Technology – Synamedia https://www.synamedia.com Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Streaming Without Interruptions: How Synamedia’s CDN Solutions Lead the Way https://www.synamedia.com/blog/streaming-without-interruptions-how-synamedias-cdn-solutions-lead-the-way/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:59:45 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=24517 We’ve all been there: streaming our favorite series or watching our team finally get a rare chance at goal. And then it happens—fuzzy picture, frozen action, and the dreaded spinning wheel of death. Coventry City probably wouldn’t have scored anyway… but maybe they did? Why does this happen? Having worked in streaming for many years, I can tell you there are countless reasons.

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]]> Streamlining Video Encoding Operations with Real-Time Quality Monitoring https://www.synamedia.com/blog/streamlining-video-encoding-operations/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:24:10 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=24492 In today’s video delivery landscape, whether through streaming platforms or traditional broadcast systems, ensuring consistent, high-quality content has never been more critical. As viewer expectations rise, operators face increasing pressure to monitor and optimize video quality in real time. Synamedia’s Quality-Controlled Compression, powered by the pVMAF video quality metric…

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]]> Unlocking Real-Time Video Quality Measurement with x264-pVMAF https://www.synamedia.com/blog/unlocking-real-time-video-quality-measurement-with-x264-pvmaf/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:07:33 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=24186 In the previous entry of this series, we introduced pVMAF (predictive VMAF)—a lightweight, in-loop video quality metric offering VMAF-level accuracy with minimal computational overhead. Developed initially for Synamedia’s in-house encoders, we’ve now adapted pVMAF for the widely used x264 encoder and made it open-source as x264-pVMAF. This post will guide you through its usage, performance…

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]]> Real-Time Video Quality Assessment with pVMAF https://www.synamedia.com/blog/real-time-video-quality-assessment-with-pvmaf/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:11:44 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=24072 Real-time video quality measurement (VQM) is a persistent challenge in the streaming and broadcast industry. In the first entry of this blog series, we highlighted the limitations of current methods: many either lack the speed required for real-time analysis or fail to accurately capture the nuances of the Human Visual System (HVS) when assessing video quality. What if we could combine the…

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]]> A Brief History of Video Quality Measurement: From PSNR to VMAF and Beyond https://www.synamedia.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-video-quality-measurement-from-psnr-to-vmaf-and-beyond/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:00:36 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=24024 In recent decades, video quality measurement (VQM) has been a heavily researched topic. VQM is used in various applications such as comparing video quality, configuring and benchmarking encoders, 24/7 quality monitoring, A/B testing, and standardization. There are different types of VQM, and based on the availability of the source signal, it can be classified into full-reference VQM and no…

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]]> What Matters Most to Broadband Service Providers When Offering Small Business Broadband Services https://www.synamedia.com/blog/what-matters-most-to-broadband-service-providers-when-offering-small-business-broadband-services/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:00:44 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=23967 In my previous blog, Addressing the Unique Broadband Needs of Small Businesses, I drew some comparisons of a Family Road trip vs a Tour Group road trip. I compared the two through the lens of a small business’s broadband needs. Today I’d like to use that same road trip analogy, but from the perspective of the broadband provider’s needs. Any road trip takes planning, deciding on the route you…

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]]> The Electric Scooter of Video Distribution: Synamedia MEG.mini https://www.synamedia.com/blog/the-electric-scooter-of-video-distribution/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:00:08 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=23705 Electric scooters such as those from Lime or Bird have taken off in major cities around the world. They are efficient, affordable and compact, making them an ideal form of transportation in larger cities where space is limited, and the cost of living is high. Just as electric scooters have revolutionised urban mobility, Synamedia’s latest product, the MEG.mini, is transforming the world of video…

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]]> Addressing the Unique Broadband Needs of Small Businesses https://www.synamedia.com/blog/addressing-the-unique-broadband-needs-of-small-businesses/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:48:32 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=23323 Imagine planning a road trip. For a family of four, you would need a car or SUV that anyone can drive and offers enough space and comfort for everyone. The vehicle should have various features to ensure comfort and get them from point A to point B without excessive cost or complexity. Now, consider organizing a cross-country tour for a group. With so many more people and varying requirements…

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]]> Digital TV Europe’s Video Tech Innovation Awards 2023: Quortex Link and our In-Stadium Experience come top! https://www.synamedia.com/blog/digital-tv-europes-video-tech-innovation-awards-2023-quortex-link-and-our-in-stadium-experience-come-top/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:13:19 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=21283 What a winning team! Two of our Video Network solutions were winners in Digital TV Europe’s VideoTech Innovation Awards 2023, at a ceremony in London last night. As a testament to our leadership position and innovation, our pay-as-you-use self-service SaaS distribution platform Quortex Link won Content Distribution Innovation of the Year competing against eight nominees. Not stopping there…

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]]> Understanding managed Wi-Fi: How it works and why it’s important https://www.synamedia.com/blog/how-to-managed-wi-fi/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:31:28 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=20894 You have seen a number of people now taking their laptops and notebooks to the neighbourhood coffee shops to work while sipping coffee and watching people. But are these remote workers getting the high-level connectivity they need for their meetings, research and office presentations? As a service provider looking to offer network solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small…

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]]> From password sharing to sports and green streaming, our industry predictions for 2023 https://www.synamedia.com/blog/from-password-sharing-to-sports-and-green-streaming-our-industry-predictions-for-2023/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:22:01 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=16899 2022 came with its share of highs and lows but the wake-up call was served by Netflix in April when it reported a major loss of subscribers for the first time in over a decade. Although we expect significant growth in streaming over the next years, we are entering a period of economic uncertainty with audiences tightening their purses. “The industry is undergoing so much pressure and change but…

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]]> How Synamedia uses Amazon Rekognition Video to build advanced video search capabilities for long-form video https://www.synamedia.com/blog/how-synamedia-uses-amazon-rekognition-video-to-build-advanced-video-search-capabilities-for-long-form-video/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:53:16 +0000 https://www.synamedia.com/?p=16610 Synamedia is a leading video technology provider addressing the needs for premium video service providers and direct-to-consumer (D2C) with a comprehensive solution portfolio. Synamedia solutions spread across several pillars such as video networks, TV platforms, advertisement and monetization, and content protection and piracy disruption. Synamedia partnered with AWS to use artificial…

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