Google Widevine DRM - Guide to Security & Integration One of the main reasons several OTT and e-learning platforms implement and use Widevine DRM is to ensure they earn maximum revenues from their content by restricting illegal free distribution of their content due to video piracy. Try Google Widevine DRM Direct Partner with Google for Widevine DRM AWS Standard Technology Partner Table of Contents: What is Widevine DRM? History Of Widevine A Refresher On DRM Widevine Security Levels: L1, L2, L3 Google Widevine DRM Compatibility How Does Widevine DRM Work? VdoCipher’s Widevine DRM Architecture + Streaming Setup Widevine CDM for…
What is Video Bandwidth ? 720p, 1080p, GB Transfer Explained
Internet capacity is robust, but now that we’re all working from home, there has been a massive increase in global internet consumption beyond its usual spike. In 2020, The European Union called on streaming services like YouTube and Netflix to scale back their offering to prevent broadband networks from crashing. This means offering videos in SD rather than HD to reduce global bandwidth consumption. Videos are by far the biggest consumer of bandwidth and as per the CISCO report, streaming three hours of video content generates more Internet traffic than whole household consumption. This is how important video bandwidth is.…
Sharing Private Video Securely with Encrypted Upload and Streaming
Earlier, the file object used to be shared on removable hardware devices like pen drives, HDD, or SSD. In 2006, Cloud file sharing infrastructure like AWS got developed to offer S3 services to businesses as web services. Before that, computers were able to access remote files using file system mounting, bulletin board systems, Usenet, and FTP servers. Sharing Private Video Securely was still very prone to leakage during the cloud storage and streaming process. Table Of Content: Types of Video Sharing What is Private Video Sharing? Need of Sharing Private Video Why do eLearning and Media Platforms use Private Video…
Video DRM Explained in Simple Language, 32 Key DRM Terminologies Defined
Video DRM - Explained with 35 Key DRM Encryption Terminologies DRM protected streaming via secure player ensures maximum video security even for users who do not want to install extension/software (e.g flash earlier) to play DRM protected content. Try Video DRM Direct Partner with Google for Widevine DRM AWS Standard Technology Partner Table of Contents: What does DRM mean? What does DRM mean in the video playback context? Multi-DRM- What are all video DRMs available? How does DRM secure the videos? Why DRM is better than standard encryption? What does Google, Apple do to maintain video DRMs & security? How…
Best Video Frame Rate or FPS for Cinematic Movies, 4K, YouTube & Instagram
We often admire cinematographers and directors for creating masterpiece movies and videos. But the question is, who made this possible and How the Video Frame Rate come into the picture? Before videos and films, we were only able to see the real motion of the world at a standard speed, but thanks to Eadweard Muybridge, who accidentally invented motion pictures. Muybridge wanted to examine the running pattern of horses and thus, created a system of photo cameras that were triggered to capture the horse’s motion sequentially. On inspecting, he realized that closely related images in chronological succession could mimic movements.…
Firefox DRM Basics and How to Enable Disable Content Protection
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a set of access control licensing used by online video and audio services to enforce their content usage policies. For enforcement, DRM is also used to impose limitations on browser capabilities. With the evolution of web technologies, many services have transitioned towards HTML5 videos with DRM piracy protection. This necessitated an adoption by browsers for implementing DRM mechanisms like the Content Decryption Module (CDM). Firefox, recognizing the need to support modern web standards and user experience, incorporates the Google Widevine CDM to facilitate the playback of DRM-controlled content which may require enabling Firefox DRM through…