“Set-top box maker TiVo has introduced a new Slingbox-like product that lets users stream live or DVR-recorded TV to tablets, notebooks and smartphones.
Showcased Monday at the Cable Show in Boston, TiVo Stream enables users of TiVo Premiere or Premiere Q digital video recorders to view video from their multichannel subscription on devices including the iPad on iPhone.”
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“With all of the recent announcements around new over-the-top (OTT) offerings for both video on-demand (VOD) and live, live linear, and live events-based content, it is hard to hide the excitement and renewed enthusiasm this news has brought to the digital media industry. Whereas previously the PC was pretty much the only device content needed to be tailored to—both in terms of content digitization and playback using rich media experiences—consumers are now expecting consistent and seamless experiences on their mobile devices, tablets, various OTT devices, gaming consoles, and connected TVs. As a result, throughout the last 12 months industry leaders have seen a 2X increase in average viewing time, a 2X increase in average bitrate, and 2X increase in the average number of viewers—an 8X increase in aggregate.”
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“‘At NAB, we demonstrated our solutions working with Windows Azure Media Services in two different ways,’ said Nann. ‘One way is in the context of Transcode Manager, and one is in the context of the Kayak workflow platform itself. While Kayak is our new workflow platform, Transcode Manager 2.0 is a specific solution built on the much-broader Kayak platform that can also run on Windows Azure.’
Nann explains that Digital Rapids sees the tie-in to AMS taking on two forms when Transcode Manager 2.0 and Azure Media Services (AMS) are both launched later this calendar year.”
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“This is the world’s first open source HTML5 SIP client (May 12, 2012) entirely written in javascript for integration in social networks (FaceBook, Twitter, Google+), online games, e-commerce sites… No extension, plugin or gateway is needed. The media stack rely on WebRTC.
The client can be used to connect to any SIP or IMS network from your preferred browser to make and receive audio/video calls and instant messages.
The protocol parsers (SIP, SDP…) are highly optimized using Ragel lookup tables and is suitable for embedded systems with limited memory and low computing power.
Short but not exhaustive list of supported features:
• Audio / Video call
• Instant messaging
• Presence
• Call Hold / Resume
• Explicit Call transfer
• Multi-line and multi-account”
• Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) using SIP INFO”
Great find via @maboa [twitter]
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“This tutorial was written as I explored the topic so code is built on, in away that allows you to test and understand rather than just a code dump, but obviously it could be more detailed and may improve with time.”
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“Television progress continues. In the late 1990s, the ITU defined the parameter values for HDTV and the 720p families.
At its meeting in May 2012, ITU-R Working party 6C, the same group, made the leap forward to the parameter values for the next two generations of television formats.
These are the (current name) 4K and 8K UHDTV formats – Ultra High Definition Television.
The new formats take advantage of future displays’ greater colour range, have the option of ‘constant luminance’ encoding, and allow up to 120 pictures/second. They are constructed as multiples of the 1920 x 1080 format in ITU-R Rec. 709.
Video: http://youtu.be/LAVTX4S7vCw ;
Demo of UHDTV: http://youtu.be/9U7e_quvkPQ ;
Full article: http://tech.ebu.ch/Jahia/site/tech/cache/offonce/news/4k-and-8k-uhdtv-defined-16may12 ; “
Via Olivier NOEL, Robin Good
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“Today 72 hours of video are uploaded to the site every minute. Like many 7 year olds around the world, we’re growing up so fast! In other words, every single minute you now upload three whole days worth of video instead of two. That’s 61 Royal Wedding Ceremonies, 841 Bad Romances, and 1,194 Nyan Cats.
We’ve come along way in the past 7 years.”
Indeed. 
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“Optimize your video files and encoding workflow to achieve the best playback quality for every screen.
1. Learn basic encoding principles and tools
2. Choose the best video compression and bit rates
3. Deliver optimized video to all screens
4. Capture and deliver a live broadcast”
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“In ColdFusion 10, we revamped the CFMEDIAPLAYER tag to support HTML5 videos. Earlier, you could use this tag to play only Flash video formats (FLV). With ColdFusion 10, you can support HTML5 video formats like MP4, OGV, and WEBM. In ColdFusion 10, we built the CFMEDIAPLAYER tag on the Open Source Media Framework (OSMF), which allows you to extend the functionality of the tag with plug-ins built on the OSMF framework. With a growing interest in HTML5 standards, the changes brought about in ColdFusion 10 signify a gigantic leap for the video player–in terms of supporting new formats, new sources of video content, and customization options. In terms of compatibility, it is cross-browser and cross-device compatible. It is equipped to support multiple devices, such as iPads and Android tablets and phones.”
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