Perceptual Video Quality Metrics: Are they Ready for the Real World?

VMAF shows good correlation with MOS, promising to get better in future to serve as a consistent perceptual video quality metric for content adaptive encoding The fundamental objective of most Content Adaptive Encoding (CAE) solutions is to optimize bandwidth without significantly reducing perceptual quality. While traditional fidelity metrics such as PSNR are well accepted as […]

Connectivity Solutions: How Miracast Continues to be Relevant

While newer, better technologies from the likes of Apple and Google are more popular, Miracast is still relevant, serving as an essential part of an OEM’s screen sharing and connectivity solutions By enabling seamless integration of smart devices with TVs, vehicles and other screens, screen mirroring and connectivity technologies have completely redefined infotainment and communication […]

Choosing the Right Audio Codec Implementation

Leverage five key evaluation criteria to choose the right audio codec implementation for your application Be it enterprise or popular consumer electronic applications, today’s users expect nothing less than outstanding audio quality. Which is why manufacturers seek the right audio codec solutions to power their products. While high performance software audio codecs enable us to […]

Unraveling the Karaoke Technology

Take a peek into karaoke audio processing. Explore how the various components of of a software driven karaoke player improve perceptual quality, enabling truly entertaining experiences. Fitted with disco balls, colors and lights, and powered by the latest technologies including high definition graphics and Bluetooth, today’s karaoke machines offer a complete package of fun and […]

Driving Faster Content Preparation with Scalable Chunked Encoding

Key factors that enable scalability Why chunked encoding? One of the biggest challenges with on-demand video is delivering the most optimal content for distribution. While multiple ABR representations, higher resolutions like 4K, higher frame rates and newer compression formats like HEVC and VP9 contribute to improvements in user experience, the encoding process gets increasingly complex […]