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All of Netflix’s HDR video streaming is now dynamically optimized

The Netflix TechBlog

by Aditya Mavlankar , Zhi Li , Lukáš Krasula and Christos Bampis High dynamic range ( HDR ) video brings a wider range of luminance and a wider gamut of colors, paving the way for a stunning viewing experience. HDR was launched at Netflix in 2016 and the number of titles available in HDR has been growing ever since.

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Better Video Streaming With imgix

Smashing Magazine

Better Video Streaming With imgix. Better Video Streaming With imgix. Adding video to your website immediately adds value, but also a new level of complexity to your web development. Can I use the <video> tag? Do I need a JavaScript video player? Do I need a JavaScript video player? Doug Sillars.

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CloudFront vs. CloudFlare: Choosing the Right CDN

DZone

Content Delivery Network (CDN) is not a new technology. Every internet user, knowingly or unknowingly, uses a CDN while watching a video, reading a newspaper, or enjoying a TV show. In fact, it has been around for many years. CDN stands for content delivery network.

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Tech Transforms podcast: What we don’t know about America’s “Wireless Wars” with China – but should

Dynatrace

In addition to his career as a bestselling author, Pelson has served as a vice president at Lucent Technologies and chief of convergence strategy for British Telecom. This is critical because 5G is about far more than talking to people on the phone or surfing the internet, said Pelson.

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Get the Most out of Video Streaming with Apica

Apica

And with streaming services increasing all the time, more and more providers are embracing technologies that allow them to provide video content through browsers and a variety of dedicated apps. HLS is one of the most common formats these days, originally intended as an alternative to Flash to stream over the internet.

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Tech Transforms podcast: A reporter’s take on AI, data privacy, ChatGPT, and TikTok

Dynatrace

Nihal Krishan’s work as a technology reporter at FedScoop places him at the nexus of politics, policymaking, and technology. As a result, he has access to a variety of insights and opinions on new and emerging technologies. The mobile video platform has dramatically surged in popularity since its launch in September 2017.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For September 21st, 2018

High Scalability

From this data, the team found that internet service providers are “giving a fixed amount of bandwidth—typically something in the range of one and a half megabits per second to four megabits per second—to video traffic, but they don’t impose these limits on other network traffic.” More quotes.

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