article thumbnail

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. Yes, we are committed to supporting the open-source community.

article thumbnail

Open Source Software Security: Is Open Source Software Safe?

Percona

Even though open source software is firmly in the mainstream, used widely by businesses, governments, and everyone who owns a cell phone or computer, the question repeatedly arises: “Is open source software safe?” Is open source software as stable as other software? Our bar is higher than that.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Introducing SVT-AV1: a scalable open-source AV1 framework

The Netflix TechBlog

What does this example have to do with software development and video encoding? Intel and Netflix announced their collaboration on a software video encoder implementation called SVT-AV1 on April 8, 2019. The first successful digital video standard was MPEG-2, which truly enabled digital transmission of video.

article thumbnail

Performance Testing with Open Source Tools – Myths and Reality

Alex Podelko

Some time ago Federico Toledo published Performance Testing with Open Source Tools- Busting The Myths. Otherwise we wouldn’t see so many commercial tools built on the top of open source including BlazeMeter (it is ironic that the article is posted on the BlazeMeter site), Flood, and OctoPerf.

article thumbnail

Monetize Open-Source Software With Gatsby Functions And Stripe

Smashing Magazine

Monetize Open-Source Software With Gatsby Functions And Stripe. Monetize Open-Source Software With Gatsby Functions And Stripe. In this article, I’ll be explaining how I’ve used Gatsby Functions and the Stripe API to enable secure “Pay what you want” contributions that help fund my open-source project MDX Embed.

article thumbnail

Reasons to Choose an Open-Source Test Automation Tool

Testsigma

Open-source software development has grown increasingly popular over the last two decades. Popular OS like Linux and Android; Browsers like Firefox and Chrome; Programming languages like Python and JavaScript; Automation tools like Selenium and Appium; are all Open-Source. Startups are generally budget-challenged.

article thumbnail

We’re going open source with Testsigma Community Edition

Testsigma

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Testsigma Community Edition , the first ever open source test automation platform that works out of the box for web and mobile apps, and APIs. You can also view auto-captured screenshots and recorded videos of your executions. Enable better extensibility. How do I get started?