).

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Edge Authentication and Token-Agnostic Identity Propagation

The Netflix TechBlog

In the process, we changed end-to-end identity propagation within the network of services to use a cryptographically-verifiable token-agnostic identity object. In the process, we changed end-to-end identity propagation within the network of services to use a cryptographically-verifiable token-agnostic identity object.

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Optimizing the Aural Experience on Android Devices with xHE-AAC

The Netflix TechBlog

By Phill Williams and Vijay Gondi Introduction At Netflix, we are passionate about delivering great audio to our members. We began streaming 5.1 Continuing in this tradition, we are proud to announce that Netflix now streams Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC ( xHE-AAC ) to compatible Android Mobile devices (Android 9 and newer).

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Netflix Video Quality at Scale with Cosmos Microservices

The Netflix TechBlog

Moorthy and Zhi Li Introduction Measuring video quality at scale is an essential component of the Netflix streaming pipeline. Perceptual quality measurements are used to drive video encoding optimizations , perform video codec comparisons , carry out A/B testing and optimize streaming QoE decisions to mention a few.

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The Netflix Cosmos Platform

The Netflix TechBlog

Orchestrated Functions as a Microservice by Frank San Miguel on behalf of the Cosmos team Introduction Cosmos is a computing platform that combines the best aspects of microservices with asynchronous workflows and serverless functions. The first generation of this system went live with the streaming launch in 2007. Modularity?—?An

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Building a Rule-Based Platform to Manage Netflix Membership SKUs at Scale

The Netflix TechBlog

From mailing DVDs in the US to a global streaming service with over 200 million subscribers across 190 countries, we have come a long way. By Budhaditya Das , Wallace Wang , and Scott Yao At Netflix, we aspire to entertain the world. For example, the mobile plan launch in India and Southeast Asia was a huge success.

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