Archives for Jan Ozer

Jan Ozer is a leading expert on H.264, H.265, VP9, and AV1 encoding for live and on-demand production. Jan develops training courses for streaming media professionals, provides testing services to encoder developers, and helps video producers perfect their encoding ladders and deploy new codecs. He’s a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine and blogs at www.streaminglearningcenter.com.

Analytics (and More) to Check Before and During Your Event: A Video Engineer’s Guide

July 17, 2024

When preparing for a live streaming event, ensuring a seamless viewing experience is paramount. As a video engineer, your role involves meticulous pre- and mid-event checks to prevent potential issues. Here’s a guide to the…

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Mobile Journalism for Broadcasters: Essential Tools for Competing in a Sea of Voices

June 26, 2024

Eleanor Mannion of the Irish state broadcaster RTE and Dougal Shaw of the BBC recently collaborated on a podcast that highlights the very real and accessible value of mobile journalism for broadcasters (MoJo for short).…

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Encoding Ladders: What You Need to Know

August 23, 2022

This article will introduce you to the concept of an encoding ladder, identifying what an encoding ladder is, what it does, and how to create one. It concludes with a look at the finer details…

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Hardware vs. Software Live Streaming Encoders

August 9, 2022

If you’re producing a live stream using a program like OBS, vMix, or Wirecast, the x264 codec is almost certainly an output option. However, many computers also offer other options like NVIDIA or Intel hardware-based…

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The 7 Best Hardware Encoders for Live Streaming

June 28, 2022

If you have questions about what to look for in a hardware encoder, this article will walk you the right things to look for before buying one. I’ll also identify some of the best hardware…

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The Video Codec Landscape 2022

May 12, 2022

  Over the last three years, many streaming producers went from working with a single codec, H.264, to no less than seven options: H.264, VP9, HEVC, AV1, VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. This article will update you on the status of…

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Exploring Low-Latency Technology Options Across Wowza’s Product Portfolio

October 7, 2021

Jan Ozer is a streaming expert who develops training courses for buisinesses and contributes to Streaming Media Magazine.        If you’re a live producer, glass-to-glass streaming latency is always a concern. Anyone currently…

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H.266 Codec: Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Explained

August 2, 2021

  This article provides a quick overview of the VVC codec: what it is, how it performs, what it costs, and what it’s good for. As you will learn, VVC (also H.266) is one successor…

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AV1 Codec: AOMedia Video 1 Explained

July 26, 2021

  This article provides a quick overview of the AV1 codec: what it is, how it performs, what it costs, and what it’s good for. As you will learn, the AV1 codec is challenging to…

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H.265 Codec: High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Explained

July 9, 2021

  This article provides a quick overview of the HEVC codec: what it is, how it performs, what it costs, and what it’s good for. We’ll conclude with a section on what you need to…

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VP9 Codec: Google’s Open-Source Technology Explained

June 28, 2021

  This article provides a quick overview of the VP9 codec: what it is, how it performs, what it costs, and what it’s good for. We’ll conclude with a section on what you need to…

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H.264 Codec: Advanced Video Coding (AVC) Explained

June 14, 2021

  This article provides a quick overview of the H.264 codec: what it is, how it performs, what it costs, and what it’s good for. We’ll conclude with a section on what you need to…

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