Learning Category: Players

Courses

CMCD 101: Implementation And Data Analysis

This is a practical 1 – 3 hour course where you will learn through examples how to use, collect, and analyze CMCD (Common Media Client Data) in an open-source environment.

The “CMCD 101: Implementation and Data Analysis” was created for people with no knowledge of this specification, and with basic knowledge of streaming. We also suggest that students have basic knowledge of HTML, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), and Docker.

Course features:

  1. This is a practical course where each example is guided step-by-step.
  2. The course provides a repository which sets up an environment with Docker to collect and analyze CMCD information using Elastic search and Kibana. A brief introduction to these two tools is provided.
  3. After completing the course, you will have an environment on your system to perform analysis of CMCD reported by any video player.
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Streaming Media 101

In this course, you’ll learn the fundamental concepts essential to streaming media, including encoding, packaging, content protection, and delivery. Strengthen your technical skills and decision-making abilities with a focus on codec selection, encoding configurations, file packaging, make vs. buy considerations, on-premise vs. cloud deployment options, and other relevant topics.

Students will complete practical exercises to learn best practices in video encoding, file analysis, mezzanine file creation, and integration with leading streaming services like YouTube Live and Facebook Live. In less than twelve hours, you’ll acquire the knowledge to excel in your technical role.

Who this course is for:

  • Streaming professionals who will build and configure encoding ladders for H.264, HEVC, VP9, and AV1 codecs, and configure HLS and DASH output
  • Engineers and developers creating streaming-related products, tools and services
  • Streaming professionals who will participate in key technology decisions like codec selection, make vs. buy, on-premise or cloud, and open-source vs. commercial tools and services for VOD and live streaming
  • Other technical professionals who need a comprehensive grasp of streaming-related technologies, techniques, tools, and best practices

What You Will Learn

In about 12 hours, this online course will teach you the terms, technologies, best practices, and skills needed to excel in a technical role in the streaming media industry. You will learn:

  • How to encode and deploy streaming video using the H.264, HEVC, VP9, and AV1 codecs. What the VVC, LCEVC, and EVC codecs are and when (and if) they will become relevant.
  • How to encode for single file and adaptive bitrate encoding and packaging for HLS, DASH, and CMAF.
  • About digital rights management (DRM) and distribution issues like choosing a CDN and how to measure and ensure Quality of Service (QoE) and Quality of Experience (QoE).
  • Critical production-level decisions, like whether to encode on-premise or in the cloud, how to choose a per-title encoding technology and cloud encoder, and how to compute the breakeven on deploying an advanced codec like HEVC or AV1.
  • How to analyze files with MediaInfo, Bitrate Viewer, Apple’s AVQT, and the Moscow State University Video Quality Measurement Tool, how to encode in FFmpeg and Handbrake, how to produce mezzanine files for upload to a streaming service, how to connect to YouTube Live and Facebook Live, and how to embed a live or on-demand video into a web page.
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Streaming Media Fundamentals

Discover the fundamentals of streaming media in this free, entry-level course. Perfect for non-engineers and beginners, this course breaks down the core concepts behind how streaming works covering the differences between live and on-demand, key technologies, and the building blocks that power today’s digital experiences. By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation that prepares you to confidently move on to more advanced streaming courses.

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What’s New In CMCD v2

Dive into the future of video streaming with this comprehensive course on Common Media Client Data (CMCD) v2. This course is designed for video engineers, developers, and technology managers looking to move beyond traditional analytics and unlock powerful, real-time insights into their video delivery ecosystem.

Starting with a foundational recap of CMCD v1, you will quickly advance to the new features in v2 that expand its capabilities far beyond simple CDN log analysis. We will explore in detail the new data keys and the three distinct reporting modes: Request, Response, and Event. You will learn how these modes enable a wide array of new applications by decoupling data reporting from media requests.

We will also review the current implementation status in major open-source players and introduce the tools available to start collecting and analyzing CMCD v2 data today. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to leverage CMCD v2 as a versatile interface to build more intelligent, efficient, and robust video services.

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Conference Proceedings

A content owner, a CDN and a player walk into a bar.

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Accessibility & Media Players

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Baby’s first HTML5 video element

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Clever Monkeys Communicating Discreetly

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CMCD at work with real-time, real-world data

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Coming soon: new low-latency low-delay and alternate content extensions in 6th edition of MPEG DASH

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Common Media Client Data

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Common Media Server Data (CMSD) – Update on Implementations and Validation of Key Use Cases

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Creative Monkeys Contemplate Dating

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dash.js Reference Player and QoE Metrics for Adaptive Streaming

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Delivering better video encodes for legacy devices

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Doing Multiview The Right Way

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Editing video simply by editing text, in the browser: a meta story

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Four approaches to building trick view scrubbing

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Greed, lies and deceit – curious stories of player misbehavior

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Webinars

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