Cloud Technology Drives Superior Video Encoding

New codecs such as AV1 will enable broadcasters and service providers to deliver higher quality, including 4K and 8K VR, but with increased complexity. Since adaptive streaming requires multi-resolution synchronized encoding, the delivery of next-generation video becomes even more challenging. For live applications, the amount of complexity is unmanageable with current CPU or GPU on-premises technologies. This paper will examine the limitations of on-premises server-based encoding and how cloud computing can solve these issues. It will outline how broadcasters and service providers can take advantage of new applications like event-based encoding to successfully deliver superior-quality video on every screen.

Published

2019-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Encoding, Cloud, Codec, AVC, HEVC, AV1, VVC, UHD-1, UHD-2

DOI

10.5594/M001873