New codecs, such as AV1, enable broadcasters and service providers to deliver high-quality, including UHD-1/4K, UHD-2/8K, and virtual reality (VR), but with increased complexity. Since adaptive streaming requires multiresolution synchronized encoding, the delivery of next-generation video becomes even more challenging. For live applications, the amount of complexity is unmanageable with current central processing unit (CPU) or graphics processing unit (GPU) on-premises technologies. This paper examines the limitations of on-premises server-based encoding and how cloud computing can solve these issues. It outlines how broadcasters and service providers can take advantage of new applications like event-based encoding to successfully deliver superior-quality video on every screen.
Print ISSN
1545-0279
Electronic ISSN
2160-2492
Published
2020-11
Content type
Original Research
Keywords
Advanced video coding (AVC), AV1, cloud, codec, encoding, high- efficiency video coding (HEVC), ultrahigh-definition (UHD)-1, UHD-2, versatile video coding (VVC)