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Video Playback in Android Lollipop 5.0

By Matt Laufer | Format Support, General News, Tips And Tricks | 5 comments | 8 January, 2015 | 1

With the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a host of new features as well as several big fixes. A few of these updates are critical to improving the video playback experience. In this post we’ll provide an overviews of video playback improvements. This morning an interesting article was posted about Lollipop adoption rates. DespiteRead more

HTML5 Video – The Past, Present, & Future

By Matt Laufer | Format Support, General News, Tips And Tricks | 2 comments | 9 December, 2014 | 0

The W3C recently announced the ratification of the HTML5 web standard. Despite it’s widespread use and implementation, the standard had never been made official. That all changed on October 28, 2014 when the W3C published it’s official recommendation for HTML5. Up until the initial release of the HTML5 standard and well beyond that point theRead more

Encoding.com Labs Volume 6 – Apple iPhone 6

By Matt Laufer | Labs, Tips And Tricks, Videos | 0 comment | 17 November, 2014 | 0

This week we are taking a closer look at Apple’s new flagship model, iPhone 6. Does the Apple magic hype machine live up to expectations when it comes to video playback? Apple’s implementation of http-live-streaming certainly has delivered, and their newest in a now long line of iPhone’s is no exception. The iPhone6 continues toRead more

Encoding.com Labs Volume 4 – Samsung Galaxy S5

By Matt Laufer | General News, Labs, Tips And Tricks | 0 comment | 15 July, 2014 | 0

This week we completed a deep dive on Samsung’s newest mobile device, the Samsung Galaxy S5. As Android has evolved, so has it’s support for video playback, and the Galaxy S5 is a shining example of that. In most situations, most importantly when playing HLS streams, the Galaxy S5 was consistent and seamless. In certainRead more

Encoding.com Labs Volume 2 – Samsung Galaxy S4

By Matt Laufer | Format Support, General News, Labs, Tips And Tricks | 0 comment | 23 June, 2014 | 0

This week we are taking a close look at how the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 handles video play back. While video looks great on the Galaxy S4, we did find some inconsistencies with things like HTTP Live Streaming and Closed Captions. For all the details, watch the video below.

Cloud Encoder vs. An Encoder in the Cloud

By Encoding Admin | General News, Integration Methods, Tips And Tricks | 0 comment | 2 May, 2014 | 0

Encoding.com pioneered cloud encoding as a service over 6 years ago. In 2008 the transcoding options for high volume media companies were limited; there were transcoding hardware appliances, open source software, or enterprise encoding software. All of these options were expensive, difficult to scale, and required on going maintenance. Over the past few years manyRead more

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How To Embed A Responsive Player

By Matt Laufer | Feature Updates, General News, Integration Methods, Tips And Tricks | 0 comment | 4 February, 2014 | 0
It’s no secret, over the past 10 years we’ve connected almost everything to the internet. Refrigerators, cars, thermostats, wearables, tablets, mobile phones, and of course laptops & computers, all of which have screens of some form or another. Most of these connected devices also play video, and they all support different size screens and differentRead more

Holiday Tip: Automate Your Workflow with Encoding.com

By Matt Laufer | Fun, Integration Methods, Tips And Tricks | 0 comment | 18 December, 2013 | 1

With the holiday season in full swing, one thing is on everyone’s mind; vacation. Holiday dinners and trips to grandmother’s house are house on deck, so now is not a time to let your video encoding tasks bog you down. That’s why we’ve put a lot of effort into providing integration methods that will automateRead more

What’s the Difference Between Encoding and Transcoding?

By Matt Laufer | Fun, General News, Tips And Tricks | 6 comments | 12 December, 2013 | 3

One of the first questions I had when I started working at Encoding.com was “What’s the difference between encoding and transcoding?”. I had always used them interchangeably, as does most of the rest of the world. I decided to do a quick internet search and was surprised that I did not find a clear answer.Read more

It’s On Like JSON – Our API Now Supports JSON!

By Matt Laufer | Feature Updates, Format Support, General News, Integration Methods, Tips And Tricks | 5 comments | 26 November, 2013 | 0

We are very excited to announce an important advancement in our platform. We are constantly working to update the world’s largest cloud media processing software. New features are added on a regular basis, but we also try to think beyond features – to how we can make our platform more flexible, more adaptable, and moreRead more

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