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The AVI Format The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format was created and released by Microsoft. Being a very common format, computers operating Windows and also most of the web browsers as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari support it. The video files encoded in AVI can be easily recognized by their extension:example “videofile.avi” .Systems running other [...]

H.264 is an industry standard for video compression. Video compression can be defined as the process of converting digital video into a format that reduces the file size for when it is stored or transmitted. An H.264 video encoder carries out prediction and encoding processes to produce a compressed H.264 bitstream. Video compression (or video [...]

A codec is the technology being used for data files compression/decompression processes. In the broadcasting sector the term reffers to a device being capable of turning analog audio and video into digital form. It is also capable of doing the turn back process: digital to analog. Proper codecs installed avoids the situation when you encounter [...]

Here is a short glossary with the terms you may need to know when streaming live or on demand videos: FPS = framerate, frames per second B = byte = 8 bits MB = Megabyte Mb or Mbit= megabit KB = kilobyte Kb or kbit = kilobit Codec (from coder/decoder) – software and/or hardware used [...]

Since Silverlight was released, the IPTV community has been debating whether or not it could replace Flash as the industry standard. It has been accepted that both techologies will play important roles in the industry as they both have particular strengths and weaknesses. Here are a few important differences between Flash and Silverlight: 1. Flash [...]