Category Archives: video

Plugins-Free WebRTC Based Peer 2 Peer Video Delivery – HTML5 Video

Posted on April 22, 2013 by zohar

Originally posted on blog.kaltura.org . We invite you for a sneak preview of a new disruptive WebRTC based Peer to Peer technology and experience the first ever plugins-free, large-scale peer-assisted streaming of video from multiple sources around the world, where all…
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VP9 and Opus, Background Position Offset and Ruby Positioning

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Andrew Davis

VP9 and Opus land in Chrome “Chromium updated the libvpx library to include support for an early version of the VP9 decoder, the successor of the VP8 codec that’s currently used by WebM. Furthermore, though still behind a flag (also…
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Brett Gaylor – Three Content Types for Webmaker

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Brett Gaylor – Three Content Types for Webmaker “Following on some great posts by David Humphrey, I’ve used Popcorn Maker to post some thoughts around the direction we’re headed with Webmaker content.” “This type of content exists in the wild,…
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WebRTC hits Firefox, Android and iOS

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Andrew Davis

WebRTC hits Firefox, Android and iOS “getUserMedia is available now in Chrome with no flags, as well as Opera, and Firefox Nightly/Aurora (though for Firefox you’ll need to set preferences). Take a look at the cross-browser demo of getUserMedia at simpl.info/gum—and…
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H.264 video in Firefox for Android

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Andrew Davis

H.264 video in Firefox for Android “Firefox currently supports H.264 playback on any device running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and any Samsung device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). We have temporarily blocked non-Samsung devices running Ice Cream Sandwich until we…
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Mozillas Popcorn Maker: a drag-and-drop tool for mashup interactive video

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Mozillas Popcorn Maker: a drag-and-drop tool for mashup interactive video “Using Popcorn Maker’s simple drag and drop interface, you can add live content to any video — photos, maps, links, social media feeds and more. All right from your browser. The…
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Infinite Gangnam Style: realtime, beat-matched remix that goes on forever

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Infinite Gangnam Style: realtime, beat-matched remix that goes on forever. “Infinite Gangnam Style is a web app that dynamically generates an ever changing and never ending version of the song ‘Gangnam Style’ by Psy. [...] How does it work? – We…
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Mozilla Plans H.264 Video for Desktop Firefox | Webmonkey | Wired.com

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Mozilla Plans H.264 Video for Desktop Firefox “There’s still no support for H.264 in the current desktop version of Firefox, but as Mozilla CTO, Brendan Eich recently noted on his blog, work is under way and, with the exception of…
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